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Open question (I don't have an answer and I'm curious): I have a friend who is an extremely talented musician. They get by, they're not starving or anything, but it's very hand-to-mouth. I have other friends who are massively less talented at other things, but those things are more commercially rewarded (selling, coding, management, etc). Why does our system (and this manifesto) reward one set of talents and not the…
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It's also a little hard to square that enemy with the earlier enemy of "...anti-merit, anti-ambition, anti-striving, anti-achievement, anti-greatness." So we're opposed to credentialed experts in favor of "the real world" but also opposed to those who don't care about merit or achievement? Are credentials and expertise not a reasonable measure of merit and achievement and aren't excessive appeals to the wisdom of the…
I actually agree with the idea that we should judge people based on their popularity with customers rather than their peers. Credential are very often indicative of the former
I agree with the overall thrust of this, or should be easy to convince, but boy does this lack of self-awareness just shout “distance yourself and run, don’t walk!” > Our enemy is the ivory tower, the know-it-all credentialed expert worldview, indulging in abstract theories, luxury beliefs, social engineering, disconnected from the real world, delusional, unelected, and unaccountable – playing God with everyone else’…
> but boy does this lack of self-awareness just shout “distance yourself and run, don’t walk!” This feels a bit of an extreme reaction to me, I don't try and read into gotchas in writing and use them to "run away". Instead it makes me: 1. View the writing with skepticism 2. Try to understand what Andreessen thinks makes him not one of those ivory tower figures, because I certainly think of him as one. 2 seems the mor…
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It's also a little hard to square that enemy with the earlier enemy of "...anti-merit, anti-ambition, anti-striving, anti-achievement, anti-greatness." So we're opposed to credentialed experts in favor of "the real world" but also opposed to those who don't care about merit or achievement? Are credentials and expertise not a reasonable measure of merit and achievement and aren't excessive appeals to the wisdom of the…
I actually agree with the idea that we should judge people based on their popularity with customers rather than their peers. Credential are very often indicative of the former
Not because they are liked but because they are the only option outside of maybe starlink.
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I actually agree with the idea that we should judge people based on their popularity with customers rather than their peers. Credential are very often indicative of the former
Who has a better idea whether a lawyer or a surgeon is actually good at their job - their clients or their peers?
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I think you may have replied to the wrong thread? Your comment is non sequitur .
"The biggest problem I have with this manifesto is that there's nothing actionable in it. What are we, the little people who aren't techno-elite billionaires, supposed to do now? Just wait for techno-Jesus to save us?"
FWIW, I'm going to be using Guix on my next computer.
In a world where abundance reigns, the old structures and the leaders who champion them fade into obsolescence. The energy that once went into seeking more begins to flow into sharing, nurturing, and sustaining. In this transformed landscape, resource hoarding and centralized control are not just out of place; they become barriers to the collective human journey toward wisdom and spiritual fulfillment. When everyone'…
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OK, let's stop with the "censorship" nonsense: 1. There is no cabal of moderators waiting to censor posts. This is not Reddit. There is pretty much just dang as the primary admin. 2. Posts are just flagged by other users who feel it is off-topic, or not likely to lead to productive discussion. I'm guessing that users who flagged this thought it was "not likely to lead to productive discussion". While I may not agree…
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Who has a better idea whether a lawyer or a surgeon is actually good at their job - their clients or their peers?
It is much easier to collude with peers than with clients, so I'm more likely to trust reviews from clients than peers.
So the Economist reported today that Tuvalu is planning for its disappearance as sea levels rise [1]. What a great opportunity for Msrs Andreeson, Thiel, Musk and all the other neo-Rand true believers to step in and create their seasteading utopia. They could cast this manifesto in gold at the entrance. Years from now, when we visit their brave new world below the waves I'm sure it will have worked out great! [1] htt…