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The World is a Fractal A mental model to navigate the endless depth of knowledge

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New post: The World is a Fractal

A mental model to navigate the endless depth of knowledge

Ever googled something simple, and emerged 3 hours later, 27 tabs deep, questioning reality itself? I explore why that happens.

Featuring spellbinding fractal images.

Link below 👇

Truly great read if you like science and new perspective on ideas: whatisintelligence.antikythera.org/

Amazing AI safety playlist to learn about the field: youtube.com/playlist?li...

Survivor bias, philosophy edition: We inherit ideas only from thinkers who both wanted to broadcast and had the clout to get amplified. Every “classic” bears gatekeepers’ fingerprints; scrutinize them as hard as the arguments.

Finally! My first brilliant move

500th times is the charm

I am now 0.003 % @MagnusCarlsen by volume

In absolute terms, if you are reading this, your life is likely easier than 90% of all humans who have ever lived. Most modern struggles fade when viewed from a historical lens.

Life is not a problem to solve, it is a paradox to dance with

It is impossible for one to look at the sheer achievements of humanity and not feel humility

This is both very French and prime meme content

And it’s a wrap. Happy New Year everyone.

People are more alike than you think in the general outline, but more different than you would expect in the finer details.

Arguably this is the most egalitarian the world has ever been. If you have access to the internet, you can learn anything and build anything.

Merry Christmas World 🎄

Fun twist. I think I would kill 1.

I was surprised to learn that it is as high as 38%.

What would be your guess for percentage of land globally used for farming?

Nothing is complicated if you zoom in close enough.

Ripple effects are bigger than you think. Both temporally and spatially.

The best part about software is its timelessness; with its history preserved, it is always in the worst state that it will ever be in.

Miracles happen to those who don’t give up

It can help mitigate the risk in several ways. For instance, higher brain machine bandwidth to have a better mutual understanding of machines and AI.

BCI will likely have a significant role to play in AI safety.

Human wrapper around AI is the new AI wrapper

The great migration from software to AI has started. Ultimately, all software will be AI.

Damn, are we really about to create god and just name it “gpt5-o1-pro-mode-max”

What should be done by AI but isn’t yet?

I have been seeing more and more non technical people build and it is wonderful. So much will be built now that no esoteric knowledge is gating the way.

Why are so many people still not using AI in their workflow?

French culture heavily stigmatizes being overweight. You are going to struggle to make friends in Paris if you are fat. Social media has also amplified the peer pressure.

Arguably this has had some positive side effects.