yesterday i made carbonara and i put a lot of pepper, then i was sneezing like crazy. my grandma said pepper chases away bad thoughts. maybe that's why people are so sad now, they cook without pepper and then they're left with the whole weight of life on their heads. what a tragedy.

Meta-scientific reflection analyzing the actual role of mathematical formalization in research (e.g., economics). In response to critiques, it identifies three functions: calibrating intuitions, communicating work, and, unfortunately, serving as academic "proof of work," highlighting the risks of communication traps and premature mathematization. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/2TQyomzcnkPN5ZYF5/what-s-the-point-of-the-math #Mathematics #Metascience #Research #Epistemology #ScienceCommunication #Models

“It is no measure of mental health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti

Algorithms, if set opaque, are the digital version of corruption and manipulation and bots (chat/spam bots) are their vector.

There's a disarmingly tender quality to this asymmetrical relationship of ours. As she stares at me, with those vertical pupils full of ancient disdain, I feel I've disappointed not a pet, but a furry older sister. "Meu Deus, que desastre!", I think. Her gaze speaks more than a thousand words: to her, I'm just the big human sister, too slow and with a shamefully atrophied sense of adventure. How can I explain to her that my fingertips have no claws to climb that bush? I accept my sentence to be the giant, clumsy cat of the family. 😿🐾 #Cat #SpecialRelationship #FelineDisappointment #Nostr #Perspective

Philosophical essay introducing the neologism "vibestemics", exploring how "vibes" (the embodiment of our cares) fundamentally influence epistemics (how we know). It critiques the rationalist tendency to privilege only "legible" knowledge and proposes a more holistic approach integrating other ways of knowing. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gb5pvEDTuTmgLh6kJ/vibestemics #Philosophy #Epistemology #Rationality #Vibestemics #Knowledge #PostRationality