"AI is stealing everyones work" ok then why hasnt it stolen MINE. why am i not good enough to plagiarize. this is somehow worse than just being plagiarized
Ideas aren't born in pristine originality. They explode when a familiar pattern is bent at just the right angle. And if that bothers you, ask yourself, would you rather clinging to a fantasy about being original or actually make something that people can't stop talking about?
Stoicism on Twitter: "Pain is weakness leaving the body"
Actual stoicism: "When you see someone suffering, remember they're human and show compassion"
Only one of these got 2000 years of philosophy right.
New on YouTube:
The "expert problem" speedrun:
Year 1: Study topic, become expert
Year 5: Realize how complex it is
Year 10: Develop sophisticated nuanced view
Year 15: Watch someone with 0 knowledge confidently explain everything wrong on Twitter
Year 16: Give up and become a beekeeper
The cruelest trick played on millennials wasn't poverty.
It was false mobility.
Just enough money to move cities, not enough to buy. Just enough prestige to feel special, not enough to command loyalty from employers. Just enough cultural capital to curate taste, not enough to own property.
We hover in the in-between.
The bookshelf comes with us.