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For 5,000 years, humans have mistaken turbulence for collapse.
We crave catastrophe because it makes us feel chosen - of course history ends with us.
It doesn’t.
The hardest question you'll ever ask isn’t, “How do I do more?”
It’s, “Why am I doing any of this in the first place?”
Sample size: 12 undergrads
Conclusion: Humans behave this way
Journal: publishes it
Everyone worried about AGI killing us but nobody worried about mediocre AI making everything slightly worse forever
The greatest productivity app of all time is a blank piece of paper and the deep existential dread of knowing you’re running out of time.
Philosophers 300 years ago:
"Is life inherently meaningful, or do we create meaning through action?"
Philosophers now:
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