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To catch up new readers and a recap for those who missed previous thoughts

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All you have to do is be able to read full books to have an advantage over most of the population

Sure, it's a time travel movie, but that's not really the point

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The numbers on worry are even more absurd than you think

A call to intellectual arms

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Brain scans illustrate what common sense already knows

And Napa Valley, California has the most virulent strain you can imagine

A new 94 minute music story to sign off and take a walk with

When you fail to give people a reason to root for the future, don’t be surprised when they start fighting against it

The media made Paul Ehrlich, but history unmade him

It’s a tale as old as time, assuming time began a decade or two ago. A music artist who just wants to make and perform their craft gets on the internet and performs the song he or she created…

Drip-style coffee maker designed for wellness and longevity. Everything is stainless steel including the tank, valves, showerhead, pipe, and body.

A collection of resources about the dangers of AI

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And a quick thank you for being part of this community

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It's incredible people still haven't realized this and hedged against it

The people who want a totally frictionless world are nihilistic, empty and lost

If you don't yet feel disgust when you see people (or yourself) watching SFV, you should. Here's some research if you need it.

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Someone asked me this question, so let's discuss it

If everything and everyone else is empty and nihilistic, it's a blue ocean to provide real heart, meaning and personality

Free thinkers who enjoy debate and discussion are what dogmatists fear most

And anyway, all the obsession with tools is silly: amateurs obsess over tools, pros over mastery

A thoughtful discussion on the importance of art

Democratising creativity is a luxury belief

If you enjoyed this and want more, there's a handy playlist of all my mixes at: http://soundcloud.com/adamsinger/sets/adams-downtempo-mixes Downtempo / produced mix set including artists from a varie

AI isn't useless, but personal fulfillment from creative work is equal to what was sacrificed to make it

Free traffic and attention was a generous and fun window of time, but the party is over

They call it the "Greatest Generation"—so why is its art disappearing?

We don’t abandon the old because it’s obsolete or inefficient, it only goes away when its cultural roots dry up

What stage of the cycle is this?

Your life is only bad if you can't commit to things, and we have a crisis of commitment in modernity

People hate feeling like the professional managerial class is destroying the world

Fully outsourcing your writing to AI is a slow erosion of personal agency and autonomy