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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 01/06/2023

feels like Wilbur is appropriate

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 01/06/2023

isn't he great? one of my favorites

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 01/06/2023

so exciting!! listen if you want c:

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 29/05/2023

we're posting animal hybrids on the skyline giraffe x elephant

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 18/05/2023

yea, the Twitter algorithm does more to make sure you see your own network

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 12/05/2023

aw, glad you read it. That was a nerve-wracking essay to post.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 07/05/2023

living in dense community has not solved all my problems... if anything, I have more problems than ever. I feel my college-self [curious, ambitious, uncertain] coming out again for the first time since I left home. I am once again happily lost in a society that is too complex for me to understand.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 07/05/2023

i can't tell if i want to be posting on bluesky or on twitter, so forgive my while i cross-post a bit.I'm trying to directly compare what it feels like to post the same sort of thing in both places

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 02/05/2023

deleting because this is an unnecessary point to make and isnt relevant in contexts that matter i should have focused on what i wanted instead of what i didnt want. classic mistake

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 02/05/2023

but the answer to your question about how this is a question is that some people are really afraid of info hazards :/

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 02/05/2023

true, i was mainly venting about a fear of info hazards that i just read, not a fear of violence. there are reasons to suspect violence, and if you suspect that then there is a healthy amount of fear which can help you act to protect yourself and others.

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QC @qchu.bsky.social · 12/04/2023

main thing we can do rn to make things more welcoming here is writing posts that are easy to engage with - asking questions that have easy answers, participation memes like "post a picture of [whatever]". take the perspective of someone who just got here and ask what would get them to reply

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 01/05/2023

our optimism and hope for a better future can devolve so quickly when we fight with strangers for (social) territory. it's never too late to refocus on what you love and share that with those around you. It's never too late.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 01/05/2023

this is what respected elders and a public commons are normally for. that there are entire cultures where from the "elders" all the way down to the common people it's considered morally acceptable to bully others is... something.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

no idea what to do other than exile, though. "restorative justice" ideas seem barely developed, except as a general point that "we should do better". Sadge.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

yea, I agree. you have to excise these people. my friend says it's about 5%, which seems roughly accurate with my experience as well. The cool thing is that the vileness is actually pretty loud to your senses if you're paying attention, and backchannel helps a LOT (who did they burn before you?)

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

very much a believer that no social theory is true, but some are useful, so I'm curious what the "this will be materially useful to my life" part of this is. (also, FWIW, I agree in a lot of respects, and like Great Founder Theory as a deep dive on similar ideas)

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

most of the arguments now hinge on how we construct the ideas of what a society are, and there is no one accepted theory here. mind defining some terms so we can discuss: - define "an elite" - define "rule" - define "rule directly" (as compared to the above) also, why is this a useful theory?

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

hm, idk, this game might be hard

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

many lovely people feel depressed, lonely, and uninspired because they are in a depressing, lonely, and uninspired environment, and it has nothing to do with them. There are often pretty (materially) easy fixes (like moving and quitting your job), but they are psychically difficult to accept

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

but i also believe that for every piece of advice there's a good opposite piece of advice which is relevant in a different context, so that makes it difficult.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

the main themes in my advice seem to be: - design social environments to meet your needs - live with or next door to your best friends + collaborators - unblock others - write that down! (your idea) - REALLY TRY, JFC, STOP SETTLING. - be patient - love love love - be strategic - take a long-view

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

so who does have a direct role in transmitting the will of citizens to the government? citizen-elites, basically?

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

mage we can fix this, let's build an algo together

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mage {❤️‍🔥} @mage.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

engaging with bad vibes makes them bigger amd puts them on my timeline. i will be unfollowing people who engage with shitty people rather than muting like a responsible node in the global brain

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

btw my timeline for building a custom Bluesky algo have actually increased substantially. I expect to do it in the next quarter or so. If you have suggestions or want to help, lmk.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

please civilly present an actually interesting idea that i would disagree with, which would substantially improve my life.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

please civilly present an idea i would disagree with

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

the TPOT algorithm is going to be so lit. the perfect combination of good vibes, frontier work, and small accounts who haven't yet been exposed to such a productive + kind part of the internet. The FAN Network can be a social media algorithm now...

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

wait... this family tree thing is so powerful. I can basically ban people from my algorithm based on how many reports the people they've invited have gotten... the report system is also very powerful for figuring this out...

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

but then how do I discover new diamonds in the rough? hmm... maybe we also allow small accounts.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

if i'm holding a gun and refuse to comply, your only option is to kill me or leave me alone without a gun, you can physically restrain me easily... i have no BATNA. it's not really about the gun, it's about the fact that the gun gives me enough power to avoid physical domination by another body.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

the threat that U.S. citizens pose to their own government if it doesn't meet our needs and we all band together is unmatched. good luck enforcing marshall order on someone you need to kill in order to comply. (hint: you cannot do this, because then they would be dead)

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

i've never understood this argument at all. imagine trying to fight a war as the state, but if you kill anyone, you literally just killed your own citizens (who are embedded in local communities), and the more you fight the more you tear your country apart.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

let's design an ideal bluesky algorithm together below, here are my thoughts: - it's just the people I personally like - if i really like you, then it's all the people you invited who you follow - if i really really like you, then it's all the people they invited who they follow - etc.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

is it at all possible to create a bluesky culture around reading and commentary on famous talks or papers in computing? I'd love other nerds to discuss the STEPs work with, or my favorite Bret Victor talks... but it just feels like the wrong medium, unfortunately. How could a client change that?

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

care works. optimism works. strategy works. collaboration works. creativity works. if you want to change the world, these psychic tools allow you to do so. You can change hearts and minds through care, optimism, strategy, creativity, and collaboration. It has worked time and time again.

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vibe revivalist @andrewrose.bsky.social · 28/04/2023

I am (again and forever) calling for you to post pictures of the things you VALUE, rather than posting advertisements of the things you HATE. Hate ads do not work, they've never worked. You're staring into the void and tearing your own world apart. Snap the fuck out of it!

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