👁️ autosurveillant 👁️ @pee_zombie@schelling.pt
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RT @eigenrobot
rt 🔒
do as thou wilt https://t.co/xDdcEPAKlj
https://twitter.com/eigenrobot/status/1420940080848404492
I feel simulated
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RT @HopefulAbandon
extremely autistic guy who calls every thought a "simulation" - "sometimes I simulate sheep in my head to fall asleep"
https://twitter.com/HopefulAbandon/status/1420607335941251073
this tree was chopped down shortly after, presumably due to pedestrian complaints regarding the plentiful harvest it deposited on the sidewalk
beauty never lasts
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RT @pee_zombie
it's mulberry season bitches and I know where all the trees in my hood are
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1403739256841986051
artificial constraints resolve the paradox of choice and empower one to build towering crystalline structures
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RT @95thoughts
@pee_zombie A lack of constraint is paralyzing
how many electronic artists have produced something on par with the best classical composers, despite not having the bounds of their instruments? the constraint of the instruments confine the scope of their work to that peers can build on
https://twitter.com/95thoughts/status/1420248498759340032
an evil version of each of us lives in our haters minds rent free, all our actions parsed thru the lens of its evilness; there is no purer motivation than that of the low-res simulations others run of us
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RT @egregirls
what would the evil version of you be up to you think
https://twitter.com/egregirls/status/1420135647474556934
could be real*** ffs
tbh it's kind of hilarious when I make a typo in the first fuckin twet
we all find out own optimal point in the space of epistemic postures, depending on our respective goals, constraints, and risk tolerances. it's only to be expected.
I just wish that some of us wouldn't act like my bargain is unreasonable.
personally, I'm a bit of a risk-taker in this domain; I'm willing to accept the possibility of creating cognitive blind spots in exchange for gaining the ability to really plumb the depths of our cosmological uncertainty
for many others, it's the wrong choice, which is fine!
in many senses, it's an irrational one. from an epistemic risk management perspective, it's the wrong choice; a sort of metaphysical Faustian bargain
a bargain made at the altar of reason itself; which do you value more, robustness or incisiveness? ultimately you must choose.
in some circles, such as a certain sort of rationalist, this is considered anathema; by permanently shutting off exploration of certain rhetorical branches we take on risks with massive potential downside
the thing is, it's a bet; a well-reasoned one, but a gamble nonetheless
after all, don't we have an obligation to consider every possible explanation for phenomena, to be open minded?
no! we absolutely do not! and by making that choice explicitly, we exchange options for power
willingly taking on constraints is a pro move
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RT @pee_zombie
critically important to consider: the cognitive value of putting questions to rest
fully committing to certain courses of action, discretizing your confidence, allow…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1367198355944857600
this may sound rather uninteresting at face value, but if you think through the consequences it easily discredits every single possible supernatural theory of action, as they all rely on some nondeterminstic mechanism
some may say I'm being intellectually dishonest in this way
I'm so completely sure of this that I'm willing to stake the entirety of my reputation on it, which is rather important to me, as someone who purports to be some sort of intellectual
how am I so sure? bc my article of faith is that the universe is comprehensible & deterministic
I really wish more of us would accept that it's ok to base your belief system in a bedrock of unshakable, unquestionable, faith
it's fine, really! the trick is in choosing the right axioms, which is harder than it sounds.
for ex, i have never once believed magic could be really
this probably what y'all see me as when I talk personal responsibility and ADHD being fake
however, gender people start from a very different set of assumptions, namely that everyone is deeply interested in everyone else
this makes simple polite disinterest a much more heinous act than the other norm would consider it to be
how can this be reconciled?
it can't
the cultural chasm is just too great, and may just be inherently impossible to bridge due to its nature. polite Western society is built on principles of tolerant apathy; the default assumption is that no one gives enough of a fuck about anyone else to bother insulting them
the unfortunate thing is that mostly anyone this thread is describing will (quite intentionally) fail to understand why this behavior is (correctly) perceived as a threat, as to them, assuming pronouns is just as offensive as assuming a black person is a servant
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RT @ne0agent1c
what do I *get out of it*? I don't want to be your friend. leading off with your pronouns is like flashing a huge gun, telling me you keep it loaded and the s…
https://twitter.com/ne0agent1c/status/1419823712086503448
doctor, I've been feeling extremely online, I think I'm catholic now and am terrified of seed oils. what do I do?
simple, just go outside and touch grass. hyperstition is powerless before nature's Lindy beauty
but doctor, I'm Zeno, & can never reach grass, only approach it!
