RT @deportablediz
it's so fascinating how there's a distinction between people who play video games because they're a unique experience curated by game designers and people who play them for the same reason a rat in a cage pushes a button to get food https://twitter.com/_rawrell/status/1648490919858171904
twitter xp
the subtext of the tip transaction is "I want more of what you're doing to happen", and the market dynamics emergent from this are that of "I will behave in a way I believe will get me more tips"
this is equivalent to a behavior market, albeit an implicit & limited informal one
twitter xp
while tipping at first glance doesn't appear to resemble a traditional market transaction, it becomes apparent once you consider that what a tip is being exchanged for is nothing less than an update to the counterparty's belief about your desired future state of the world
@izaya I really like the concept of beamed power
RT @kayondray
@meatnbeans11 @terminal_state the romantic part of my brain wants to say…this is the truest expression of firetruck evolution without the constraints of road laws…realistically? maybe less actual use as transportation versus as equipment itself leading to big self contained loads w/ huge windows 4 ez aim
RT @ollyrobot
there is no “how” here at all, only assertions meant to convince you of the scale of risk https://twitter.com/esyudkowsky/status/1642168657156657152
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