all choices are trade-offs between sets of problems you'd rather have; there is no optimization free lunch.
when we talk of freedom, we mean the ability to choose the set of constraints you'd rather be bound by
people differ in how they use the word "freedom"; some mean "freedom from nature", achieved by binding oneself w/ the covenants of civilization
others mean "freedom from others", binding you to the yoke of entropy instead
neither choice is superior
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Masculine freedom isn't freedom from constraints, it's MORE constraints. It's the covenant between you and nature or nature's god to abide by his laws. But most can't make t…
https://twitter.com/0x49fa98/status/1444000094982967315
we live in a society; as such, you can never truly achieve freedom from others
the universe is finite; as such, you can never truly achieve post-scarcity
every choice involves a balancing act
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as the total amount of energy in the universe seems to be finite, & entropy is conserved, this is necessarily only a postponing of the halting state; at some point there will not be enough free energy left to combat the ceasel…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1393631101529243649
predominantly, this choice of freedoms seems to be a zero-sum game; everyone dies in the end, no matter how you live
but by looking to the future and envisioning it to be better than the present, we can create the illusion of hope, helping us adapt
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that is, of course, unless we are able to solve the ultimate problem of maximal entropic equilibrium, aka heat death, the terminal state for all sub-cosmic systems. this …
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1393632412236750855
this is not grim, for an illusion of hope is all we can achieve; possibilities cannot be reified; at least, not in the present. when we talk of hope, we talk of virtualities, of the asymptotes we want to strive for
through this striving transcendence of circumstances is achieved
think carefully on what sort of freedom you want, and why you want it; what use is a freedom you will never exercise?
there is no free lunch; every freedom is balanced by an equivalent constraint. this generates tension, which drives action
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artificial constraints resolve the paradox of choice and empower one to build towering crystalline structures https://twitter.com/95thoughts/status/1420248498759340032
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1420378328419143681
the universe is vast, chaotic, unstructured; it presents nigh-unlimited optionality, which is the scourge of meaning
the solution to seemingly-inevitable nihilism is to build significance for yourself from freedom/constraint pairs
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artificial constraints resolve the paradox of choice and empower one to build towering crystalline structures https://twitter.com/95thoughts/status/1420248498759340032
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1420378328419143681