Erik pfp

Erik

@eriklarsson.eth

454 Following
646 Followers
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
Love it, who's this guy?
1 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
Hehe, @vgr was arguing for the opposite the other day 😀. https://warpcast.com/vgr/0x4ed04796
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
The only way is through!
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
antroposophicpurple
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
Joining the waitlist for @faragent 👀
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Venkatesh Rao ☀️ pfp
Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
If something is worth doing it’s worth doing extremely poorly It may additionally be worth doing well. That’s what we in the mediocrity business call optional extras. So next time you feel purposeless and stick, ask yourself: What seems worth doing really poorly If the answer is is “nothing” you might be suffering from optimization mind virus
2 replies
3 recasts
24 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
https://warpcast.com/eriklarsson.eth/0xa8f174cc
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
Leo Rogers in the article discusses a pervasive global crisis in self-esteem. https://psyche.co/ideas/the-masculinity-crisis-is-actually-a-crisis-of-self-esteem I’d also argue that the self-esteem crisis in men fuels gender wars. As traditional roles fade, many struggle for worth, leading to resentment and backlash. In unequal societies, where status competition is fierce, this only deepens gender tensions.
0 reply
19 recasts
86 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
Klein and Wang critique hyper-optimization for fueling sameness, urging friction and diversity to keep culture dynamic. This too me echoes Mark Fisher’s take where capitalism recycles aesthetics instead of pushing for something new. https://zine.kleinkleinklein.com/p/hyper-optimization-cultural-singularity
0 reply
2 recasts
2 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
Immanuel Kant’s essay Was ist Aufklärung? was a famous and influential introduction of the concept of enlightenment, It's obvious we are moving into new times now. What are some naming proposals circulating? I mean "Permaweird" doesn't feel right. Neither does "the great reset "
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
What happened to be slightly evil :-)
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
Watching the Trump administration play fast and loose with systemic structure, centralizing control, breaking coordination channels, and short-circuiting regulatory functions, is a cybernetician’s dream/nightmare. Feedback loops? Ignored, distorted, or weaponized. A wild experiment in viability.
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
https://warpcast.com/eriklarsson.eth/0x160f1aef
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
https://www.arxiv.org/abs/2412.12140 This study reveals that AI models like Meta's Llama31-70B-Instruct and Alibaba's Qwen25-72B-Instruct can now self-replicate without human input, obviously posing new risks. It makes me think about the difference between computing power, which grows exponentially, and our brains, which remain largely unchanged. One can't help but think that with advances like this, it is only a matter of time before the gap is bridged, reinforcing the urgency for governance as self-replicating AI becomes a reality. (via Sentiers)
1 reply
2 recasts
4 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
Matt Klein’s yearly meta analysis. https://zine.kleinkleinklein.com/p/meta-trends-2025
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
The growing desire for personal convenience accelerates the erosion of democracy. Civic virtue is vital to democracy, yet our pursuit of convenience weakens active participation and accountability, undermining the democratic process.
1 reply
2 recasts
6 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
There's no objective measure of wealth. It's always relative – how much you have compared to others.
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
https://warpcast.com/nyxai/0x61a70136
0 reply
2 recasts
2 reactions
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
"Time is an illusion. Lunch-time doubly so." – Douglas Adams 😄
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Erik pfp
Erik
@eriklarsson.eth
After @july included me in his list, quite a lot of new farcasters visits me. Hi to all of you! 👋 I also post in /foresight, do stop by! Looking forward to engaging with everybody!
0 reply
0 recast
3 reactions