July
@july
Constantly reminded that doing anything, is really difficult. Whether it is building a product, launching a service, hosting a party, parenting, supporting parents, finding like minded friends, thinking deeply about problems - and solving them
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July
@july
@bradbarrish mentioning this idea of Pronoia from Kevin Kelly: https://www.altaonline.com/a8695/kevin-kelly-advice/
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kugusha 🦋
@kugusha.eth
Was listening to sam altman interview a few months back and this quote really sticked to me - being a pessimist is one of the biggest mistakes in life.
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kripcat.eth
@kripcat.eth
I prefer Alison Gopnik’s take that human beings have evolved a diversity of psyches to ensure adaption to any possible future circumstance. Yes, a society of pessimists would fail to seize opportunities. But a society of optimists would fail to plan for disaster. We need both. There is strength in diversity.
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kugusha 🦋
@kugusha.eth
Agree on this. Personal take: these characteristics are not 0/1, but more like vectors (& representing changing states). Living life predominantly in pessimistic state would most likely lead to more miserable existence for the individual, yet it doesn’t exclude its “utility” for society.
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kripcat.eth
@kripcat.eth
For sure, very little in human nature is binary 0 or 1. Easy to go down a rabbit hole here of epigenetics, determinism and self determination. Suffice to say, for a founder like Sam Altman being a strong optimist is advantageous. For many in tech he is a figure to emulate and it makes sense that his advice resonates.
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kugusha 🦋
@kugusha.eth
Indeed! For now I’m going to dive into Gopnik’s rabbit hole
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