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“A.I. is scary because people who use it are going to stop thinking”

Bro, people don’t even think right now.

Thinking is hard work.

It’s uncomfortable.

It’s a thing only weirdos do.

Laeserin 🇻🇦 3mo ago 💬 1

Yeah. I was that weirdo, back in the 90s. My parents were those weirdos, back in the 70s...

Most people who think a lot have no idea how little other people think because so much of intelligence is genetic. Also, it leads to sociological-assortative mating, friendships, and colleagues, so "people who think" are a tiny minority who think they're the norm because the people around them also tend think.

The same way that most rich people assume they're middle-class, most beautiful women consider themselves mediocre, and most popular people insist they're generally disliked and unknown.

(If you could read and understand what I just wrote, welcome to the Top 2%. Almost no one can understand writing at that level.)

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halalmoney 3mo ago 💬 1

When your not sure if Laeserin is teasing or complementing you…..

*If you could read and understand what I just wrote, welcome to the Top 2%. Almost no one can understand writing at that level.*

Laeserin 🇻🇦 3mo ago 💬 1

I'm exaggerating a bit, but I sometimes write at-or-above the 10th-grade level and most adult American adults read at-or-below the 6th-grade level.

Communicating at the 10th-grade level in a quick-moving online discussion is genius-level chatting.

You have to be supersmart, just to shitpost with us and comprehend the memes. 🤷🏻‍♀️

HODL 3mo ago 💬 2

I’ve always had an extremely high verbal IQ (which is genetic) but I realized most don’t, so I do this thing when Im speaking where I use the “fancy” word (the appropriate word) and then immediately give its definition without interrupting the flow. So something like… “a hard fork is a bifurcation of the network, it splits it into two parts” that little coda at the end really helps bring 90% of the audience in and doesn’t offend the 10%. Many smart people will just say the “fancy” word and then continue on not realizing they just lost the majority of the audience. Conversely when I do not want to be understood by the majority, I will crank up the language dial to 11 and speak exclusively in S.A.T words. This becomes a cypher for the majority of speakers and they quickly tune out. This is useful for controversial or sensitive topics.

Bfgreen 3mo ago 💬 1

The fact that you can do this, recognize it in yourself, and articulate it says even more.

Skills > tools

(they’re also perishable!)

HODL 3mo ago 💬 1

It’s tough, but after many years of introspection sometimes I do gain insight into my own thought processes and behaviors.

Bfgreen 3mo ago

Good copy. The act of introspection (and self improvement) are sadly lacking these days. I’ve coached and mentored a lot of high performing people and noticed that many have skills that are highly transferable (not tied to physical tools). Parallels nicely with Bitcoin: wealth that can be carried in your head! Have a great weekend.

Laeserin 🇻🇦 3mo ago

I usually speak around the 5th-grade level, with various dialects and slang and a bit cursing. Also, idioms, poetic speech, patterns, that sort of thing. And speaking in intentionally-wrong grammar.

More funner.

Another thing I do, to keep myself entertained, without losing my audience, is use a lot of metaphors and similes. They're like audial memes.

I tend to not debate or argue with anyone IRL, unless they're unusually confident and quick-witted.

But I write however I like. I need some outlet where I can just say precisely what I mean and where I don't have to pretend to be vapid and avoid confrontation.