as a kid who was from age 12 avidly and openly fascinated by consciousness, how the mind works, philosophy of mind
(& by age 16 cog sci, GEB / self-reference)
(& went to college for cog sci & AI)
... why did nobody in my life ever suggest I might enjoy meditating?
Like ever?
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“Yeah, the mind is pretty cool and you are one! Have you heard you can just... watch what your mind is/does, just for fun? It’s pretty cool some people just do it for hours!”
“Also if you’ve done a bunch of that, your philosophizing about it will be easier and less confused!”
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"i'm a machine made of meat! i'm a machine made of meat!"
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Right!!! That EXACT level of enthusiasm!!! For literally years!!! Surely some adult could’ve clued me in about this other thing I might be jazzed about!
(Note: QC and I went to middle school together, were in the same middle school philosophy class, this is a direct quote)
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the direct quote might be "*we're* machines made of meat," do you have a clear memory on this either way because at this point i do not, alas
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it was incredibly rad 😎👍
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we were in a gifted program and they were like "hey kids we're gonna test out a new thing where we teach you philosophy in 8th grade" and we had a blast
also i read atlas shrugged and became an objectivist for a few months so it's impossible to say whether it was good or bad