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I don’t know how “the quality of life lots of money gets you is peanuts compared to the quality of life inner work can get you” isn’t a more popular meme It’s totally true, money guys and meditation guys both agree, and the meme could lead to more happiness and pro-social good

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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

Jan 14

it's not more popular because it directly attacks one of the foundational memes making capitalism work if people stop caring about money they'll stop taking terrible jobs for money on a more personal level: "well then what did i waste my life on terrible jobs for"

Jake Orthwein

@JakeOrthwein

Jan 14

I had a potential tweet that I’m trying to come up with the right phrasing for that’s something like: “If 2021 was the year everyone figured out how good inner work is for personal well-being, 2022 will be the year everyone figures out that it’s insanely politically subversive.”

QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

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@nickcammarata

right. this stuff isn't separable from politics. the stuff we actually believe has, uh... disruptive political implications

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i had almost these exact thoughts the other day wow!!!! like holy sh*t how radically would things change if everyone started to wake up to how overrated "having lots of money" is, compared to what they could be doing with their inner state.

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@smallkewlhuman

Jan 16

this could be part of why "ban all psychedelics!!!" was such a thing in the first place. "if people get too happy they won't buy our sh*t/do these jobs/etc"

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