I long for freedom and autonomy, but perhaps only in theory. Practically, I'm much more at ease when my path is mapped out for me. Decision making is an immense stressor, especially in a world of right angles.
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Replying to @cosimia_
There's no path to follow. The world is a completely different place to what it was 15 years ago. We're immersed within it so it's hard to see, but we're going through the most transformative time in the history of humanity (so far). There is no path -- we have to forge our own
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Which is psychologically tough. Society hasn't caught up to the 'new' world that's constantly in flux. We're being fed old narratives to live our lives by, but we know they don't hold any water now. So what do we do? Whatever we think is best.. that's a lot of responsibility
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True. Though I think we're getting somewhere with ideas from people such as
@dthorson@bonnittaroy and Daniel Schmachtenberger. The question is whether we'll be able to delay collapse long enough to try something new.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
I think they're all building nicely from @CSERCambridge, Nick Bostrum etc.
Whereas the researchers are analysing risks and proposing targeting policies for mitigation, these guys seem to be focusing more on cultural and psychological shifts that will help individuals to adapt
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