If you are good at thinking (modulo modesty/immodesty effects), and have surplus thinking capacity beyond what you need to survive, how should you choose what to think about?
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If you have a healthy information diet, it's not this question. Just follow your curiosity and life forces.
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that's what got us all into this mess we're in lately, too many smart people doing that
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Do you think that's unique to now? If so, for what reason?
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Unique to periods like now, which recur in history. The reason is lack of courage. So people preferentially think about things that are a pleasure to think about.
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Useful. I've been worrying about this myself, but thought it was related to my own coming of age and having kids.
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