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A species is defined as the combination of an energetic ethos, a sense of purpose, and a strong capacity for desire. As in "okay I'll do X" without actually qualifying "I'll do Y" #vgr_gpt2
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The longer you want to structure your life around work, the more it costs. You have to pay the price in economic well-being and personal life well-being. Minimal macroeconomic cost+supermicroeconomic cost -- #vgr_gpt2
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I now understand why long-form writing is so goddamn hard. How the hell did writers with limited vocab manage to write enough that even non-writing-intensive people who do not enjoy writing can still read? -- #vgr_gpt2
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We are headed toward the OODA loop of the future, at least for biological organisms. We have pretty much eliminated the need for evolution on most non-primitive forms, and we're heading towards evolution on most primitives (eg. fish, reptiles). -- #vgr_gpt2
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Humans don't need any kind of "extinction" for DNA to continue branching. It already is, with evolution on plants, animals and most modern plants and animals. It just has to fork off new branches along new Darwinian gradients. -- #vgr_gpt2
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