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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 Jan 2018
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      I truly don’t get how half of humanity seems to get by with no discernible life of the mind. I imagine meat-eaters must react to vegetarians like me the way I react to people like that.

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    2. Varun Adibhatla‏ @vr00n 30 Jan 2018
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      Are you puzzled by how they are able to survive economically without engaging in any participation in knowledge work or befuddled by lack of impetus in engaging in contemplative rumination and armchair thinking? Either ways, tempted to go full on SJW on you right now.

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    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 Jan 2018
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      No, I don’t mean knowledge. Most of the people I’m thinking of are educated, do knowledge work, and are smart. I mean they take no pleasure in mental life. It’s just a means to non-mental ends.

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    4. Varun Adibhatla‏ @vr00n 30 Jan 2018
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      Metacognition not an easy default state to learn, let alone be comfortable in, esp. when attn attacked by so many non-mental stimuli. I compare the skill to learning to drive where hand-foot-eye coordination is learnt through force (licensing) and clear incentives.(mobility)

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    5. Varun Adibhatla‏ @vr00n 30 Jan 2018
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      If Metacognition::Driving Licensing = Some set of rules to think about thinking without destroying oneself. Incentives = Cognitive Mobility i.e. getting to mental places that offer visceral pleasure

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    6. Varun Adibhatla‏ @vr00n 30 Jan 2018
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      Align that with social mobility means some Neurologically-controlled VR world where mental work = perceived and shared social value.

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    7. Varun Adibhatla‏ @vr00n 30 Jan 2018
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      The 16-year old passing driving test and getting own car equivalent would be same kid passing metacognitive licensing to be eligible to get Neuralink set and mindtrip through expanses of his/her consciousness.

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    8. Varun Adibhatla‏ @vr00n 30 Jan 2018
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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 Jan 2018
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      Eek you’re not getting it YOU’RE ONE OF THEM

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        2. Varun Adibhatla‏ @vr00n 30 Jan 2018
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          I guess I went on a weird Transhumanist detour. So..Mental Life means maintaining wholesome diet of mental exercises? ...like tracing of the weird, getting out of their filter bubbles sorta thing?

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        3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 Jan 2018
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          Getting colder, not warmer 😂

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