Thoughts Of A Trillionaire

Today I talk a bit about Dune and why I didn't like it. I once again call for more positive sci-fi and other fiction that inspires people. I also share this idea about ensuring communities do not come at the expense of the individuals that create it. We should be making friends, not just communities. https://raddle.me/wiki/friendship and here's the video about singing sand dunes: https://youtu.be/WWrb1iyCLlI

Today I share an idea around how to design currency more purposefully through the belief in abundance and community (a Great Mother) as opposed to greed and scarcity (a Great Father). I probably got some of this wrong, but I think the core ideas are quite impactful. Read up on this yourself here: https://philoma.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/2009/09_10_24_-_Interview_-_Yes_-_B._Lietaer.pdf

Sharing some of my frustrations... And maybe this is not a pyrrhic success, but its certainly one that feels a bit empty without also being able to help out my loved ones more immediately.

Today is my first day at my new job!! I talk a little about that, and I also discuss the progress I've finally made with newsletter. I discuss why spoilers are actually not that bad, and my history/life obsession with wanting to change the world. Here is a great series to help see how the Left has always been about Equality, and the Right has always been about Hierarchy: https://youtu.be/P3cmjNrXWms I think Hierarchy is the simple but extremely powerful concept underlying much of the problems with our society.

Here is an absolutely amazing theory of human evolution and how we became intelligent, egalitarian species thanks to woman and their desire to form communities: http://libcom.org/history/gender-egalitarianism-made-us-human-response-david-graeber-david-wengrows-how-change-cou I discuss what I learned from here and connect it to the various problems of capitalism, patriarchy, and hierarchy. I also connect this with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgOo-bS7OJI

Today I ramble about a number of topics from feelings to comedy to anthropology to urban planning. How can we identify less with feelings and more with people? Can memory (of living alongside different humanoid species) be passed down over the ages? Why are people so 'sensitive' and get 'offended' with comedy? How can we reimagine our neighborhoods and cities to be more walkable and communal?

GO WATCH THE VIDEO!! https://youtu.be/UvYcunuF3Eo CJ the X talks about everything from memes to transhumanism to politics to capitalism to artificial intelligence and so much more. He breaks down much of the contemporary seemingly insurmountable issues we face today and shows how the internet, as designed by profit minded corporations, greatly exacerbates these issues. He shows how memes are used as a fatalistic coping mechanism for people who have and are being raised with and inside of this exploitive internet. He also offers up some ideas in the way of long form conversations and having dialectic discussions to begin solving these systemic problems.

I share some space opera ideas that I created with my partner yesterday. I then explore the concept of property and laws and why they may not be as advanced as we think them vs simple but complex social interactions and case-by-case dialectics.

I quickly recap my weekend, then I go into how weird it is that you need money to live today. I also point out the difference between monotheistic and polytheistic religions. Then I share some alternative ways to structure society.

This long ass episode is me trying to work through the complex mechanisms behind race, gender, and hierarchical/binary thought patterns. I break down the idea of social constructs and the difference culture and race. I then discuss the problem with Dave Chappelle. Then I argue why we should abolish gender too.

I am officially employed! I'll be working at Futurus as an XR Design Strategist starting Oct 18th!! I also talk about what I learned from Hegel and then go into the absolutely amazing anthropological and ethnographic data unearthed by David Wengrow and David Graeber (RIP) about the myth of the stupid savage. https://youtu.be/EvUzdJSK4x8 in this video they talk about how the native Americans were actually extremely purposeful and conscious about how they structured their societies to be more egalitarian. And they show much of the ideas for the Enlightenment came from the dialectics and critiques of Native Americans against European society.

I reflect over my journey so far and talk about the role of acceptance in managing with our emotions and frustrations in order to more fully live our limitless potential.

I discuss my experience with interviewing new applicants and why trial runs should be standard for a hiring process. I then go into No Cap Gaming's arguments about Skyrim and gaming and make connections with the problem of our real life civilization https://youtu.be/H6q49XC5AaE I also talk a bit about longtermism https://youtu.be/vvehj0KvzK8

Facebook went down yesterday. I hope this will be even more proof of why we need to decentralize the internet, but I fear nothing will change. Nonetheless, I ideate a little about my ideal tech ecosystem.

I talk about my trip to Cairo for the funeral and talk about the various problems, thoughts, and observations I had while there. I then share what I learned about narcissism from the clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani. Low grade narcissism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjUAzw5reZA Being raised by a narcissist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRMhS6oeehY

Some more chatting about a few ideas, thoughts, and concepts I've been exploring of late. I get into the history of Debt as outlined in this tweet thread https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1443269178132086785?s=19 as well as corrections about my game/virtual world idea, expanding a positive futures concept, and the nature of human nature

Today I try to self assess this feeling I have of wanting to fast forward through life. Then I share my dreams/ideas about the future of games. What if we could build games (and virtual worlds in general) that are as immersive, complex, and interactive as the real world.. or even more so? Could it spark a new age of creativity, imagination, and actionable optimism?

I chat about various things on my mind: vaccines, malatasta, FD Signifiers video on Kanye and Kayfabe, Khadija Mbowe's video on race, Zoe Baker's video on the anarchist Malatasta, and so much more....

I talk about feeling demotivated last week, as well as go on tangents about vaccines and growing up with anti vaxers. I also get into the need for a better way to surface good information online. Then I spend an hour talking about my favorite story thus far: The Wandering Inn!!

Today I connect Hegel's arguments against the monochromatic lense of people who wish to describe the world through a singular lense (such as economics or politics or dystopia) with the aims of Solarpunk, in which seeks to supply an alternative view for more positive futures.