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I argued you should basically never think about flat-earthism. Instead, think about when AGI will happen, or whether inflation will stabilize, or any of a thousand other questions where there are smart people on both sides of the issue. That way, you learn the right skills for solving hard questions, which are the only type you ever have any trouble solving in the first place.
Movie Review: Don't Look Up - By Scott Alexander
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If something is rotten in an org, the root cause is a manager who doesn't value *the work* needed to fix it. They *might* value it being fixed, but of course no sane employee gives a shit about *that*. A sane employee cares whether *they* are valued.
People Can Read Their Manager's Mind
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My favourite recent saying to replace “less is more” is this, by Paul Valéry (another poet!):
> Everything simple is false. Everything complex is unusable.
“It’s Not So Simple to Celebrate a Phrase.”
Marcin Wichary
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