Sanity Check

Those are the types of games I play. But I'm not satisfied with their depth. I don't know if its escapism. Games can be addicting. Things have come a long way.

Everyone has their own motives for things. I've always tried to use games as a means of sharpening perception & mind. There are many games out there which resemble chess. Except with a significantly greater number of board pieces and variables to consider. If wise men of old used games like chess to sharpen mind. It may naturally follow that computers of today might allow for an expansion on the strategic & calculation based elements games like chess provided. Something I've always tried to take full advantage of.

Hundreds if not thousands of small choices & calculations might be made within the course of a single game. In which case, the true goal games is to improve our capacity to make better choices. The violence and special fx are only a marketing gimmick.

Living in a computer ^

The previous workshop was $18 and had more engagement. I noticed some taoist workshops cost $500+. That "emotional alchemy" though. Clever.

It is nice to see people trying. But are they legit. Most here have a bad reputation.

Flourishing is easy. Maintaining prosperity and living standards in the face of human overpopulation is what's hard.

https://perell.com/essay/why-youre-christian/ Above is an essay published by an atheist. I personally consider it the smartest thing an atheist has ever said. Good reading.

Will it ever become trendy to forget about conquering the world. And focus on conquering thyself, instead.

Hmm. Interesting. Might it need more matrioshka brains? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrioshka_brain

.Ultrasound is cool.

Most smart kids want to be a lawyer earning $100,000. Rather than a scientist with entry level $30,000. Inventions built in a lab owned by a university or large corporation means they own your creation. While by contrast owning & operating your own independent lab is prohibitively cost ineffective. Given the dubious nature of copyright and intellectual property protection laws, foreign powers might simply steal your invention. Producing at lower cost than you yourself could ever afford to. Everything about markets, higher education and the economy are stifling & unfriendly to innovation / progress. And so people shifted career trajectory and found other things to do.