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the 2nd one only

More like Eigenvectors/-modes of the mind, which certain stimuli amplify into resonance

So you're saying that life isn't a farce? Or that it is, and poor people don't ponder it? Just expressing disapproval of rich people?

the only thesis/proposition i see in the comment would be:

"poor people don't think about it"

no other claims

Well, I didn't expect I would have to spell it out.

But seriously think about it. Why doesn't your pet dog sit around thinking about what a farce life is?

How many people who were living in the 1700s do you think sat around thinking life is a farce?

Ponder on that question. Out of everyone living in the world today, how many people do you think sit around thinking life is a farce, who are those people? Why do you think they are thinking this?

I think it's an important question to ask and think about. It's saying something about our society, way of life, way of seeing the world.

So poor people and historical people are in the same bucket as dogs, got it.

How lucky we are to be the only generation in history capable of thinking and reflecting!

You need to be more specific. OpenAI's commitment to assist the Trump administration with domestic mass surveillance seems to have been largely memory-holed.

You're right, unfortunately. How naive of me to think that at least the HN audience would care.

It's less about the strength of coffee than about your metabolism. I used to be unaffected by caffeine, and now it takes a few sips in the morning to mess with my sleep in the evening - sth that started happening in my twenties I believe, possibly liver-related.

Interesting, do you have any good links for this?

I can have a coffee a bit before bed if I really want. I also used to think I had a "high metabolism", but don't say that anymore since it comes off as kind of bogus.

Unfortunately no. It's my inference, given that 23andme didn't find any genetic indicator (CYP1A2) for slow metabolism, which is in line with my experience I got more sensitive over time.

So it must be some other mechanism that diminished enzyme production. Some of my liver (were those enzymes are produced) values were elevated over the last few years for no good reason, and I suspect the two could be related.

It's a bit annoying, as I'm reacting to trace amounts of caffeine in coffee, tea or chocolate, but I'm more worried about all the other, possibly carcinogenic, environmental toxins my liver won't be able to filter out.

I've been struggling with early waking for a few months, and recently experienced improvements by meditating before bed. Have you ruled out sleep apnea?

I wouldn't hold it against anyone wishing my great grandfather shouldn't have existed for playing a minor role in Nazi Germany. Altman is in cahoots with a government that just a few days ago threatened to end a whole civilization. So no, I don't understand where you are coming from or why you're disgusted at the comments you linked.

It's kinda wild - It's now only publicly objectionable when its against an extremely privileged and powerful person??

Oh no !! /s

Meanwhile that same person implicitly condones violence - for example getting in bed with the US gov.

They don't need defending on HN.

The former are doing way more damage to civilization

Give the latter a nuclear bomb and see how true that stays

You might be too young to remember it but they said the same thing about North Korea.

When they actually got a nuke all it meant was that the US stopped threatening them, halted practicing manoeuvres in preparation for attack and generally just left them well alone.

Iran has probably realized by now that if they dont get a nuke the US and Israel and will keep slaughtering their schoolchildren.

Sometimes we're the brutal savages who need to be stopped, impossible though that is for some people who have more of "racial loyalty" mindset to comprehend.

I'd try to strike a good balance between CS fundamentals to teach students how to think and solve problems rigorously and patiently, and soft/leadership skills such as nonviolent communication, project management, business analysis.