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I do; because it matters in the 'real world' ;-}

or even as simple as mitochondria...

It seems grok is doing exactly what musk warned against AI being able to...

That all depends on what you mean by 'think'...

where does it say "own"? it says: "nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content" type something - it's "used" to get what "you" want - how is that "own"?

It's also "you manage what you measure" - measure the wrong stuff ... I agree with empathy and 'EQ', better still if we can measure the outcomes we really want (vs the easy ones). That requires knowledge and insight.

We have a long history of 'dangerous' tech not destroying us - agriculture being one...

I grew up with the Doomsday Clock (atomic weapons) at 11:59... I think we'll muddle through.

It won't be 'irrational exuberance' again any time soon, nor the apocalypse (in my view).

Thanks, and agree it can feel 'mean and nasty' to disagree online - and that in-person politeness would help - yes, people will post things they wouldn't say.

PG has a take on why HN is more civil tl;dr 'it's behaviour not people' - in: 'dilution' at paulgraham dot com hackernews html

Thanks for the reply - appreciated.

This is a nice analogy for 'explaining' in general; start with the familiar and layer in new concepts gradually (checking understanding).

I'm old enough to be able to say confidently that there were plenty of de-socialised people before 'technology'. I'm with the OP that is a 'social', ie: human nature, issue - those 3 things - but also a skill - especially in a work environment where you don't know your colleagues as well (points 1 & 2) and you don't necessarily have 'psychological safety' (point 3).

As a counter example, I've recently been following the 'rise if cardboard', specifically the evolution of magic: the gathering, because some young friends offered to teach me the 'commander' variant - it's basically managed conflict in a social setting - I have to acknowledge, they're more skilled than me - I'm learning more than just the gameplay.

There's a nice article 'power struggles among nice people' that's relevant too - because of the automatic effect this has on our language (cue Steven Pinker). I'm with the group that thinks we have large brains to navigate complex social environments - ie: this stuff - because it's hard.

I doubt that would be enough to replace a good dungeon master - though you may get an oatmeal game...

1. Be interested in their 'developmental stages' (different ages are different)

2. Be interested in their interests.

3. Your enthusiasm matters more than almost anything else.

Let me make a start - and others can weigh in... I guess, that's my first point - a 'good' answer requires more nuance than the question provides. We're only a short evolutionary distance from our hunter-gatherer past, learning is still social, even 'academic' learning - why else ask these things on HN? A little while ago,I was turned down for a training course - offered to all, our CEO said 'you could learn that from a book' - true, but; I wanted an on-ramp to an unfamiliar area (felt I didn't know what I didn't know). I think the bard scenario provides an alluring step forward but misses some of the complexity of learning (especially for this audience who have internalized it). Short answer, I think it's a useful idea, we (bard) is not there - yet - will be a useful research assistant, has a way to go before being a tutor, I'm not sure our (human) side would benefit from replacing good lecturers - the best I've known could steer my curiosity in a way (social) that I don't see emerging from LLMs - yet...

I think the author may be taking the (unspoken) position that we are just a physical system, no cartesian dualism, so comparisons of scale (accepting that processing mechanisms are vastly different) may be relevant. So Broca’s and Wernicke’s may be the scale of current LLMs, but that leaves other mechanisms in our GI, like the rest of the brain + processing elsewhere eg: the gut - and the social dimension of intelligence, on the table. I still found it an interesting read - just for the scale discussion.

We're just off the bottom right-hand corner of those maps - they're saving a little size - and cost :)

jvm - scala, took martin odersky's course - was 'fun'

2, Toastmasters & Gym (YMCA) - both provide sustenance, learning and social.

Nice analogy - it's worth asking where the 'theory of mind' is happening - in the software? - or in the observer? ...

isn't the point (of the pile) that you tug on this thing - and it's attached to that, you tug on that... etc - ie: brain associations are more complex than a mesh. I remember tidying up my daughter's room and destroying her ability to find her clothes - she had no place to start...

Agree with this - and non-fiction too, all good writing is considered and distilled. One of the things I value about HN is the links to pieces I wouldn't have found otherwise - with links to source within a well thought through opinion. Good writing can make you think/feel deeply in a way that, in my experience at least, conversation can't.

If you're familiar with CBT, MBCT may help with the triggers by giving space when they happen [ https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/mindfu... ] I was lucky that a marriage counsellor was a clinical psychologist who had her own history too. I already knew the root cause but had no way to recognise triggers as they happened. Both some exploration in a safe environment and mbct practice gave me a 'thread back out' when overwhelmed. With time, I've come to be able to analyse the link and 'touch' the trigger's cause to reformulate for myself. There's a book for clinicians, I found the 1st edition useful, not sure what's changed in the update [ https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Based-Cognitive-Therapy-D... ] My daughter came to follow-up sessions, at 10 she would comment positively - that too helped. Best luck with your journey.

that made me wonder about lifetime cost - I've just donated my wood, wire & ff-plastic tree of 20 years to another home, I don't have an answer tho' ...

for me, it was having kids that made it special, I enjoyed the atmosphere, extra attention at friends houses as a kid - but the anticipation and excitement of my kids transformed a festival I didn't grow up liking. Sure, you do stuff for and with your kids during the year - but this became a two-way time - that has endured to their adulthood (not just the 'presents').

I'm southern hemisphere too - thinking 'seasonal solstice' works for me...

Merry Solstice Substitute! HN. I wasn't brought up Christian either, but loved the tradition with friends - and giving gifts under the mid-winter evergreen tree. Wishing everyone good things in 2023.

Isn't Momentary lapse the release after the split with Waters... perceptive maybe

[loosely] a project manager is responsible for process, a product manager is responsible for the end result.

would you mind explaining that a little more please. my understanding is that 'slowdown' only has to do with the ease of using existing 'understandings' rather than an inherent ability to 'learn' (new organisations that work). I'm way past 30, the biggest barrier I find is letting go of things that were 'easy' and reorganising understanding in new ways.

That was my thought too - on the origin of troll imagery, but not "don't feed" (or at least it's not explicit in the story which is more 'my brother is bigger' as I recall)

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