Basically no one is taught math. Sure, people get thrust through something called "math class". They learn things called "math". And some learn the true Art DESPITE how it's taught. But most folk never see math. Instead they're taught COMPUTATION.

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Tasshin interviewed me repeatedly and talked to many others, in order to create this extensive write-up of NNTD (my Non-Naive Trust Dance framework). If you've been curious about my ideas but found my writings inscrutable, check out this post and let us know what you think!

I’m not aware of any unforeseen consequences, so there probably won’t be any.

i've been working for many moons on a blog post about @Malcolm_Ocean's Non-Naive Trust Dance (NNTD)! the post is live now ❤️ link in the next tweet!

Incentive landscaping.

For those who GET IT: what had you GET that mortality is the real problem? Some context: I was raised immortal. Mortal culture feels familiar but foreign to me. How most folk relate to aging & death looks extremely utterly nuts to me. It really is THE problem. We kind of

Coming to think that some IFS "parts" need to be told to STFU & not given a damn inch. Mercy & acceptance AFTER they’ve learned to behave. Some won't ever learn & need to be starved; they're parasites on attention & compassion. Don't negotiate w/ terrorist memes.

I think I know how to cure math phobia. I think the process is pretty simple & very humanizing & validating. I've done it several times w/ folk. I wanna turn it into a simple system I can deploy for free across the web. Who's up for being test subjects for the system? I'm

I'm seriously thinking of pivoting my career back to math ed. Few know what math is. Math trauma is real & super curable. Skill with the true Art is extremely relevant as AI takes over more of the economy. It's obv my area of immense expertise. https://t.co/bVqVY0f2g3

Ah drat. This was in part a test of whether tinyurls play nice here. Sadly, no.

Got a new blog post out today. On how different uses of AI and other tools can enrich or impoverish our subjective experience.

If you can't make your problem worse, you probably don't understand it.

everyone should have two therapists, a man who tells you to grow up and get your shit together, and a woman who tells you to love yourself the way you are. Ideally they should be married to each other since at least 9 months before you were born

We should move the fall daylight savings shift to New Years. And make it happen at midnight. Just to maximize confusion. We could spend an hour every year arguing about which year it is.

I have a good feeling about 2026

given that obviously hyperstitioning works, sometimes and you don't totally know *how* it works consider praying regularly

The humans have always been like this. My parents were told the air would be unbreathable by the 1980s & underpopulation would cause global collapse by the 21st century. It’s always the end of history. But surely THIS time is FOR REAL, right?

Everyone gets Russell’s Teapot wrong. The problem isn’t that it needs justification. The problem is that it’s irrelevant.

Today I was reminded of how gods are "real" and will give you boons for your devotion I went to the same morning dance party I go to every Friday. Except this time I decided to dedicate my dance to Dionysus (!) Dionysus is a god I've had a long affinity for. Sometimes when

I want a way we can share stuff like this w/o drowning the internet in AI slop. Like ZIP protocols: “Plug this query into your fav LLM & learn sth cool.” Glad LLMs let folk produce more info, but I don’t wanna trace these speaking rhythms into my thinking process so much.