A wild child’s journey to find meaning — NOTE: The following short-story is a prelude to a series that delves into “meaning stories” — i.e., stories that give meaning to our lives. Read this article to delve deeper into the three big “meaning stories” that exist forever & why they are under threat. Read this article alternate philosophy…

NOTE: This is the second part in a series on stories that provide the meaning that many humans seek in their lives. Read a fun short-story (fiction) that starts off an exploration of meaning stories. …

Investigating the limits of technological progress — Things are heating up An interesting facet of technological and scientific evolution is that it is always accelerating. As an ever-increasing number of people “stand upon the shoulders of giants” and focus their efforts on pushing the boundaries, this acceleration is to be expected. As this technology progresses, a question continues to simmer just…

It’s not going to happen. At least not the way current research is going — Are we getting closer to Skynet? In early 2023, OpenAI’s chatGPT 3 caused a surge in AI hype that hadn’t been seen before. Many people wrote about using chatGPT to solve work problems, and mainstream news articles highlighted jobs such as “prompt engineering” as the next big thing in tech. …

It’s not an elite conspiracy, just basic human nature — Something is broken and we need to fix it Many of us live in bubbles, but not just in one. Rather most of us occupy different bubbles in different contexts – often political, socio-economic, or ideological. Similarly, I’m part of many bubbles that have their roots in different phases of my life - university, banking, consulting, hobbies etc. …

Your brain does a better job of distorting reality than AI ever could — If I had to come up with one single reason for a lot of human conflict & confrontational behavior it would be this: everyone feels entitled to receive empathy but no one wants to give it. The worst part is that its not even anyone’s fault. You (and I) feel…

What we need to believe for souls to exist? — This is a companion piece to a new philosophical framework called Sacred Nihilism, which attempts the improbable — imbuing a nihilistic worldview with meaning. The goal is also to do so without having to rely on hard-to-prove, catch-all concepts such as God; preferring instead to use observations that are hard…

Are drug-users the real villains or is it something deeper — It isn’t news that hacking into neurological pathways that evolution designed for survival is addictive. What I find interesting however is the general disdain shown towards drug addicts as opposed to over-achievers. …

Technology is just a tool for survival — This cable is the first of three. Dive into the others at: The innovation series: Preamble — Ru-Wa-Aki’s mission The innovation series: Part 2— Measuring the potential of technology — which tech is most imp The innovation series: Part 3 Understanding the flip: when brilliant tools sabotage species A quick introduction to human behavior While human…