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Chris Williamson

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Modern Wisdom
#1080 - Pursuit of Wonder - The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness

Where should people go to check out everything you do?

Modern Wisdom
#1080 - Pursuit of Wonder - The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness

Fuck yeah.

Modern Wisdom
#1080 - Pursuit of Wonder - The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness

If you're wanting to read more, you probably want some good books to read that are going to be easy and enjoyable and not bore you and make you feel despondent at the fact that you can only get through half a page without bowing out.

Modern Wisdom
#1080 - Pursuit of Wonder - The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness

And that is why I made the Modern Wisdom Reading List, a list of 100 of the best books, the most interesting, impactful and entertaining that I've ever found.

Modern Wisdom
#1080 - Pursuit of Wonder - The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness

Fiction and nonfiction and real life stories.

Modern Wisdom
#1080 - Pursuit of Wonder - The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness

And there's a description about why I like it and there's links to go and buy it.

Modern Wisdom
#1080 - Pursuit of Wonder - The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness

And it's completely free.

Modern Wisdom
#1080 - Pursuit of Wonder - The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness

You can get it right now by going to chriswillx.com books.

Modern Wisdom
#1080 - Pursuit of Wonder - The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness

That's chriswillx.com books.

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

Here it is.

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

I would argue that it was still better than the alternative.

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

That if we hadn't had the internet, maybe it would have been worse.

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

AI is better.

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

It's better than the alternative.

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

And the alternative is nothing at all.

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

Because the stat... Look, here's one place where the stagnationist arguments are still reinforced.

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

The fact that we're only talking about AI.

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

I feel it was always an implicit acknowledgement that but for AI...

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

we are like in almost total stagnation.

Modern Wisdom
#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

Yes?