I came to the conclusion long ago that meaning is not an objective measurable thing—it’s a personal experience, on the order of qualia (may actually BE a quale). People attempt to describe their experiences and beliefs, but only imperfectly and immeasurably.
For me personally, I’ve found curiosity to be a big driver—I wonder what’s going to happen. I wonder how this seemingly-unimportant product can improve someone’s life by a little bit. I wonder how this group of conflicted imperfect humans can actually cooperate well enough to find and execute toward a shared goal.
I try various things, and some seem to result in more pleasant and successful outcomes. There’s a lot of variance, which keeps the uncertainty and curiosity at the top of my mind.
This mixes well with a sense of beauty, pleasure, and wonder at some things—I really enjoy both natural and man-made environments, and the actual sensations that come with being in various places.
yup, rings a bell, the small curiosities, improvements, and cooperations just don’t seem to add up lately—might be a temporary variance (crypto hype → covid → ai hype → getting 40yo) and not a downward trend🍀
I came to the conclusion long ago that meaning is not an objective measurable thing—it’s a personal experience, on the order of qualia (may actually BE a quale). People attempt to describe their experiences and beliefs, but only imperfectly and immeasurably.
For me personally, I’ve found curiosity to be a big driver—I wonder what’s going to happen. I wonder how this seemingly-unimportant product can improve someone’s life by a little bit. I wonder how this group of conflicted imperfect humans can actually cooperate well enough to find and execute toward a shared goal.
I try various things, and some seem to result in more pleasant and successful outcomes. There’s a lot of variance, which keeps the uncertainty and curiosity at the top of my mind.
This mixes well with a sense of beauty, pleasure, and wonder at some things—I really enjoy both natural and man-made environments, and the actual sensations that come with being in various places.
yup, rings a bell, the small curiosities, improvements, and cooperations just don’t seem to add up lately—might be a temporary variance (crypto hype → covid → ai hype → getting 40yo) and not a downward trend🍀