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My streak lasted one day 😮‍💨 it’s okay, I don’t give up easily. New streak starts now!

I’ve been obsessing over is Nick Susi’s essay “Magic, Online!” in one of my fave pubs Do Not Research 

I love the art and was floored to find out it’s made by RADAR member @domingobeta 🔮

Link ⬇️

Link to article: 

https://donotresearch.substack.com/p/nick-susi-magic-online

Which are you?

chaotic futurist at /radar 🔮 | writer, zk enjoyer, cypherpunk | livpasquarelli.com | 0xLivster.twitter

The Scientific Skepticism vs. Pseudo Skepticism chart reminded me of one of my favorite movies, Signs (2002) 

It’s an M. Night Shyamalan alien thriller, but it’s also a movie about faith

In one scene, Graham explains that people fall into two categories, then asks Merrill which one he’s in 

(long quote ⬇️) 

“I'm sure the people in group number two are looking at those fourteen lights in a very suspicious way. Could be bad, could be good. But deep down, they feel that whatever happens, they're on their own. And that fills them with fear. But there's a whole lot of people in group number one. When they see those fourteen lights, they're looking at a miracle. And deep down, they feel that whatever's going to happen, there will be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope. 

Are you the kind that sees signs, that sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or, look at the question this way: Is it possible that there are no coincidences?”

The essay by Susi grapples with the current ‘hyper real, post truth era.’ AI has produced a new wave of digital sleight of hand that has left many of us questioning ‘real or fake’ on every piece of content we see. 

It’s an incredible read, and I feel this altered version of a meme sums up the solution to endless skepticism. The Scientific Skeptics must encourage the Pseudo Skeptics to think outside the box, stay humble, experiment, and find whimsy in digital magic. Vice versa, the Pseudo Skeptics can help Scientific Skeptics stay grounded and challenge their findings, making new methods of discovering truth much stronger than anything we’ve had before 💭

Read ‘Magic, Online!’ By @nicksusi 

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Read ‘Magic, Online!’ By @nicksusi 

🔮 https://open.substack.com/pub/donotresearch/p/nick-susi-magic-online

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Yes! I always go back to a quote from Kernel - ‘don’t try and change the system, abandon it’ 

If we come to terms that our entire concept of reality is a social construct, it’s overwhelming but also gives you the opportunity to make a life you want to live

I am both haha. 

Sometimes it crushes me that we pursue so much meaningless shit and sacrifice the actual things we could derive meaning from to it. 

Then on the other hand, if nothing matters it means you can create your own compass and values you wanna live up to. Making life here on worth the best it can be including the ups and downs (which i also think was nietzsche's message all along, not just that God is dead and we should despair)