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Like it or not, you will ultimately reach an age where it will suddenly dawn upon you that very few people genuinely respect you. Yes, they might like and, perhaps, even love you too, but that garnish of respect is sorely missing. It’s a strange mix; it’s a strange miss. All those whom you considered your closest, they would appear like they take you for granted. Even those in your professional circle would make you feel like you are insufficient. A very weird phase, it will be. But like all phases, this too shall pass.
The perceived acceleration of time as we age is a major cognitive illusion. Childhood memories seem endless because they were filled with constant discovery and the impairment of registering regret or anxiety about the past and future. Adulthood doesn't hold the same level of novelty. Repeated stimuli appear briefer than new stimuli of equal duration. Learning new things and taking on challenging cognitive tasks can potentially slow our internal sense of time.
A hilarious tweet by the account @typedfemale said: “what i learned from today: if you have strong opinions about what constitutes reasoning - never make a dataset that allows your critics to prove you wrong publicly”. And while the sarcasm is funny, it points to a deeper truth: if your task or job is legible enough to be put into a dataset, AI companies will find a way to automate it, sooner or later.
When you are getting older—wisdom is not a warranty card—you tend to become calmer. If not, you are wasting time and energy. The crux of growth is to achieve peace in essence (not just mind). The same old situations aren’t supposed to rattle you again and again and again. Your ancestors grew from their mistakes and so shall you. You are not a reel running on loop. You are a person. You can’t keep doing the same shit and expect something new to happen. At the end of the day, you tell yourself—no more surprises, I’ve got this.