by the founder of Jhourney: https://stephenzerfas.substack.com/p/jhanas-are-human-not-buddhist

given this, i'm curious how you yourself are making decisions about how to allocate your energy/effort.

It follows that we should question whether the five attributes Griffes identifies are even good attributes to begin with.

what alternative(s) do you prefer? 

oh the lottery isn't fictional – we're executing on the plan as stated! 

i was referring to the big growth in MAUs that started before July 2022 and peaked before January 2023.

why did MAUs spike in Q2 2022? something around FTX?

https://flightfromperfection.com/postrat-philanthropy.html 

relatedly how paths towards realizing the Long Reflection are most likely totalitarian

Peter Thiel touches on this point in a recent interview where he argues against Bostrom's vulnerable world hypothesis. 

Positive knock-on effects from funding animal welfare are likely far greater than from funding global health on the present margin. 

ACE isn't fucking around.