An online commonplace book
“I am devoted to your generation.”
A generous woman delivering insightful and important lectures. The Sarah Paine and Dwarkesh team up is a must rewatch for 2026.
The latest will open your mind to the virtue of incremental reform, George Bush Sr. the statesman, and German unification.
Happy New Year.
I would like people to go away having not just been entertained or gotten some useful information, but be better people, in however slight a sense. To have an aspiration that web pages could be better, that the Internet could be better: “You too could go out and read stuff! You too could have your thoughts and compile your thoughts into essays, too! You could do all this!”
Gwern and the role he wants to fill. As heard on The Dwarkesh Podcast.
The AI avatar is creepy. For me, audio listen only. Brilliant interview – insightful and inspiring.
Too many adjectives on this post?
Patel, Dwarkesh. “Gwern Branwen – How an Anonymous Researcher Predicted AI’s Trajectory.” Dwarkesh Podcast (blog), November 13, 2024. https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/gwern-branwen.
“for the vast majority of its history, Stripe has, I think, attracted people who are drawn to unglamorous infrastructure challenges and problems. We are not a company that specializes in making beautiful cars. We make roads“
Patrick Collison
Always encouraged to do better after hearing Patrick speak. Dwarkesh’s podcast remains underrated.
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Floodlights and Goalposts 