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jer979Purpose Struggle
Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
jer979Coffee with AI
Every day for the past month, I’ve had a coffee date with AI. I literally sit down, with a cup of coffee, with an appointment on my calendar that says “coffee with AI”. During that time, AI (I’ve used ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Venice) and I literally have a chat, the way I would with a friend. It’s not “write this letter for me” or “do this or that.” No, it’s a chance for us to have a conversation about whatever topic I want. Many days, recently, at least, it’s been about quant...
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My first boss said to me, “never believe your own BS,” so I share the following with a bit of trepidation for fear of violating that principle.
As I stare out into the horizon, I try to pick up on which waves of emerging technology will amass significant size so as to dramatically impact the way we live our lives.
Crypto is making landfall. BTC at 100k is your evidence of that.
AI is as well. ChatGPT’s emergence is evidence of that.
These things take time to fully cover the geography, but they are here.
Another one beyond that, as far as I can tell, is quantum computing.
When it will land, I have no idea. It may be 3 years. It may be 10. But it is coming.
Quantum, like the Internet, social media, smart phones, crypto, and AI…as well as the printing press, the steam engine, the airplane, and the telephone…will give us the opportunity to do many of the things we already do, but better, faster, and cheaper.
That’s the obvious stuff.
The less obvious stuff will be available to those who traverse the Quantum Bridge.
That means
thinking about things in probabilistic ways instead of linear
realizing that there are many paths to a solution
developing new ways of identifying and framing problems
learning to see the systems in which things operate
understanding intuitively that everything is interconnected
thinking philosophically about things such as “reality” and “existence”
It’s a mindset shift as much, if not more, than a computing paradigm shift.
Quantum computing is to classical computing the way that jet engines are to propeller aircraft.
The first order effects (faster planes) will be obvious. The 2nd order effects (changes in immigration patterns, international business, diplomacy, the arrival of FedEx) will be less obvious.
Least obvious, but perhaps most significantly, is how quantum will compel us to re-examine our relationship with everything we know.
Including ourselves.
My first boss said to me, “never believe your own BS,” so I share the following with a bit of trepidation for fear of violating that principle.
As I stare out into the horizon, I try to pick up on which waves of emerging technology will amass significant size so as to dramatically impact the way we live our lives.
Crypto is making landfall. BTC at 100k is your evidence of that.
AI is as well. ChatGPT’s emergence is evidence of that.
These things take time to fully cover the geography, but they are here.
Another one beyond that, as far as I can tell, is quantum computing.
When it will land, I have no idea. It may be 3 years. It may be 10. But it is coming.
Quantum, like the Internet, social media, smart phones, crypto, and AI…as well as the printing press, the steam engine, the airplane, and the telephone…will give us the opportunity to do many of the things we already do, but better, faster, and cheaper.
That’s the obvious stuff.
The less obvious stuff will be available to those who traverse the Quantum Bridge.
That means
thinking about things in probabilistic ways instead of linear
realizing that there are many paths to a solution
developing new ways of identifying and framing problems
learning to see the systems in which things operate
understanding intuitively that everything is interconnected
thinking philosophically about things such as “reality” and “existence”
It’s a mindset shift as much, if not more, than a computing paradigm shift.
Quantum computing is to classical computing the way that jet engines are to propeller aircraft.
The first order effects (faster planes) will be obvious. The 2nd order effects (changes in immigration patterns, international business, diplomacy, the arrival of FedEx) will be less obvious.
Least obvious, but perhaps most significantly, is how quantum will compel us to re-examine our relationship with everything we know.
Including ourselves.
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