I have a new twitter - @MaxDiffusionRL

AND a new bluesky - stochastickea.bsky.socia

Some claude logs for exploration

CYBERSHAMANISM (https://claude.ai/share/160adb55-6ac0-47bd-8abb-65089c054506, https://chatgpt.com/share/69b9c37b-3830-800c-8abe-ef851053fe3b)

https://chatgpt.com/share/69b9c37b-3830-800c-8abe-ef851053fe3b

https://claude.ai/share/7173910e-c0a5-4419-ba46-3bd7d4d1c4b5 (ok maybe i got the def of markov blanket wrong initially)

https://claude.ai/share/e007b850-94fe-4444-9a4f-74a4933763a6

https://claude.ai/share/8fb60d5b-9c03-4e07-89e3-770b06ee7fbf

https://claude.ai/share/7d99d8e8-e7c4-464d-9770-26c0e91278c5

https://claude.ai/share/605befc6-bad8-4630-93cc-dcdf604cb36d (AND MANY OTHER THEMES OF PREVENTING HUMAN X-RISK)

https://claude.ai/share/3794ccb8-bb04-4dda-a05d-4d6bdb04f218

I have a high level of betweenness-centrality/breadth. I sometimes generate useful amounts of entropy (way easier when I’m broadly/sparsely distributed). On occasional bursts, I can trigger exponential growth trajectories in multiple people (eg someone once told someone else “go meet me and something interesting will happen”). I can occasionally be highly entertaining. I like open-ended pre-disciplinary areas of study (esp “cybershamanism”). Higher in sensitivity than specificity.

Once upon a time, I was the Quora celebrity that all the Quora employees knew. Adam d’Angelo said “I’m important for Quora”. AI causes global weirdening - maybe some interface with AI may make Quora rescueable again. I still ask the best questions on Quora! https://www.quora.com/profile/Alex-K-Chen

One of my main interests is preventing brainwave drowsiness/resetting brainwaves to “focus” mode when I can (sometimes a special kind of confidence is enough). [though the easiest solution is still ending your long break from adderall]

Retaining plasticity for multiple “cycles” is what I live for! (you may screw up one cycle and may need to wait 4 years for the next “cycle”). People often alternate between overestimating and underestimating me.

I lean into the “strength of WEAK TIES” - it is a uniquely serendipity-maximizing (if illegible!) strategy. I aim into the feeling of not being boring, even if my strategies sometimes seem to produce some bursts of interestingness punctuated by long periods that seem stagnant.