#23 On besting what one knows
Dear Mat, I have to compliment you on a masterpiece of scepticism in your last letter. Describing different political systems, such as democracy versus autocracy, you say:
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Dear Mat, I have to compliment you on a masterpiece of scepticism in your last letter. Describing different political systems, such as democracy versus autocracy, you say:
Dear Mat, I disagree with your conjecture. Most new conjectures are wrong. That’s definitely right. But I disagree that the inverse holds: that therefore more old ideas are right. I think there are
Dear Mat, Apologies for lateness. The fund I operate to give cash-transfers to dentists and mechanics has taken up a lot of my time lately. Man, I feel like there’s an
Dear Mat, The strict naturalist says that everything is made of quarks and there is no independent physical existence for concepts: they are either instantiated in matter or not. Of
I pitched an article about Westworld to The Conversation and they REJECTED it. Here are some notes towards that unwritten article. There are at least three ideas in here. Spoilers. A lot has been
Dear Mat, Great letter. I feel like we’re finally getting into it… whatever it is. You asked a quick question: I’ve quoted this book [David Deutsch’s Beginning of Infinity] tons in the last letters
Dear Mat, Sorry I’m late. Can I blame Trump? Anyway, as for your last letter, not bad. It’s like the reduced randomness = better art idea. It reminds one of Kolmogorov complexity.
Dear Mat, Congratulations and I accept your excuse. But I ask, How many more of these “children” do you anticipate having? And will their births interfere with more important work