Prices, Dreams, and the Bayesian Brain
Markets and dreams do the same job. They are error-correction loops in a predictive system that cannot see the whole, and they fail in the same way when suppressed.
Suhas Kashyap
A bricolage of musings on science, philosophy, dharma, economics and beauty.
Theme
Philosophy
Long-form essays on epistemology, error, and the shape of good disagreement.
15 essays · about 105 min of reading
The World Is a Verb, Not a Noun
What Sanskrit, metabolism, and markets reveal about reductionism's deepest error.
To err or not to err?
The good(?), the bad and the ugly side of errors
How unique?
How unprecedented are the times we are living in?
Did Pink Floyd get it right when they said that ‘We don’t need no education?’
The power of systems of education and it's limits
Play devil’s advocate with yourselves to stay relevant
If you are willing to let go, if you are ready to sacrifice, you can let your old ideas die. And not you.
How ready are you to confront your limits and the current limits of established institutions?
How post-viral illnesses are a blindspot for the medical establishment and which side of history will you be on?
How to design better societies
How to identify issues in society and how can you make a difference
How fast is the world changing, and what can you do to thrive in it?
How to look at trade-offs while making decisions in life or at work?
Why going with the flow is not going with the Flow
Why the best predictor to well-being is not optimism
Dharmic decentralization
What can we learn from jellyfish, fungi, and Will Smith on how to avoid making costly mistakes ?
What Plato got wrong about human nature, and what would Charlie Chaplin do?
Can emotions be overridden by rationality?
When to abort personal missions
How do we pull ourselves out of mistakes, no matter how long we’ve made them for?
Grok, can you?
