I have many prominent disagreements with a friend of mine, and this piece has defined aspects of our memeplexes which might prove useful.
I would consider myself a San Francisco schooled individual, and I am frustrated by a world where finance 'black magic' is used to counteract the world of 'white magic' I consider engineering, technology and architecture to be. The reason I have not spent much time investigating finance, is that finance fails to view the world as a subjective environment. Without a hill to ascend ($++), it cannot serve it's function as a mechanism for allocating labor to 'important' tasks.
My view is that most people cannot know what they want before they have an experience of it. I also believe that most people are greatly misaligned with what would make them happy and prepare them for further happiness. In this world view, the San Franciscan paradigm is the only way to break people free. Following the finances may enhance predictive ability, but if its improving your predictive ability regarding something that won't maximize human happiness, whats the point of using it as a decision making tool?
Look at the 3 faces chosen to represent the San Franciscan school (later in the article, described as masters of both, while primarily San Franciscan). I asked myself if I wanted to be any of them, and the answer was no. I would rather be good than esteemed for my prudent (or ruthless) business maneuvers.
> My view is that most people cannot know what they want before they have an experience of it.
I feel this very strongly. As I said on my "About" page, anytime I find something I enjoy, I see what it's like to actively create it too -- developing a little more of the San Franciscan School "feel" for the object/experience in the process, and almost always deepening my appreciation for the object/experience.
My writing is itself an example of this. I only started writing these essays because I enjoy reading things like them so much!
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 24.0 ms ] threadI would consider myself a San Francisco schooled individual, and I am frustrated by a world where finance 'black magic' is used to counteract the world of 'white magic' I consider engineering, technology and architecture to be. The reason I have not spent much time investigating finance, is that finance fails to view the world as a subjective environment. Without a hill to ascend ($++), it cannot serve it's function as a mechanism for allocating labor to 'important' tasks.
My view is that most people cannot know what they want before they have an experience of it. I also believe that most people are greatly misaligned with what would make them happy and prepare them for further happiness. In this world view, the San Franciscan paradigm is the only way to break people free. Following the finances may enhance predictive ability, but if its improving your predictive ability regarding something that won't maximize human happiness, whats the point of using it as a decision making tool?
Look at the 3 faces chosen to represent the San Franciscan school (later in the article, described as masters of both, while primarily San Franciscan). I asked myself if I wanted to be any of them, and the answer was no. I would rather be good than esteemed for my prudent (or ruthless) business maneuvers.
I live in SF, and there's nothing good here from an intellectual standpoint - mostly goofball wokeism.
SF is just a 500,000 resident backwater attached to Silicon Valley.
Walking into a retail store and having the staff act all startled and fearful in case it's yet another thief is entering gets old fast.
Thanks, glad you got something from the piece!
> My view is that most people cannot know what they want before they have an experience of it.
I feel this very strongly. As I said on my "About" page, anytime I find something I enjoy, I see what it's like to actively create it too -- developing a little more of the San Franciscan School "feel" for the object/experience in the process, and almost always deepening my appreciation for the object/experience.
My writing is itself an example of this. I only started writing these essays because I enjoy reading things like them so much!