Curt Doolittle

Theme: Agency

  • @LukeWeinhagen , thinking: “Need”(stimuli) results from the variation of homeost

    @LukeWeinhagen , thinking:
    “Need”(stimuli) results from the variation of homeostasis across the time spectrum from functional (invariant, continuous), to signal(reaction), to prediction (incentive).
    “Need”(from requirement to incentive) can be genetic and deterministic or it can be neurological and predictive.
    “Acquisition” (action) results from the spectrum of determinism(greedy) to prediction of possibilities from stimuli(efficient).
    Life acts prior to prediction.
    Life acquires regardless of and prior to homeostasis.
    Both are independent functions. Each limiting the other (efficiency).
    I use acquisition (action) instead of need (cause).
    Still thinking….

    Source date (UTC): 2023-07-28 14:31:07 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1684934512659062784

  • UNIVERSAL ADVICE FOR Cognitive load can be caused by work that does, or does not

    UNIVERSAL ADVICE FOR
    Cognitive load can be caused by work that does, or does not identify opportunities for error reduction or better results. That’s the simple criteria. If it’s work it’s a waste of IQ points. If it’s problem solving it’s a use of IQ points. Use the Important vs Urgent grid, and insure people are aware of what problems they are working responsible for in that grid.

    Usually (a) make sure the simple strategic message of the organization is known (see “good to great”) (b) how every part of the organization can implement it (individual and group mission statements), (c) that people understand the meaning of competency versus competitive value (don’t let lazy false positives and irresponsibility cause incremental decay) and give them the freedom to experiment even if it means making mistakes, as well as the responsibility for correcting them.

    If at all possible organize your company around programs and projects and NOT departments. This creates consistent measurements and suppresses the expansion of non-work, free riding and rent seeking. Most middle management is either dead weight or you have weak processes.

    If at all possible minimize the middle management to zero by using teams of competency sharing the work part time instead of full time individuals.

    What you are trying to do is build responsibility in peole, given the quality of people you can hire for any position, where our differences consist largely of ability to bear responsibility for different classes of problems – if at all. (Some aren’t.)

    Most organizations that I have consulted, acquired, or built, require all four of those criteria established, and at least processes, and if possible software that supports doing so.

    However, that which is easiest to measure is often the least meaningful to measure. Don’t be fooled by managing the bottom efficiently when the middle and top are the most likely time and IQ ‘leakage’.

    Cheers
    Curt Doolittle

    Reply addressees: @meedabyte

    Source date (UTC): 2023-07-27 18:28:39 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1684631905491091456

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  • RT @TylerNeutron: @Dek01907133 We also defend what we have already acquired, as

    RT @TylerNeutron: @Dek01907133 We also defend what we have already acquired, as well as seek to avoid acquiring undesirable things like ext…

    Source date (UTC): 2023-07-26 12:15:49 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1684175689816109056

  • RT @LukeWeinhagen: @Dek01907133 Life is acquisition. Every organism that has nee

    RT @LukeWeinhagen: @Dek01907133 Life is acquisition.

    Every organism that has needs does everything in its power to acquire what satisfies…

    Source date (UTC): 2023-07-26 12:15:42 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1684175658908528640

  • RT @Dek01907133: Humans are acquisition machines. All we do is signal for acquis

    RT @Dek01907133: Humans are acquisition machines. All we do is signal for acquisition. Starting from that principle, it’s possible to rever…

    Source date (UTC): 2023-07-26 12:15:36 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1684175633893429250

  • That is precisely what an AI should NOT do, and instead should only do so upon r

    That is precisely what an AI should NOT do, and instead should only do so upon request. Why? Much of what you’re referring to is maladaptive behavior contrary to the long term interests of both individuals, societies, civilizations, and man. In fact If I have one central criticism of religion other than it teaches endemic lying, it’s that they are evolutionary and maladaptive, and only stoicism sought to reverse that trend.

    Reply addressees: @DivineSpark369 @IntuitMachine

    Source date (UTC): 2023-07-25 22:26:50 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683967068914294786

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  • Liv- Going to blame this one on ‘movement’ women too, Liv: 1) women select (even

    Liv-

    Going to blame this one on ‘movement’ women too, Liv:
    1) women select (even in their own children) for socialization and manipulability producing infantilization.
    2) women in education and workplace select for non-adversarialism producing men absent adversarialism.
    3) subsequently men select for non-adversarial women.
    4) women supply non-adversarialism for revenue extraction from males.
    5) women continue hyperconsumption and extraction, while men abandon production and hypercapitalization and defense of the commons: it’s very cheap to be a male, because given fire, tools, something to hunt, and a few friends we’re generally happpy. While women’s acquisitiveness is endless.
    6) so, the intersextual market equilibrium is preserved.

    Why? You (Liv) as an outlier aside, the cognitively female select for non-regulation, hyperconsumption, and status by irresponsibility for commons and capitalization (which would produce conflict) and seek resources by extraction. Conversely the cognitively masculine select for regulation, production and capitalization, and status by responsibilty for commons and capitalization (despite producing conflict).

    Poison the well and you get this behavior. It’s deterministic. And it’s obvious.

    The market should correct. But we’re going to have a population collapse before it does, and that means an end to all our redistributive programs, and an spiral toward antisocial behavior.

    Reply addressees: @Liv_Boeree

    Source date (UTC): 2023-07-24 19:41:51 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683563160832204802

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  • Was King this mentally unhinged before his accident? Because my perception is, l

    Was King this mentally unhinged before his accident? Because my perception is, like many people, his behavior demonstrates agitation (common in brain damage) exaggerating negative biases.

    Source date (UTC): 2023-07-24 16:16:01 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683511361278562306

    Reply addressees: @SoloFlow786 @StephenKing

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683196552435859456

  • Not really. It’s the capacity to bear responsibility for many things in a stream

    Not really. It’s the capacity to bear responsibility for many things in a stream of consistent change without reprieve. Most people can’t be physical athletes, mental athletes, or work athletes. And very few can process that much information that many hours a day. And fewer can do so in a competitive environment. You basically never ever do anything other than business.

    Class = Scale of Responsibilities.
    Fitness, Trait Conscientiousness, and Intelligence contribute to the capacity to bear responsibilities. After that it’s knowledge of your domain, and extraordinary hard work.

    Reply addressees: @SpiralSpooky @Hoary_Mattekar @JoshLekach

    Source date (UTC): 2023-07-24 12:42:50 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683457713190195200

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683098219319017473

  • Such a great thread. QUESTION: Why do so many people find the PhD experience so

    Such a great thread.
    QUESTION:
    Why do so many people find the PhD experience so tragically stressful, end up in therapy, or worse? What contributes to the stress?
    Is there a difference between PhD program models (as in the oxford self directed vs some of the american managed)? Is it just the personnel? Or the subject matter? The workload? The difference in workloads between programs?
    Or are we just admitting too many people into the programs without screening them sufficiently (and is it possible to screen people other than by trial and error)?

    Reply addressees: @BayouPhilosophy

    Source date (UTC): 2023-07-23 11:46:07 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683081051579588609

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