Travel documents the evolutionary path of life. Each journey marks a phase of perception and development, observing the ongoing advancement of the self. Value time and utilize it effectively today.
Bharathchinneni retweeted
the best part of Dialectic was observing how meticulous and intentional @jacksondahl is about *his* craft
he spent this pod pressing me on every single "why" behind what I do: why quit my job, why longform, why legacy journalism, why AI. the guy asks hard questions!!
Jasmine Sun quit her tech job to tell the world about what she's seeing up close in Silicon Valley.
Dialectic 49: @jasminewsun!
I talked to her about the depth behind SF's memes, why quitting her job wasn't risky, and her "AlphaGo" moment--and why she'll keep writing anyway.
Jasmine writes independently on @Substack--where she used to lead core product--and for publications like @TheAtlantic and @nytimes.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Opening Highlights
1:30 - Intro to Jasmine
3:24 - Start: Being a "Historian of Vibe" and Learning to Look
15:00 - Taste for Questions & The Depth Behind Memes
24:28 - Translating Between Silicon Valley and The World
40:27 - Substack vs. "Serious" Journalism and Integrity as a Writer
47:35 - Integrity when Using AI and the AlphaGo Question
58:42 - Strategy Across Publications & Maximizing an Idea's Reach
1:06:45 - Going Independent, Risk, and Commercial Tradeoffs
1:24:35 - Great Writing: Style, Voice, and Resisting Summary
1:35:35 - Literary Inspirations, Favorite Essays, Writing vs. Thinking, and Getting Better
1:51:09 - Writing to Publish, Authenticity, and Art
2:00:38 - Grab Bag: China, Silicon Valley's Virtues and Problems, AI Transition, The Relational Economy, Parties, Debates, Self Belief, and More
Full episode of @dialecticpod 49: Jasmine Sun - Close Enough to See Clearly - as well as transcript and links to all platforms are available below.
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When multiple people come to the same conclusion after observing a behavior, it’s called pattern recognition. You’d think males would be familiar with that concept
Observing animals sharing food and companionship in the zoo reveals a sense of warmth amidst the harsh laws of natural survival. Respect is something that must be earned, not something granted automatically.
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something i love about this video is how dino is so immersed and appears to be observing straight culture with an anthropological fascination and mild disgust while mh is focused fully on jun's reaction beside him
If i was jun i would have dug a hole right then and there LMAO
Witness: if just observing someone & they turn out not to be doing anything wrong, you wouldn't call it in.
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Dear Steven,
I study your work and it is brilliant.!🇺🇸
Congratulations on building something rare, a civic framework that actually makes sense. Your rejection of the savior model, your focus on local seats, and your H.I.T. standards are exactly what we need.
But I need to say this directly:
You are assuming everyone else is as conscious as you are.
You did the inner work, combat, PTSD, surviving your own darkness. That forged your integrity. But the corrupted world you're trying to change is full of people who are asleep, afraid, and unfamiliar with that inner voice of courage and responsibility.
Your framework is brilliant software. But software needs an operating system to run.
That operating system is consciousness. And it must be cultivated, not assumed.
Please add this to your movement:
· Teach inner work, not just outer action.
· Model vulnerability, not just strength.
· Train people to hear their own voice, even when it contradicts you.
Your movement will outlast any president only if it produces people who cannot be bought or bullied. That only happens when CONSCIOUSNESS is the FOUNDATION.
I am just observing...thank you for all your incredible work.🙏
Feb 18
OFFICIAL TAB ANTHEM!
You feel it.
The fake.
The division.
The slow drift into “this is just how it is.”
They told you your voice doesn’t matter.
That someone else will handle it.
They’re wrong.
We are the ones who take America back.
Not with anger, with courage they don’t understand.
If this gave you goosebumps, good.
That’s responsibility waking up.
Watch it.
Share it.
Then lead where you live.
👉 JoinTAB.us
@megynkelly @ShawnRyan762 @joerogan @Bannons_WarRoom @bennyjohnson @patrickbetdavid @DocPeteChambers @IAMTOMMACDONALD
#takeamericaback #TAB #citizenservantleader
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I ain't voting for that liar. I came to that conclusion just by observing that jerk.
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I’m Sunni but we grew up observing Muharram, no telly, no music, no celebrations etc. Idk if it’s a cultural thing but it feels like that is getting lost now
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When observing Taekook behavior/moments,
Focus on Jungkook's face and Taehyung's hands.
.........that's were all the answers are. 💜💚
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A trader who abandons what market is saying stops observing and starts predicting.
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SMALL-TOWN TEXAS SIGHTS!
So while relaxing out by the lake and observing different activities and thinking and praying, I noticed a couple of young black guys walk up on a deck behind the convention center. A man was there fishing off of the deck.
The next thing I know he’s conversing with them and then he goes and grabs a couple of additional poles and starts showing them how to fish!
Once again it made me proud to be a Texan!
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Madras HC stayed the construction of a church near a temple in Coimbatore, observing that authorities cannot ignore objections from the local Hindu majority.
The Court said that when a large church is proposed in close proximity to a temple, mala fide intentions cannot be ruled out and communal harmony must be given priority.
C Joseph Vijay has proposed churches in every village.
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When the government is forced to begin publicly reprimanding the Jews and their behavior, that is usually the beginning of the end of the Jews, and this is true throughout history.
The public, who may or may not have been aware of their misdeeds, are now forced to pay attention to them, resulting in more of the populace observing their misdeeds.
Resulting in more and more of the populace being utterly revolted at them and their behavior.
Usually resulting in their expulsion out of the country.
We will call it Darwin’s “Jewish Circle of Life.”
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When the government is forced to begin publicly reprimanding the Jews and their behavior, that is usually the beginning of the end of the Jews, and this is true throughout history.
The public, who may or may not have been aware of their misdeeds, are now forced to pay attention to them, resulting in more of the populace observing their misdeeds.
Resulting in more and more of the populace being utterly revolted at them and their behavior.
Usually resulting in their expulsion out of the country.
We will call it Darwin’s “Jewish Circle of Life.”
JD Vance is warning Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration not to mess around with the United States, saying they may end up losing everything.
Vance says Trump is their last ally because the entire world already hates them.
"If I were in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally I have."
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After observing some male chara HSR splash arts: If anything, I guess Imma be thankful that pants are largely left alone aside from some decors like leg brace or something. Still, hella detailed in dem designs basically everywhere tho.
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