alternative futures: what to do with a ubi

note: this world was inspired by a convo with grant williams on 12 sept 2017.

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conversation rundown with m.b.

this is a weird thing but it’s essentially a transcription of a convo that happened on 11 sept 2017 in copley square sitting in the sun with our bare feet in the fountain water. it’s mostly intended for me to have something to look back at when i want to expand on these thoughts later. they probably don’t make much sense to anyone else. &shrug;

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on the practice of confirming meetings

so here’s the thing. i am an obsessive scheduler. it’s because i value my time and think about as the most valuable resource i have. unlike money and other material goods, it’s the only resource i can’t ever get back or more of.

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matthieu ricard: happiness is compatible with sadness

another idea covered by matthieu ricard in his on being interview was about the nature of happiness. and the particular thought that had me shook was the idea that happiness can actually encompass sadness. it’s a fairly complex intellectual journey to get to that conclusion, but essentially it involves a reframing of what happiness is. below is an extended excerpt of a big piece of ricard’s explanation, but for me the key parts are these.

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matthieu ricard: the false dichotomy between spirituality and discovery

in the on being episode with matthieu ricard, krista quotes this section from his 1998 book, the monk and the philosopher:

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