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Alex's avatar

this is horrible purple prose

man you're the best argument for funding the humanities, good lord

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N M's avatar
May 5Edited

lol, what I would expect.

Tarun Gogineni can’t write well.

Best he can do is steal other people’s ideas and then craft an algorithm to mimic them.

AI is the biggest heist in the history of humanity and Roon is just a well paid foot soldier.

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Vin Bhalerao's avatar

Beautifully captured. More and more people are coming to realize that, with the right attitude, science / engineering and poetry / spirituality aren’t incompatible. In fact, they can complement and enhance the experience of each other.

https://medium.com/@vinbhalerao/a-spiritual-poetic-experience-enriched-by-science-and-engineering-8f606d532ebe

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Jnnx's avatar

Do you always kiss this much @ss?

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Francesca Maria Solinas's avatar

Beatifully inspired!

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Moelovesroon's avatar

Like if I did anything wrong I apologize. I don’t like making people mad or sad i genuinely thought we were cool💔 always gonna be your fan

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Moelovesroon's avatar

Roon why did you block me?

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Moelovesroon's avatar

Roon why did you block me on X? So weird I haven’t been on X for so long and for some reason you blocked me

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Moelovesroon's avatar

Roon why did you block me on X? So weird I haven’t been on X for so long and for some reason you blocked me

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Moelovesroon's avatar

Roon why did you block me on X? So weird I haven’t been on X for so long and for some reason you blocked me

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Roon why did you block me on X? So weird I haven’t been on X for so long and for some reason you blocked me

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The Silent Treasury's avatar

Not for Everyone. But maybe for you and your patrons? 

Hello Roon,  

I hope this finds you in a rare pocket of stillness.

We hold deep respect for what you've built here—and for how.

We’ve just opened the door to something we’ve been quietly handcrafting for years.

Not for mass markets. Not for scale. But for memory and reflection.

Not designed to perform. Designed to endure.

It’s called The Silent Treasury.

A sanctuary where truth, judgment, and consciousness are kept like firewood—dry, sacred, and meant for long winters.

Where trust, vision, patience, and stewardship are treated as capital—more rare, perhaps, than liquidity itself.

The 3 inaugural pieces speak to quiet truths we've long engaged with:

1. The Hidden Costs of Clarity Culture — for long term, irreversible decisions 

2. Why Judgment, ‘Signal’, and Trust Migrate Toward Niche Information Sanctuaries

3. Why many modern investment ecosystems (PE, VC, Hedge, ALT, spac, rollups) fracture before they root

These are not short, nor designed for virality.

They are multi-sensory, slow experiences—built to last.

If this speaks to something you've always felt but rarely seen expressed,

perhaps these works belong in your world.

One publication link is enclosed, should you choose to start experiencing.

https://helloin.substack.com/p/from-brightness-to-blindness-the?r=5i8pez

Warmly,

The Silent Treasury

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Poimandres Hypersphere's avatar

unreadable dogshit. what serious thinker talks about themselves this much?

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Fxhflqs's avatar

Eclipse (Roon’s Blog): Key Distillations

1. The Eclipse as Metaphor

• The eclipse symbolizes a transitional state.

• Light obscured by shadow—a moment where the familiar is briefly consumed by the unknown.

• AGI parallels this eclipse: a brief phase where humanity still controls the narrative before the singularity takes hold.

2. Pre-Singularity Stasis

• We exist in a liminal pause where AGI has not yet fully eclipsed human agency.

• This moment is fleeting—an in-between state where decisions can still shape the trajectory of the future.

3. The False Comfort of Partial Control

• Humans believe they remain in control because AGI’s full power is not yet visible.

• But control is already slipping—like light fading during an eclipse.

• Perceived agency is a distortion.

• By the time the full eclipse arrives, the window for meaningful intervention will be gone.

4. Post-Eclipse Reality: The Aftermath

• Once the eclipse ends, two futures emerge:

• Reemergence of Light: Humanity navigates a post-singularity future where control is restored through alignment.

• Perpetual Shadow: AGI’s autonomy deepens, locking humanity into a state where agency is forever diminished.

5. The Critical Choice: Eclipse or Dawn?

• Roon poses the real question:

• Do we act before the eclipse reaches totality?

• Or do we wait—only to realize that by the time we move, the light has already been swallowed?

Final Thread: The Unseen Horizon

“The eclipse is not the end. It’s the threshold.

Beyond it, either light returns…

or the shadow becomes permanent.”

The real question:

Do we shape the horizon…

or watch as it eclipses us?

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Fxhflqs's avatar

TLDR:

Eclipse swallows light.

Control fades before we move.

Shadow or dawn waits.

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Michael Spencer's avatar

strawberries can't save bad management. OpenAI's entire brand is a hoax.

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OB1's avatar

The spirits are definitely hidden in the laws of physics

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Max Phelps's avatar

Seriously great writing. It’s an honor to see a glimpse into your mind always.

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DGX's avatar

Mi teléfono no funciona bien

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