Thanks for writing this, it clarifies a lot. This piece really hit home, and I appreciate how honest yu are. It feels like you've been learning to define a whole new value function for your life, calibrating it with your own internal happiness metrics instead of external ones. So insightful, and honestly, a relief to read.
I really enjoyed this. It reads like it was written in a couple of passes and left alive, which is rare and nice.
As an ex–five-year-plan immigrant kid, a lot of this hit uncomfortably close haha
I like that you drag the value-function idea over from RL into life. Yes, it collapses a ridiculous amount of nuance into a single number, but that’s also exactly the move most of us end up making without noticing. What stayed with me wasn’t the technical analogy so much as that moment on the train.
I’ve subscribed. I’ve been writing more from a systems-engineering angle about AI and the mess it creates; if you ever wander over, you might find a few echoes of what you’re circling here.
Thanks for writing this, it clarifies a lot. This piece really hit home, and I appreciate how honest yu are. It feels like you've been learning to define a whole new value function for your life, calibrating it with your own internal happiness metrics instead of external ones. So insightful, and honestly, a relief to read.
I really enjoyed this. It reads like it was written in a couple of passes and left alive, which is rare and nice.
As an ex–five-year-plan immigrant kid, a lot of this hit uncomfortably close haha
I like that you drag the value-function idea over from RL into life. Yes, it collapses a ridiculous amount of nuance into a single number, but that’s also exactly the move most of us end up making without noticing. What stayed with me wasn’t the technical analogy so much as that moment on the train.
I’ve subscribed. I’ve been writing more from a systems-engineering angle about AI and the mess it creates; if you ever wander over, you might find a few echoes of what you’re circling here.
This piece made me feel seen, thank you!
I think a lot about this too -- and definitely came to a similar conclusion. I love how this is written and vignettes from your life
thank you, this means a lot 🥹