the great acceleration: finding your place in the new world

People chat softly at nearby tables, the scent of coffee fills the air, and the afternoon light casts long shadows through the windows. It feels timeless – a scene that could have taken place 50 years ago. But when I look down at my laptop, I'm reminded that we're living through the most rapid technological transformation in human history. Last week, I watched an AI generate a photorealistic video from a text prompt in seconds. Two days ago, I had a conversation with a large language model that felt eerily human. This morning, I read about robots that can now perform surgical procedures with greater precision than human doctors. The pace is dizzying. And of course the the implications are profound. As someone who's lived many lives – from investment analyst at Bloomberg managing relationships with major financial institutions, to psychedelic explorer diving into altered states of consciousness, to failed tech startup cofounder, to now running a profitable online business – I find mysel

People chat softly at nearby tables, the scent of coffee fills the air, and the afternoon light casts long shadows through the windows. It feels timeless – a scene that could have taken place 50 years ago. But when I look down at my laptop, I'm reminded that we're living through the most rapid technological transformation in human history. Last week, I watched an AI generate a photorealistic video from a text prompt in seconds. Two days ago, I had a conversation with a large language model that felt eerily human. This morning, I read about robots that can now perform surgical procedures with g