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What I'm thinking about these days - Alexey Guzey

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Some topics here I’ve been thinking about for years, some for months, and some for weeks. Some are personal problems, some relate to projects I want to pursue, and some are more philosophical. What unites all of these questions is that, despite my best efforts, I haven’t been able either to answer them or get them out of my head. If you have thoughts on any of these questions, let me know. I want to host a party at the center of the universe. There are several problems with this idea. First, I’m basically scientifically illiterate and physicists I talk to tell me that the universe doesn’t even have a center. They say that the universe looks the same in every direction from any point regardless of where you start looking from and that therefore the idea of a “center” doesn’t even make sense. This seems like a big problem. Second, even if we found the center of the universe, it would probably be way too far away from us to get there. The universe has existed for more than 13 billion year

What I'm thinking about these days created: May 22, 2025 ; modified: May 22, 2025 Table of Contents 5 random top posts > Advice from Tyler Cowen > Is anything inherently difficult? > Theses on Sleep > Research Ideas > lifehacks Introduction Some topics here I’ve been thinking about for years, some for months, and some for weeks. Some are personal problems, some relate to projects I want to pursue, and some are more philosophical. What unites all of these questions is that, despite my best efforts, I haven’t been able either to answer them or get them out of my head. If you have thoughts on any

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