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2 Apr, 5 tweets, 3 min read
It’s true, we don’t have flying cars, or handheld nuclear reactors, and string theory might be a dead end... but that doesn’t mean science has stagnated.

Last few decades we saw major paradigm shifts in “Coordination Studies” and the scholars leading the field are very well paid
Gold
Credit @geoffanders for naming the field.

I’ve long considered Startups an interdisciplinary research project, but meta field is so real
Too few people thinking about coordinated thinking have read the Engelbart, who really founded the field in a modern sense

He was 30-40 years ahead of his time, which makes him EXTREMELY relevant just about... now
Twitter is the jellyfish-brain nervous system of our evolving collective intelligence — we can flinch from pain, or chase pleasure, we haven’t evolved a neocortex or ability to THINK. YET.

There’s a path to getting there though

dougengelbart.org/content/view/1…

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Conor White-Sullivan 𐃏🇺🇸 Profile picture
3 Apr
We listened to 8 hour podcast about an actual cult on this drive... and it could not be MORE different from the values of @RoamResearch and our community

I love tongue in cheek humor and the history of #roamcult, but believe it’s time we set an example [[Taking Words Seriously]]
Words matter.

Cults are real and all around us.

They seek to control and manipulate members, break bonds, isolate people from friends and family, destroy the individuals faith in themselves, and to be an unchallengeable fountain of “truth” that their adherents never question.
In every way, Roam seeks to do and be the opposite of all those things.

But the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves matter - and jokes are often most funny when they are half true

And sometimes the things that are fun in your youth and just plain irresponsible as you grow
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31 Mar
The past is in an inspiring future.

Do not forget that there was a time and place where scholars and translators were paid as much for their contributions as professional athletes are paid today.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_G… Image
Just to be clear - future I’m picturing is @balajis’s cloud state taking this on. Not the institutions we have for funding research today
Related -seems we have to file 1099s for every #RoamGames winner we award over $600, so we’ve had to slow down until we figure out how to handle payouts

Surprising how many bureaucratic barriers there are to funding a flourishing intellectual commons.
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26 Mar
A long time ago - before I had Roam -- I saw a post or thread about "the Conventional Wisdom that the Conventional Wisdom is wrong"

It argued that the folks most likely to complain about FAANG whiteboard interviews were those who did not get a job.

Ring any bells anyone?
That isn't it -- it was longer thread or post on how you should be skeptical that complaints mean there is a problem
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25 Mar
Two days ago I had the best spiritual and psychological conversation I have had in years with @haideralmosawi

Honestly felt life changing and deserves a thread of its own

Learned prayer is 27x more effective w others

Got me feeling need to get back into a live faith community
But then last night, prayed for UX inspiration - and was drawn to Library App from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

And it provided... SO MANY ANSWERS
I’ve always been drawn to Islam.

Studied Arabic in my spare time in high school and college with help from Ahmed at the Citgo station (thanks Ahmed!), Rosetta Stone cds, and library book I never returned

House of Wisdom inspired Astrolabe as Roam Logo

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23 Mar
I want to hear more stories of folks with #adhd who have really successfully implemented this.

Self trust, positive self talk. Who has gone from not having this to having this and what did you do to make the change.
This is way too real.

Somehow I was able to compartmentalize and keep long term insanely hard promises to myself — but still have massive guilt and shame around broken micro commitments like showing up to meetings on time
Had a roommate who was pissed at me for not remembering to put away his sun lamp try to tie those together

if you can’t remember to do this tiny thing, how can anyone trust you for larger projects like Roam

this was maybe a year before launch - we were close to out of cash...
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23 Mar
Interesting... I’ve mostly only seen my mother ask this question to White Americans, and it’s literally first thing she asks most everyone I introduce her to...

We’re first gen immigrants - most are pretty confused at first, say things like “Ohio”

Never an acceptable answer
The obsession with individuality and desire to be detached from our ancestors has long long history in America — most of us came here because it offered something better than where we were — but curiosity about family history seems like dangerous subject to label as racist.
Is it still racist if my mom decides it is ONLY safe to ask white people this question, and decides anyone else is more likely to be offended than have it to be a nice conversation starter...

Can see how someone might assume they’re getting special treatment - but not here
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