Joscha Bach

A [[person]] on [[twitter]]: @plinz.
Seems like an all-around nice guy. I agree with most (everything?) I've heard him say, so far.
Conversation with [[Lex Fridman]]
- Born/raised in East Germany ([[outsider]])
- Thinks social networks should become Agoras -- although, of course, he doesn't use that terminology.
- https://twitter.com/flancian/status/1287721063787487232
- Neurons, like all cells, are like individual organisms evolved to reap rewards; they self-adjust to trigger on the right stimuli, which results in them being "reinforced": getting fatter.
- Doesn't believe in the self/identity; probably an advanced meditator.
- One's attention is focused by default on instances in which our internal models of the world fail to predict it accurately. In a sense introspection and fascination with mental processes is a symptom of maladjustment.
https://lexfridman.com/joscha-bach/
- See [[tweet]] https://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1340038264749584384 by [[a yawning cat]] for pulled quotes.
- See also [[tweet]] https://twitter.com/flancian/status/1287721063787487232