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 pull
  • 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.
• [[go]] https://lexfridman.com/joscha-bach/
  • See [[tweet]] https://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1340038264749584384 pull by [[a yawning cat]] for pulled quotes.
  • See also [[tweet]] https://twitter.com/flancian/status/1287721063787487232 pull