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And, at the extreme, indefinitely delayed gratification means no gratification.
“Survival machines that can simulate the future are one jump ahead of survival machines who can only learn on the basis of overt trial and error. The trouble with overt trial is that it takes time and energy. The trouble with overt error is that it is often fatal. Simulation is both safer and faster. The evolution of the capacity to simulate seems to have cumulated in subjective consciousness.”
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“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.”
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Steve’s 2025 Year in Books
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