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Joshua Derrick's avatar

As a young person in science, who feels that what I'm working towards a). won't survive collapse and b). won't help us live in the world on the other side of the Great Simplification, my question is pretty simple: how can I refocus my daily energy towards a career (career perhaps isn't the right word here) that is more compatible with a world on the other side of the great simplification?

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John Adams's avatar

Nate, I am going to turn this back on you and ask How Can We Help You? By you I mean you and your comrades who are taking the relentless lead to get deep systems understanding out into the world. As students of your tireless work, we risk going down the path of despair and depression from what we learn. As you told me in an email, it is part of making the decision to swallow The Red Pill. And hopefully those go fall into despair have a network of people to help them through that. As a teacher and convener however, you must be feeling the same emotions over and over, and perhaps at a much larger degree based on the breathe and depth of your knowledge. Podcasters will ask for things like donations and 'likes' to build and maintain a following. But with the work you do, the last thing you would probably do is ask for, or admit you need a different kind of support from your listeners. So if we get to ask you anything, I would like to ask, "what can we do for you"; to keep you healthy, happy, and more importantly, to help you press on. You can tell us anything.

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