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  "content_md": "Seems directionally right that true AI use is dynamic, embodied, alive, motion-full. Reminds me of an idea that those who excel at abstract thought aren’t really thinking abstractly; they’ve just learned to concretise and embody the abstractness somehow or somewhere. This seems like that.\n\n> This brings us to AI. AI is like riding a powered two-wheeler, like a motorcycle or scooter. Some people who learn to ride a bike never go on to learn to ride powered two-wheelers. You need excess regulatory capacity to manage the greater mass and velocity. This is harder than either riding a bike or driving a car.\n\n[On Learning to Ride Your Brain Unless you’re active in one o… ↗](https://venkateshrao.com/blyg/t/75vdmatmmhxap7fxg8h05vqr3v)",
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