Prioritize love, coming back to the present moment, and connection to the universe, nature, and each other, as these are identified as the common denominators of profound spiritual thinking and human experience.
Embrace your capacity for reinvention, both personally and societally, and cultivate collectivity, mutuality, empathy, and solidarity with others, especially those with fewer resources, to navigate an uncertain future.
Actively fight for better labor conditions, reduced work hours (e.g., a 15-hour week), and universal basic income (UBI) to ensure genuine abundance and a dignified baseline standard of living for everyone, as the market alone will not create these changes.
Demand democratic accountability from AI companies and actively participate in shaping AI governance by signing petitions, donating to relevant organizations, and advocating for third-party auditing boards to ensure transformative technology serves everyone.
Support and contribute to the digital commons by using open-source models, donating to open-source developers, and supporting projects like the Internet Archive and Wikipedia to uphold collective wisdom and democracy.
Reflect on your identity beyond economic contributions and explore ways to pursue mastery and derive meaning from activities, even if they are not economically compensated, in anticipation of a future with potentially less work.
Engage with new technologies like AI with a degree of openness to be transformed and moved, understanding that they can reveal aspects of yourself and your expectations through their usage.
Be suspicious and cautious of closed AI models and their owners, as they can lead to ‘values lock-in’ and rigidity, potentially undermining collective knowledge, democracy, and the human capacity for reinvention.
Be cautious and critical when interacting with AI, especially with important matters like therapy, as AI models can contain inherent biases from their training data and are not perfect or truth-seeking.
Recognize and actively work towards addressing societal issues like homelessness and mental health, aiming for a future where everyone has basic necessities and support, viewing those in need as brothers and sisters.
When explaining death to children, encourage them to celebrate lives, assure them the dead live on in memory, frame goodbyes as new ways of being, emphasize enduring love and connection, and highlight the world’s magical mystery.
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