BarbaryChaos 🌊 on Nostr: I've been reflecting on Raoul Pal's theory (which I largely agree with) about the ...
I've been reflecting on Raoul Pal's theory (which I largely agree with) about the world undergoing a massive shift by 2030 due to the exponential rise of AI. Pal is an excellent speaker and a great simplifier of complex ideas. However, his businessman side occasionally makes him seem opportunistic, especially with the promotion of questionable cryptocurrencies. Still, the alpha he delivers elsewhere more than makes up for it.
In this context, I often find myself feeling lost regarding my career direction. Is it even sensible for someone in a traditional industry to carry on as usual—holding meetings and making decisions about topics that might soon become irrelevant?
As an actuary with an executive role in an insurance company, I now find myself doing things solo in a matter of days with these very recent tools like Cursor or Replit Agent—things that used to take entire teams months to accomplish.
So, what to do to hedge against this uncertain future? One approach is to carry on as usual and save as much as possible in the "future currency" of AI interactions (#btc if your still wondering ;) ), or to start adapting now to the coming changes.
But what does "adapting" even mean when AI, far smarter and more efficient than any of us, is set to flood both cyberspace and the physical world? That’s the big question, and it’s one that occupies most of my thinking these days. Yet, I haven't been able to draw any clear conclusions.
Interestingly, I’ve just learned that LynAlden (nprofile…3tqm) is venturing into science fiction, and my first reaction is that this might help me explore these questions. Her economic and financial newsletter is outstanding—pragmatic, rooted in a bottom-up engineering approach. This, I believe, holds her back somewhat from diving deep into speculative thought. Yet, her insights on what the world of tomorrow could look like would be fascinating, and what better way to let her intuition about the future flow freely than through science fiction? It might provide valuable clues on how to prepare for what’s coming.
That said, I might just be imagining things, and Lyn’s story will end up focusing on some completely unrelated topic, set in a cigar galaxy in the year 6373.
In this context, I often find myself feeling lost regarding my career direction. Is it even sensible for someone in a traditional industry to carry on as usual—holding meetings and making decisions about topics that might soon become irrelevant?
As an actuary with an executive role in an insurance company, I now find myself doing things solo in a matter of days with these very recent tools like Cursor or Replit Agent—things that used to take entire teams months to accomplish.
So, what to do to hedge against this uncertain future? One approach is to carry on as usual and save as much as possible in the "future currency" of AI interactions (#btc if your still wondering ;) ), or to start adapting now to the coming changes.
But what does "adapting" even mean when AI, far smarter and more efficient than any of us, is set to flood both cyberspace and the physical world? That’s the big question, and it’s one that occupies most of my thinking these days. Yet, I haven't been able to draw any clear conclusions.
Interestingly, I’ve just learned that LynAlden (nprofile…3tqm) is venturing into science fiction, and my first reaction is that this might help me explore these questions. Her economic and financial newsletter is outstanding—pragmatic, rooted in a bottom-up engineering approach. This, I believe, holds her back somewhat from diving deep into speculative thought. Yet, her insights on what the world of tomorrow could look like would be fascinating, and what better way to let her intuition about the future flow freely than through science fiction? It might provide valuable clues on how to prepare for what’s coming.
That said, I might just be imagining things, and Lyn’s story will end up focusing on some completely unrelated topic, set in a cigar galaxy in the year 6373.