I tried this a few years ago, didn’t put in enough effort, and eventually pursued another venue for powermaxxing. Although it didn’t give me any meaningful clout, I’m now in a much better financial position, for the time being. I’m wondering if there should be some of us following this advice but also specializing and localizing. A lot of the focus in this online community is on national and even international systems, whilst the state and local level are often totally ignored. I understand that powermaxxers should pursue the largest levers of power, but nonetheless I think I will have a greater impact by engaging in local politics than wading into what is happening in NYC or Elsewhere.
1. a highly aspergic articulation of the basic intuition of all healthy lifeforms: to accumulate, expand, and intensify their capacity to act upon the world.
see also: instrumental convergence; will to power.
I'm a bit skeptical that becoming a court philosopher is a path that can be so consciously engineered, but who knows. Maybe the more important question is, why do you want power at all?
I tried this a few years ago, didn’t put in enough effort, and eventually pursued another venue for powermaxxing. Although it didn’t give me any meaningful clout, I’m now in a much better financial position, for the time being. I’m wondering if there should be some of us following this advice but also specializing and localizing. A lot of the focus in this online community is on national and even international systems, whilst the state and local level are often totally ignored. I understand that powermaxxers should pursue the largest levers of power, but nonetheless I think I will have a greater impact by engaging in local politics than wading into what is happening in NYC or Elsewhere.
this feels so right
powermaxxing /ˈpaʊəˌmæksɪŋ/ n.
1. a highly aspergic articulation of the basic intuition of all healthy lifeforms: to accumulate, expand, and intensify their capacity to act upon the world.
see also: instrumental convergence; will to power.
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poasters shall inherit the earth
it´s interesting to watch we're headed into the world's power stage becoming suggested into courses of action by random anonymous profiles on the web
thanks for starting substack king.
you should play ace combat 3. i think you will like it if you can look past the anime cheese and read between the lines
1. The capacity to act upon the world
2. The "act" itself
I pray your thoughts touch on 2 as well
PS. Objective patterns of highly influential or consequential work, vibe, flex, signals etc
This is so useful for me thanks!
We should get someone on TikTok
Powermaxxing
Agreed, originality today is a prized commodity
I'm a bit skeptical that becoming a court philosopher is a path that can be so consciously engineered, but who knows. Maybe the more important question is, why do you want power at all?