Archive - Sarv’s Newsletter

English doesn't have enough words for Love

If we can't describe feelings, do we still feel them? How do we deal with them?

Nov 22, 2024 •

April 2024

The Drones That Grazed on Electrical Lines

A short story about drones, AI, complex systems, and life

Apr 19, 2024 •

March 2024

Be A Definite Optimist, Please.

One of the most parroted ideas I’ve heard from Peter Thiel’s Zero to One is his popularization of mimetic theory, and no, the irony hasn’t been lost on…

Mar 24, 2024 •

February 2024

I don't know what an online essay is anymore

On formats, artist's essence being captured in their art, the perils of online creativity, overthinking.

Feb 11, 2024 •

January 2024

What you return to

How what we return to defines us, our character, and the people we love. How we can’t help but return to things, and how to return to them better. Also…

Jan 7, 2024 •

November 2023

Some interesting tidbits from Darwin’s Autobiography

A collection of learnings + quotes

Nov 1, 2023 •

October 2023

April 2023

Intelligence doesn't exist. Let's talk aptitude instead.

We need to move past human-centric definitions of intelligence.

Apr 8, 2023 •

November 2022

How Tech Hype is Ruining College Students in Tech

College campuses are filled with entrepreneurship LARPers.

Nov 27, 2022 •

October 2022

Generative AI will destroy our concept of trust on the internet.

In Silicon Valley circles, there’s a lot of talk about AGI killing everyone and replacing humans, but I don’t think there’s quite enough discourse about…

Oct 19, 2022 •

June 2022

The Midwit Trap

Why smart people easily end up so unhappy and stuck

Jun 27, 2022 •

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