Thanks for the shoutout! You do a good job articulating the issues caused by concept creep and the Tocqueville paradox. I think the core of the issue is that we tend to eventually get used to everything, so we need ever greater doses of progress to get the same high. The only cure for this tendency seems to lie in cultivating a habit of gratitude, not just for the big things but also for the small.
Thanks for the shoutout! You do a good job articulating the issues caused by concept creep and the Tocqueville paradox. I think the core of the issue is that we tend to eventually get used to everything, so we need ever greater doses of progress to get the same high. The only cure for this tendency seems to lie in cultivating a habit of gratitude, not just for the big things but also for the small.
I look forward to the chat tomorrow!