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1. The death of Silicon Valley, a thread
How did Silicon Valley die? It was killed by the internet. I will explain.
Yesterday, my friend IRL asked me "Where are good old days when techies were
2. In the "good old days" Silicon Valley was about understanding technology. Silicon, to be precise. These were people who had to understand quantum mechanics, who had to build the near-miraculous devices that we now take for granted, and they had to work
3. Now, I love libertarians, and I share much of their political philosophy. But you have to be socially naive to believe that it has a chance in a real society. In those days, Silicon Valley was not a real society. It was populated by people who understood quantum mechanics
4. Then came the microcomputer revolution. It was created by people who understood how to build computers. One borderline case was Steve Jobs. People claimed that Jobs was surrounded by a "reality distortion field" - that's how good he was at understanding people, not things
5. Still, the heroes of Silicon Valley were the engineers. The people who knew how to build things. Steve Jobs, for all his understanding of people, also had quite a good understanding of technology. He had a libertarian vibe, and so did Silicon Valley
How did Silicon Valley die? It was killed by the internet. I will explain.
Yesterday, my friend IRL asked me "Where are good old days when techies were
Where are good old days when techies were libertarians.
— Cranky (@rushingdima) January 9, 2021
2. In the "good old days" Silicon Valley was about understanding technology. Silicon, to be precise. These were people who had to understand quantum mechanics, who had to build the near-miraculous devices that we now take for granted, and they had to work
3. Now, I love libertarians, and I share much of their political philosophy. But you have to be socially naive to believe that it has a chance in a real society. In those days, Silicon Valley was not a real society. It was populated by people who understood quantum mechanics
4. Then came the microcomputer revolution. It was created by people who understood how to build computers. One borderline case was Steve Jobs. People claimed that Jobs was surrounded by a "reality distortion field" - that's how good he was at understanding people, not things
5. Still, the heroes of Silicon Valley were the engineers. The people who knew how to build things. Steve Jobs, for all his understanding of people, also had quite a good understanding of technology. He had a libertarian vibe, and so did Silicon Valley
It is generally believed that Sanskrit is a language like any other except that it is more complicated and dead for all purposes https://t.co/3sjsz8cikb
At best, people are willing to admit that it has a great literature and a cultural value at the other end, there are people who consider it as a mysterious combination of words to create a religious atmosphere through prayers, chanting, incantations, etc.
But Sanskrit is much more than that and possesses within itself many of the attributes of a great and useful language.
It is both a science and an art combined in one. As a language, Sanskrit has a degree of permanence which no other language has. In olden days, when teaching
was oral, there was a need to keep information in tact and pass them on from generation to generation accurately. This led, on one hand, to a strong emphasis towards versification, poetry and phonetics. On the other side, formulae were devised of inventing and converting words
in such a way that chances of distortion were kept at a minimum.
3. After Panini's grammer, Sanskrit language was so much standardized that further linguistic development was not possible. By a general consensus the world over, it is well recognized that Sanskrit literature,
The tidbits of wisdom acquired while reading Samhitas- an entirely different lesson learnt every single time!
— Dr Vishakha Moghe \U0001f1ee\U0001f1f3 (@drmoghes) June 5, 2021
A language can be just so full with consciousness and wisdom!!
Wonder how on earth they call #Sanskrit a dead language?
At best, people are willing to admit that it has a great literature and a cultural value at the other end, there are people who consider it as a mysterious combination of words to create a religious atmosphere through prayers, chanting, incantations, etc.
But Sanskrit is much more than that and possesses within itself many of the attributes of a great and useful language.
It is both a science and an art combined in one. As a language, Sanskrit has a degree of permanence which no other language has. In olden days, when teaching
was oral, there was a need to keep information in tact and pass them on from generation to generation accurately. This led, on one hand, to a strong emphasis towards versification, poetry and phonetics. On the other side, formulae were devised of inventing and converting words
in such a way that chances of distortion were kept at a minimum.
3. After Panini's grammer, Sanskrit language was so much standardized that further linguistic development was not possible. By a general consensus the world over, it is well recognized that Sanskrit literature,
Pravritti and Nivritti #Thread
Pravritti is worldly interaction i.e from inside to outside whereas Nivritti is inner contemplation i.e from outside to inside.
Let's understand both with examples
Pravritti:
It naturally flows out of us and is there from the time we are born till we die. And we are naturally inclined towards action.
A baby crawls, turns, twists , pulls, pushes, walks, runs without any formal training. Because it's the pravritti of the baby.
Outward interaction is essential for the continuity of life, for organising the Society, and concluding with Karma Yoga.
Right Karmas (action) can bring prosperity, happiness and contentment.
Nivritti
This needs training unlike Pravritti so that we can understand ourselves better, understand our nature, find how we react, how we feel and why do we feel so.
Meditation is that training.
Nivritti leads to the answers of the questions:
Who am I? What am I here for?
It stabilizes our physical body and purifies our thoughts. It also helps us to answer the question: Why should we do this?
Both Pravritti and Nivritti are interconnected.
Pravritti is worldly interaction i.e from inside to outside whereas Nivritti is inner contemplation i.e from outside to inside.
Let's understand both with examples
This Shloka appears in Gita Bhasya by Adi Shankaracharya.
— IndicIdeas (@IndicIdeas) May 29, 2021
'Pra' means different and 'Vritti' stands for chitta and 'Ni' means inwards.
Companion words : "Pravritti and Nivritti" #Sanskrit #AdiShankaracharya pic.twitter.com/mF7gpy7kxV
Pravritti:
It naturally flows out of us and is there from the time we are born till we die. And we are naturally inclined towards action.
A baby crawls, turns, twists , pulls, pushes, walks, runs without any formal training. Because it's the pravritti of the baby.
Outward interaction is essential for the continuity of life, for organising the Society, and concluding with Karma Yoga.
Right Karmas (action) can bring prosperity, happiness and contentment.
Nivritti
This needs training unlike Pravritti so that we can understand ourselves better, understand our nature, find how we react, how we feel and why do we feel so.
Meditation is that training.
Nivritti leads to the answers of the questions:
Who am I? What am I here for?
It stabilizes our physical body and purifies our thoughts. It also helps us to answer the question: Why should we do this?
Both Pravritti and Nivritti are interconnected.
