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Emmett Shear @eshear

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Jason Yuan @jasonyuan · Jul 8, 2025

dear god we desperately need New Speculative Fiction to inspire Silicon Valley out of whatever local minimum we are in rn. surely! the future will be more than just JARVIS and HER!!

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Emmett Shear @eshear

Try:
The Quantum Thief
Diaspora, Axiomatic, Instantiation
Exhalation
The Nanotech Succession
Alien Clay
Anathem, Termination Shock
Children of Time
Daemon
Hail Mary
Echopraxia
Down And Out In The Magical Kingdom
Halting State
Manna
Too Like The Lightning
Crystal Society

9:55 PM · Jul 8, 2025 · 5,258 Views
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A thread capture: Jason Yuan (Jul 8, 2025) calls for new speculative fiction beyond JARVIS and HER, and Emmett Shear replies with a list of science fiction recommendations. Reposted by Misha. The post is from 2025 but was captured on 2026-09-21.

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Tyler John @tyler_m_john

Tyler John (@tyler_m_john) — 15h Slack messages in Silicon Valley in 2026 [embedded screenshot of a Slack message:] Tyler John — Just now Would you like to found a freedom city with me and build an AGI weapon to fight tyranny ❤ 1 😊+
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Tweet is a joke/satire embedding a mocked-up Slack message screenshot.

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Joshua Achiam @jachiam0

Joshua Achiam ✓ @jachiam0 · 2h There's a group of three pieces of writing that happen to form, in my view, a very tidy cultural introduction to modern Silicon Valley. "Crystal Nights," by Greg Egan; "Meditations on Moloch," by Scott Alexander, and "Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule," by Paul Graham.
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A reading-list recommendation from OpenAI's Joshua Achiam naming three foundational texts of Silicon Valley/rationalist culture — "Crystal Nights" (Egan's short story about creating and testing digital minds, directly relevant to AI consciousness/moral status), "Meditations on Moloch" (coordination-failure/multipolar-trap essay central to AI safety discourse), and Paul Graham's essay on scheduling.

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David Holz @DavidSHolz

↻ Ivan reposted David @DavidSHolz How to find a job in Silicon Valley: 1) Ask yourself which companies have missions that you're most passionate about 2) Think about how you can help 3) Do a few projects that show you can help (ie: coding, design, marketing concepts, educational blogposts, documentation, as long as it's relevant to the work / mission / company) 4) Reach out to the founders or senior employees directly (not via recruiting channels) and say "I'm passionate about your mission X for Y reasons. I think I can help by doing Z. Here are some projects that show I can do it." If it doesn't work out, don't be discouraged. Ask for feedback. Reach out to more companies and founders that you're passionate about helping. Do more projects that show off your strengths. You'll make it. You don't need an education or resume for any of this. Your projects, determination, and research are your education + resume. 12:49 PM · Jan 25, 2025 · 213.5K Views
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David Holz (Midjourney founder) advice thread on breaking into Silicon Valley jobs via direct outreach and demonstrated projects rather than credentials. General career-advice content, not AI-safety specific.

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