Let's be honest. Compassion doesn't come easy. It's one of the most difficult things to achieve as a human being, and especially as a human in 2025. We're all wired to think about ourselves first. Our problems. Our bills. Our goals. That's just how society has shaped us - heavily individualistic and, let's call it what it is, a bit greedy. And here's the thing: no one taught us otherwise. Schools teach math, history, science, and basic communication skills. But thinking and seeing every situation from at least ten different points of view that triggers compassion? That skill got skipped entirely. And that's unfortunate, because to be compassionate is one of the most important things a human must learn. How do you become more compassionate? You don't wait for it to magically appear. You trigger it. The Core Idea Here's what I've found works: You deliberately put yourself in someone else's shoes. Not in a vague "I feel for them" ...
I want to share my predictions for 2035, primarily out of curiosity. My goal is to look back on this post and see how many of these predictions came true. This exercise isn’t just fun—it’s also a way to optimize my judgment, much like how an AI model fine-tunes its parameters based on data. Similarly, I aim to refine my thinking by comparing it to the reality of 2035. Admittedly, making bold predictions is risky, as it’s a form of “standing out,” something Jordan Peterson cautions against in his "Zebra Story." If you haven’t heard it, I highly recommend watching "The Zebra Story | Jordan Peterson" . For context, I often jokingly refer to the internet as God with my friends and family. We call it "Dev" or "Bhagwan" in Hindi. If the internet is God or "Dev", then AI is its amplified form—a “Mahadev”. In mathematical terms, if the internet is f(x) , then AI is 10^f(x) . This isn’t to say there’s nothing more powerful coming, but for now, A...