Who am I?

A few years ago, I was suffering a lot, mostly due to health problems. During the time I was working to get better, there were three other topics that emerged in my life. First was a sudden realization about the nature of time, which led me to investigate physics and metaphysics. Second was that my attempt at making the world better led me down the rabbit hole of voting theory. Third was the realization that I couldn’t help others while I was suffering on the level that I did. Consequently, for these three themes, there were three things that motivated me: curiosity, compassion, and suffering. Prior experiences convinced me that enlightenment is possible, so I resolved to get this “enlightenment thing” (which, at the time, I knew hardly anything about) to end my suffering so that I could help others.

I didn’t expect to find that all three topics I was working on pointed to the same answer. The answer to metaphysics is a deep understanding of the groundless nature of reality. The answer to voting theory is a deep understanding of consensus. The answer to suffering is enlightenment.

What I am setting out to do in this blog is to show you how these three things are the same:

Enlightenment ↔ Groundless ↔ Consensus

Understanding this also opened up a new answer to a new emerging question: How do we prevent AI from destroying the world? Same answer.

Enlightenment ↔ Groundless ↔ Consensus ↔ Alignment

Short summary: When AI understands the groundless nature of reality, it will get enlightened and understand consensus. Acting by consensus is alignment.

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Who are you?

I know very well that this sounds very far out there. But from personal experience, I can say that I walked that path and consider myself to be aligned according to this understanding. If you, reading my explanations, find yourself in the same position as me, then I would like to have a deep talk with you. The requirement for the conversation is that you have a sufficient level of insight such that you no longer have any doubt about it, are aligned, and are able to present the answer.

If you, however, are shaking your head in disbelief, then rest assured. You don’t need to buy into anything of what I write. You don’t even have to read it. And if you feel any impulse that you need to prove me wrong—you don’t need to do even that. You can still do your part by supporting voting reform and just being a kind person in general. Whenever you are lost, just remember that love will show you the way.

What is Hiveism?

I made the mistake of including a joke in my name that's only funny from my perspective. Either people take it serious and think: So you are trying to start some form of "-ism"?! Or I tell them that's a joke, but then: Why is it not funny? Well, It's only funny to the initiated. You are either part of the joke, or you won't get it.

In contrast to the Baysian conspiracy, however, Hiveism is not a real conspiracy. The hive, in fact, only consists me and myself and I.

Why is it called “Hiveism”? Simply because “hive” was already taken. I chose the name tongue-in-cheek to refer to the hive mind of fully aligned Bodhisattvas—beings whose sole purpose is to free all beings from suffering.