"The enemies of civilization all necessarily have one thing in common: they are wrong.

And so they fear error correction and truth, and that’s why they resist changes in their ideas, which makes them less creative and slower to innovate.

So our defense against the existential danger from malevolent uses of technology is: speed.

The good guys must use their only advantage to stay ahead." — David Deutsch

What are the absolute truths in life? Think about it for a second. What did you come up with? Probably something wrong. Whatever answer you came up with is dependent on the framework within which you came up with it. That's not useful. So we might rephrase: what are the truths in life? Well, the fundamental laws of physics are a good start. Within the framework of the known universe, we know we can not break the speed of light or create matter out of nothing. But that's abstract, hard to relate to as a human being. So what can we relate to that is still universal?

Death.

We know that, sooner or later, we die. This is scary and depressing. At first. It's also true! No human has ever defeated death. But this doesn't have to be scary or depressing. In fact, I find it to be the most enlightening truth of all. We have a short, finite window where we're alive. Yet, the world is full of possibilities. So what should we do with the limited time we have? I don't know. I'm not interested in telling you what to pursue or when to pursue it — you should decide that for yourself. But I will make one suggestion: whatever you decide to pursue, pursue it fast. You have no time to waste.