“Passion isn’t found, it’s something that is developed over time”.

You can find easy things that will entertain you in the short run (and they can often be worth doing), but I recommend going for something deeper and more rewarding.

Personally I’ve been finding AI like Claude.ai great for brainstorming and problem solving at all stages of whatever I’m working towards.

I used to be a picky eater, but years ago I decided that I wanted to like more food - - that life would be better if I actually enjoyed foods that I would otherwise have to suffer/avoid.

I started by putting small amounts of different ingredients in my dishes (when it made sense) and I quickly developed a taste for all of them.

(Only found out later that this was a great way to do it as your microbiom directly impacts your cravings).

Onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, pickles, brussel sprouts, oysters, mustard are all things I now genuinely enjoy.

Any precedent here regardless of outcome will have significant (and dangerous) impact, as the status quo is already causing significant harm.

For example Meta/Facebook used to prioritize content that generates an angry face emoji (over that of a “like”) - - as it results in more engagement and revenue.

However the problem still exists. If you combat problematic content with a reply of your own (because you want to push back against hatred, misinformation, or disinformation) then they have even more incentiive to show similar content. And they justify it by saying “if you engaged with content, then you’ve clearly indicated that you WANT to engage with content like that”.

The financial incentives as they currently exist run counter to the public good

Especially when it was going supernova.