Seven years of meditation, hundreds of hours of IFS therapy, retreats, etc. hadn’t gotten this AI lab researcher the results he wanted. The romantic bounty also flowed over to the rest of his life—eg, he started disagreeing with his cofounder at the time and even his mom.
Update 2026.05: They recently celebrated one year :)
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Editor’s note: Sid’s voice has been modified to preserve privacy.










