# There should be unicorns

I want people to pursue their dreams.

I want more mad and not-so-mad scientists and inventors. More people pursuing awesome projects. I want them to create fun and wholesome things that make our civilization simultaneously a little bit more grown-up and a little bit sillier and child-like.

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I want there to be unicorns.

Perhaps a secret bounty, for genetically modifying an animal into a unicorn; and releasing it into the wild; and pranking the world, once someone randomly meets a pack of unicorns in a forest.

Like that GPT-2 story, but for real.

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I want people to look at their lives with fresh eyes and bring about incredible amounts of fun.

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We can already see six colors (thanks, the guy who sent me [hexachromatic glasses](https://x.com/CJHandmer/status/1536932784630943745)).

We can already feel the direction of north ([contact.ms/compass](https://contact.ms/compass/)).

But there’s so much about the world that we cannot experience, but could.

I want people to develop new senses.

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I want people to speedrun everything.

Speedrun museums: optimize for meaningfully experiencing as much of what they find most important, coolest, enjoyable, or feelings-causing as possible in some limited amount of time.

(Prior to going to the museum, perhaps while you’re in a queue or on your way there, look up the most important stuff and select what of that you want to see; walk past random other stuff and see if anything catches your eye; but do not waste time on stuff that’s not valuable to you.

I’m certainly [not](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku0LaJpno-I) [alone](https://x.com/wilhelmscreamin/status/1933096396871111055) here.

Seeing the most interesting things and sequence-skipping everything else is a much more fun way to spend time than mostly seeing average things!)

Speedrun London transportation: find 3D maps of London tube stations and ignore the misleading signs, sometimes changing between stations in tens of seconds instead of minutes.

![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bhlq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2dc37d-c0aa-48c2-8148-f2cc9e35f5df_1043x858.png)

I’m using the Station Master app, but it’s paid

Speedrun brushing teeth (thanks [Lumina](https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/defying-cavity-lantern-bioworks-faq)!) and tying shoelaces (spend five minutes to learn [this](https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm#detailed) and never again spend over a second to tie them).

[Skip turning the lights on and off manually](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/eoFuko87vWhARSCNE/why-and-how-you-should-make-your-home-smart-it-s-cheap-and).

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I want people to be agentic about what they’re spending their time on, and how efficient that is according to their values and aesthetic preferences. (What are some non-fun parts you spend time on, because that’s the default, even though you’re allowed and would prefer to skip them?)

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I want people to throw parties that bring fun in weird and unusual ways.

![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmWl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18bd1574-bebb-47c8-b061-fa9ba3e98f7e_1284x762.png)

I once saw a joke on Twitter that there should be a party where people are only allowed to communicate in cat noises. We actually hosted the party.

![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cUct!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbea1c2e3-5a5f-41a9-b64d-c606e718c71c_1284x576.png)

I didn’t know people could imitate cats that well. People were meowing even outside the 20min intervals. Catgirls were jumping between the furniture and whatnot. Huge cardboard boxes were occupied.

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We are the universe experiencing fun; and we should have more of it.

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I want you to actually stop and think of one fun thing that is technically possible, that should exist, that doesn’t currently exist.

It can be very weird; it can be very mundane.

What is it? Can you make it happen?