Looking back, the decisive premise behind the huge change I went through over these three years was that I only consumed useful information from overseas (at home, I just scrolled for a bit before bed through Xiao Mei, Xiao Shuai, and Sang Biao). And the premise for that shift was that I spent a day learning how to make all my devices connected to the world 24/7.
If not for that, when AI came along later, I might have been like most people too—only dabbling, seeing the world from the bottom of a well.
I once saw a line I strongly agreed with: new experiences give birth to new souls. Likewise, without brand-new information input, your mind can’t possibly change.