Abie Cohen

Humans are not being commoditized. Certain things that we thought only we could do are.

“A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.” – Kevin Kelly

AI is powerful but taste-blind. It can make anything but it has no idea what's actually worth making.

But AI + your taste? That's the game-changer.

The more AI can execute, the more your eye for what's interesting – your ability to discern and curate what matters and why – becomes everything.

What I’d like to consider instead is the possibility of a “Relig-ish” revival, where “Relig-ish” is understood as a system of meaning developed for a secular, tech-empowered world, one that can also sit parallel to existing religions.

Economic Lessons from the Last Few Singularities

One of John von Neumann's absurdly varied contributions to human knowledge was the idea of a technological singularity, i.e. a point at which advances in technology and economic growth happen at such a fast pace that prediction is impossible. This doesn't mean it's the end of history, and in fact... See more

The most contrarian bet in venture capital right now is Thrive’s investment in OpenAI at an $80B valuation.

Before you bring your pitchforks against me or wonder if I’ve gone crazy, let me explain.

You can be contrarian in two ways:1

1. Having a different POV than the mainstream


2. Having 100% conviction in the mainstream POV and doubling down on it in a way

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