two underrated points he makes:
- agency: "a huge reason for why the American experiment has been so successful is that people do a lot of doing."
- risk: "America's attitude towards risk is a huge advantage over the Europeans. Failure in Europe is so shameful and in America is more... See more
Avidan Rudanskyx.comtwo underrated points he makes: - agency: "a huge reason for why the American experiment has been so successful is that people do a lot of doing." - risk: "America's attitude towards risk is a huge advantage over the Europeans. Failure in Europe is so shameful and in America is more forgiving." america's power historically has come from a bias towards action and risk-taking. it's the backbone of entrepreneurship. you need agency and benevolence towards risk if you want to build anything meaningful in the world.
True agency is an unruly psychological trait. It’s the willingness to act without explicit validation, instruction, or even permission. It’s the meme “you can just do things,” knowing that “you can poke life, and something will pop out the other side.” It’s a venture capitalist with no academic background founding the most important AI lab in... See more
Pirate Wires • Agency Is Eating the World
