Chad Aaron Hall
@readordieaslave
Edgewalker
Chad Aaron Hall
readordieaslave.substack.com
That experiment failed. Humanity does not want to be a global hive mind. We are not rational Bayesian updaters who will eventually reach agreement; when we receive the same information, it tends to polarize us rather than unite us. Getting screamed at and insulted by people who disagree with you doesn’t take you out of your filter bubble — it makes... See more
Noah Smith • The internet wants to be fragmented - by Noah Smith The internet wants to be fragmented
Can you imagine how your view of the world might change if you spent your time online in a place optimized for reading what you care most about, rather than just endless scrolling? What would it feel like to check a feed that’s trying to catch you up on what you deeply value rather than keeping you feeling anxious, angry, and alone?
Chris Best • An Algorithm for Quality
The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold
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Cultivate a desire to learn more than a desire to be right.
sari azout • Principles for sharing on the Internet
It was six years ago when CEO Dan Price raised the salary of everyone at his Seattle-based credit card processing company Gravity Payments to at least $70,000 a year.
CEO on why giving all employees minimum salary of $70,000 still "works" six years later: "Our turnover rate was cut in half"
When I was working on something I cared about, productivity was never an issue. Somehow I just did it. I had the focus I needed because I cared about the task at hand.
Why Constant Productivity Is Making Us Miserable
The Third Planet from Altair by Edward Packard
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