drink from different fountains
most stuff out there and online is junk and you know. also add another collection for reading and exploring concepts for longer than a single article or video
drink from different fountains
Take the time to listen to smart people with whom you disagree.
This is not easy to do. Over time, any firm will find that certain methods and biases tend to work very well, and the more successful it is, the more it will develop its own unique mindset. We couldn’t succeed without the methods and principles that we learn over time, nor can we
... See moreJoe Lonsdale • Lessons from Peter Thiel
The Oxford Word of the Year for 2024 is ‘brain rot’ which they defined as: “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such
... See moreDirt • Dirt: Brain Rot
When evaluating a company, one of my favorite questions to ask is whether it has an aesthetic.
We don’t talk about aesthetics as the highest form of brand or story or a reflection of team cohesion, because investing on “vibes” or “look” or “mood” is very frowned upon. Even using it as a data point is beaten out of... See more
Katherine Boylex.comDon’t buy into the VC hype on this one. There will not be one tool to serve new internet-first communities.
Subpixel Space • Come for the Network, Pay for the Tool
it creates the friction for those that weren't going to participate anyway, forming that thin line we refer to as a border. Without borders, we don't have distinction. Without distinction, we can't define alternative values. Exclusion has a function.
I like this article not for how it’s another article about acquiring taste but the implicit under current of going deep into things to get an appreciation for it.
Midgley specifically challenged Descartes' famous thought experiment where he sits by his fireplace and questions everything he can possibly doubt, including the existence of other people. Descartes concludes that the only thing he can know with absolute certainty is that he is thinking (and therefore exists) - the famous "Cogito, ergo sum."
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Claude
the democratization of everything as the amateurization of everything.
Magazines were containers for someone else’s taste, and when you read them you were inhabiting that taste.