thinking about~ how so much of entrepreneurship is about overcoming a personal challenge and turning it into a business solution that scales the triumph
In a world drowning in thirst for likes, views, and validation, the most radical position is genuine satiation, a complete lack of hunger for digital approval. They are deeply knowledgeable experts whose authority comes from depth of understanding rather than breadth of influence.
If effort is now diminished, if it can be hidden, and proof can or soon will be gamed too, if transparency itself can be performed — what’s left?
The only thing left that can’t be gamed is wanting something badly enough that it shows. Desire is the closest thing to proof of authenticity we have left.