provocations
provocative ideas, musings, and statements to mull on
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provocations
How to avoid cynicism:
Act in ways opposite to your instinct. If you hate something, find out more about it. Again ask 'What is this?', 'Who made this?', 'Who is this for?' Genuinely. Never stop doing this"
-via @being_on_line
The real world is all edge cases, all the time.
Jasmine • 🌻 42 notes on AI and work
As an operator, doing nothing is never the right strategy.
As an investor, doing nothing is often the right strategy.
Geoff Lewistwitter.cominvesting vs. operating requires entirely different skills
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FAN ART
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Introducing: Antimemetics (my new book!)
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