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“It’s getting ever harder to distinguish humans from bots, not just because bots are becoming more humanlike, but also because humans are becoming more botlike.”
Gurwinder • For Paid Subscribers (December 2023)
I hope the sense of struggling, rather than knowing, is palpable here.
Rayne Fisher-Quann • the ends of empathy
love the honesty here - it’s not write what you know, it’s write to understand what you don’t know
Undivided focus and your precious human time are among the most scarce and meaningful gifts you can give others in the AI era. Especially asalgorithms becoming more sophisticated in competing for our attention, giving your time to a human will be a gift. I expect our culture to crave the exchange of undivided attention. Showing your hands during a... See more
The Great Unlock of Your Time & How the Sway of Brand is Changing
DMs saying “Hey I made this THING. Do you want it?” work better than emails (immediate “verification” of who you are in one click, etc.)
Paraphrasing Francis Ford Coppola: The best thing about making movies is that they’re collaborative, and the worst thing about them is that they’re collaborative
Applies to everything in life.
I met some of my heroes and some of them sucked; I attended events that were hollow and demented but looked fun online; I eventually realized the best parts of my life weren’t exclusive whatsoever but run-of-the-mill: a result not of being elevated above my peers (on a stage, say) but thrust among them (in the crowd). In time I came to see these... See more
Haley Nahman • #221: “The tension of staying too long”
the people who win deals are the ones who want to win them most.
The New World: Joshua Kushner, Thrive Capital, and the American dream
