JC
@jamescampbell
Artist. GoldForLions on all streaming music services. I am a technologist and leader building startups from 0 to 1 and from 1 to 2. I am a doer and am always building something new or tinkering.
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The tendency to put off, push away, or otherwise delay is strong. No. Act and move on. And act again if you have to — most decisions are temporary, anyway.
Err on the side of do
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They will not be organic or biological.
They will not remain on the surface of the planet where their biological precursors lived.
We will not be able to fathom their motives or intentions.
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They will not be organic or biological.
They will not remain on the surface of the planet where their biological precursors lived.
We will not be able to fathom their motives or intentions.
This is an opinion and analysis article, and the views expressed ... See more
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