Juan Orbea
@juanorbea
A node in a network
Juan Orbea
This means if you can increase the positive impact of those hours just a little, it will probably have a bigger impact than changes to any other parts of your life.
.hours • This is your most important decision
Which acquaintance is most likely to know a lot of people that you’re compatible with? Not all people have equally large networks, and some people you know may be “hubs” that have a large number of connections. If you can find someone like this, they are usually quite helpful in meeting new people. “Hubs” frequently have weak ties to a lot of... See more
nfx.com • Your Life Is Driven by Network Effects
I think there is an important idea hidden in [1]: while the "social technology" community has come up with many good ideas around better governance, and many good ideas around better public discussion, there is a missing emphasis on better social technology for sorting .
Vitalik Buterin • What do I think about network states?
This style of thinking is foreign to me, but I find it fascinating, and important. Stereotypical "wealthy white liberals" ignore this at their peril: these more "traditional" values are actually quite popular even among some ethnic minorities in the United States, and even more so in places like Africa and India, which is exactly where Balaji is... See more
Vitalik Buterin • What do I think about network states?
Generally, I am used to the Big Compromise Idea being a leftist one: some form of equality and democracy. Balaji, on the other hand, has Big Compromise Ideas that feel more rightist: local communities with shared values, loyalty, religion, physical environments structured to encourage personal discipline ("keto kosher") and hard work.
Vitalik Buterin • What do I think about network states?
Learning Science and
Cool 2 minute movie about real learning. Skaters involved.
How can smart, ambitious people stay working in an area where they have no long term ambitions? I think a good analogy for the mistake they are making can be found in computer science.
cdixon.org • Cdixon | Climbing the Wrong Hill
While you can't model a once-in-a-lifetime choice, you can model the deliberative tactics of expert decision-makers. These experts aren't just the master strategists running major companies or negotiating high-level diplomacy. They're the novelists who draw out the complexity of their characters' inner lives, the city officials who secure long-term... See more