The time old discussion of intelligence and its relation to morality. I like what Haier said here, that more intelligence is better. He is right to an extent, because a higher fluid intelligence increases the range of jobs you can do and problems you can solve effectively. But I believe fluid intelligence is a tool--a tool that can be used for good... See more

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 tr... See more

He has been angel investing on the side for the last couple of years, being one of the angel investors in Coinbase, from which he obtained a 6000x return. He has been vocal about his bearishness on the crypto ecosystem for the last couple of years, whilst the majority of people have been bullish.

Venture capital has delivered great historical returns but is illiquid and hard to access. Fortunately, innovation does not occur only at venture-backed startups. 

Today's ramped-up parental authority rests on three pillars: science, safety, and achievement. What we ambitious parents know about the human brain tells us that children need to be placed in stimulating and productive environments if they are going to reach their full potential. What we know about the world tells us that it is a dangerous place: t... See more

6 discussion topics on which David agrees with Taleb:(1) [p. 286] The sterilized randomness of games does not resemble randomness in real life; thinking it does constitutes the Ludic Fallacy (his neologism). This is exactly right, and mathematicians should pay attention. In my own list of 100 instances of chance in the real world, exactly 1 item is... See more

Observing our own lives, and watching as 100s of founders move through their own journeys, we would go even further in the belief that it’s network forces that influence the majority of how our lives turn out. And 90% of those network forces are established in just 7 crossroads or pivotal life events.