“Even those who are able to acknowledge the existence of violence try to protect themselves from the realization that the world in which it occurs is their world and so they find it hard to identify with the victim. They cannot allow themselves to imagine the victim’s shattered life, or else their illusions about their own safety and control over t... See more
Some of our best essays come from people who don’t consider themselves writers: Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect, Carl Sagan an astronomer, John Muir an environmentalist. Writing wasn’t their main income, and they didn’t write to be writerly; they wrote to make sense of their mind, their culture, and their role in it. What makes the essay the ul... See more
this is the MOST permissionless moment in history.
10 years ago, you needed investors, cofounders, an office, and 6 months of burn just to start a startup.
not anymore:
1. you want a startup idea → go mining on reddit, app store reviews etc
2. you want customers → build an audience
3. you want a beautiful software product → learn bolt, cursor, r... See more
It also means being collaborative, not competitive, with peers and sharing research where appropriate. If there’s one throughline in all of these conversations, it’s the power of abundance mentality.
When he received a Creative Capital grant as an artist, Gottesman said, he was struck by “the sense of community that’s built when a foundation trusts... See more