MargaretC

My work then is what all honorable work is—the attempt to control chaos. It has freed me till now from physical want, from prolonged dependence on my fellows, and occasionally from myself. It has freed me for the attempt to understand, if not control, disorder in myself and in those I love. It has even freed me at times to participate in the... See more

Farcaster is a small but bourgeoning decentralized social networking protocol, and Warpcast (iOS | Android) is their homegrown app. I joined in July of this year and it has been an amazing community full of interesting conversations and people, some of whom I have even met in IRL or had video calls with. I currently spend more time on Warpcast than... See more

Anna Wintour’s biography turned into maxims:

1. Hire talented people as found, not as needed.

2. Taste is as rare as a unicorn.

3.Your employees should describe you as “easy to understand.”

4.Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are.

5.Have a sharp eye for the weaknesses of others.

6.Combine ruthless efficiency with... See more

I both have so much to say and nothing to say. Perhaps it is that some of what I have to say simply requires more time and space to marinate than these weekly letters allow; perhaps it’s that some of what I have to say isn’t meant to be said to 23,000 people but instead to my partner, or my child, or a friend, or in a longer-term project. Perhaps... See more

First, Claude 3 Opus was excellent at handling large amount of text. I gave it a 300 pages PDF of my sales pages and sales emails for the past few years, with just a one page explaining intro, and asked him to basically make my copywriting for a new product. It was at least 90% as good as what I would have done.

- Then, GTP4o was released, and the... See more

Not giving a fuck if you look cringe is a superpower for the great online game. Like Peter Parker getting bit by a spider, I had my superhero moment with the druggie days. And I’m glad it happened. But you don’t need to go down that path to realize this: internet embarrassment isn’t that bad. Stop living in fear of being called cringe. The fear is... See more