Robin Good

Trust is no longer a moral aspiration. It is an economic differentiator.

We are now operating inside an ecosystem defined by automation, algorithmic decisioning, and data-driven optimization. Transactions move faster than relationships can form. Artificial intelligence increasingly intermediates judgment. Metrics have replaced meaning as the default language of value. And yet, amid this acceleration, a paradox has... See more

When your life genuinely interests you, everything shifts. You stop performing. You stop seeking constant reassurance. You become someone who exists fully, richly, independently—and that independence is the most seductive thing in the world. People sense it. They feel the pull of someone who does not need them, who has depth they cannot immediately... See more

This requires a different kind of intellect. It requires a broad historical context (to know what has happened before), a deep ethical framework (to know what should happen), and the courage of conviction (to stand by your selection).

Think about your own consumption habits. Do you actually want more news articles? Do you want more investment white papers? Or do you want one specific person, whose intellect and ethics you trust implicitly, to tell you, “Ignore the noise. Read these three things. They are the only ones that matter.”

That service—the removal of noise—is infinitely... See more

This is what knowledge decay looks like. Not burning libraries, but a slow, structural dissolution of the connections between claims and their sources, between knowledge and the authority that produced it. LLMs accelerate this process to an unprecedented scale.

information becomes knowledge only through processes of verification and critical analysis.

[Geography of Ideas - 101]

Curators don't just point to destinations.

They show you:

• How places connect


• Which routes matter


• What others missed

Best curators are mapmakers

Duration is the final filter. People chasing rewards leave when rewards dry up. Sustained obsession can’t be faked. If you do fake it long enough to become indistinguishable from someone who has it, you’re not faking anymore.