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That’s as may be. On an individual level, there’s basically zero you can do about the intrinsic human tendency to form multi-layer, complex social constructs to operate within. What you can do, however, is not buy into them personally.
In practical terms, this means that you are not better than someone else because of the job you have, the money you
... See moreStephen O'Grady • This Is the Way
If Medium were built on open data, Substack wouldn't have to build an editor, interface, and CMS from scratch. They'd build a subscription module that operates on top of the Medium editor and content. You could continue writing in Medium (or elsewhere) and publishing there while using Substack's subscription feature to build an audience and deliver... See more
Danny Zuckerman • Data composability: what it is + why it matters
Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?
Marcus Aurelius • Meditations
While some would argue that YouTube has become an online school in its own right, there’s huge opportunity to offer curated, high quality, live educational experiences.
Connie Chan • Edtech's Answer to Remote Learning Burnout | Andreessen Horowitz
What would I actually be buying? What income streams back the asset? Would it be a portion of the income from her channel’s advertising revenue? What about all of the sponsorships she does? When she started Chamberlain Coffee in 2019 — whose success is arguably tied to her popularity on YouTube — would the company’s earnings flow into the token? Wh... See more
Alana Levin • Bowie Bonds as Early Creator Tokens
reading, watching & listening to and Modern Life
fascinating historical perspective.
our ancestors experienced day-to-day unpredictability (you could die from childbirth, starvation was a constant threat, etc…) but global stability (if your parents were peasants, you’d prob be a peasant).
modern humans inverted that - routine defines us but there is global instability (the world is constantly changing - technology, climate, politics)
other weird things about modern life:
children teach their parents how to use tools that are critical to thriving in modern society, a complete inversion of the transmission of knowledge through generations.
non-local social comparison - we compare ourselves to billions of people, not a few hundred in close proximity to us.
we are distanced from nature, whereas for generations before survival was tied to understanding the natural world.
Only boxers can understand the loneliness of tennis players - and yet boxers have their corner men and managers. Even a boxer's opponent provides a kind of companionship, someone he can grapple with and grunt at. In tennis you stand face-to-face with the enemy, trade blows with him, but never touch him or talk to him, or anyone else. The rules for
... See moreAndre Agassi • Open: An Autobiography
pick the person who wants it most, not the most experienced
One of the most supportive things I do is, if we buy something and it goes down, as any value investor, you look at it, and you check and recheck your work. Then if nothing's different, you should like it more it's a better bargain. If you knew the sweater you bought yesterday is going on sale today, you might be frustrated that you bought it yeste... See more