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The final edge we have over language models is that we can prove we're real humans by showing up IRL with our real human bodies. We can arrange to meet Twitter mutuals offline over coffee. We can organise meetups and events and conferences and unconferences and hangouts and pub nights.
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Markets for Lemons and the Great Logging Off, Lars Doucet
... See moreMaggie Appleton • The Expanding Dark Forest and Generative AI
ecently, Bill Gurley tweeted a proverb that was shared with him.
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or a gazelle.
... See moreRavi Gupta • The Real Competition is the Water
The macro thesis that I’ve talked to a bunch is this idea that value is shifting from IRL meatspace into our virtual lives.
The New Consumer • NFTs, digital art, and the value shift between IRL and virtual life
- Now that there are billions of people online, it’s much easier to connect with individuals who share your same interests
Chris Best • Writers Writing, Readers Reading, Creators Creating
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What happens if companies focus solely on selling us something immediately, not on making us loyal customers? If companies need only to persuade us to buy something once, I wonder if it creates incentives to make meh products.
Shira Ovide • The Internet Broke Brand Loyalty (Published 2021)
Insufficient effort creates work that’s wasted. If you do a slapdash job, then the roof leaks, the food is inedible, the car doesn’t start. Insufficient effort is a shortcut that wasn’t worth taking.