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And despite the breakthroughs Roam has made in rethinking note-taking, the software itself leaves a lot to be desired. Its bare-bones, brutalist design has all the charm of a command line. Enhancing its functionality often involves searching for some arcane bit of CSS written by a fellow Roam obsessive and inserting it as a code block in your daily... See more

It’s challenging to build a generic DAO tool because different DAOs prioritize different features. So narrow the focus, become the dominant solution for a specific use case, then expand from there.

I think if you're working on some form of consumer media product ask yourself what kind of storytelling or communication you are looking to unlock? Play with a variety of constraints and see what behaviors it unlocks or incentivizes. Add different source material components across the creation cycle to see how it changes things like propensity to c... See more

Facebook is context collapse - the social graph includes so many people. TikTok's social graph isn't built on a graph of people you know which avoids the context collapse.

"Sell yourself, and your subject will exert its own appeal. Believe in your own identity and your own opinions. Writing is an act of ego, and you might as well admit it. Use its energy to keep yourself going."

New technologies are fundamentally about new ways of experiencing the world. And VR and AR will be the most immersive technologies yet, allowing you to deeply and powerfully experience a feeling or story or place. This is why VR and AR are central to breaking down Reality Privilege.

“No one owes us anything. We only owe ourselves to get off our backsides, count our blessings, and face our challenges. When you live from that perspective, the gifts pour forth.”