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Ezra: I worry about a world where the stars can leave institutions and make their full market value. There is a lot about institutions that is valuable - fund investigative reporting, etc... I wonder about how this works in a decentralized vision as it empowers the individual and creates more winner takes all dynamics. Are we losing some of the... See more

Gamified Education: Don't try to get kids off Fortnite or Roblox. Try to add educational components on top of games kids already play.

Google brilliantly reinforced its “innovator’s ask.” Its innovations asked customers to become people who expected immediacy. Google’s UX economics made search faster and easier. Users could literally do more in less time. Speed enabled and accelerated how Google transformed customer expectations. A Pavlovian would say Google conditioned its

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Human scale institutions strive for optimum scale. Not mega scale. The point at which maximum quality can be attained. Their purpose is not to maximize profitability. It is to maximize well-being. Whose? Everyone’s. 

21 Signs You Might be a Digital Dope Addict

Check all that apply:

1. On average, you engage in passive scrolling at least once a day


2. You check your phone (or some other screen) within minutes of waking up


3. You check your phone (or some other screen) within minutes of going to sleep


4. You check your phone for no reason


5. You have a hard time sitting still (or

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If you are going to put yourself out there, you are going to get rejected. The solution is not to put yourself out there less, but to learn to get a kick out of rejections. You are making yourself vulnerable to rejection, which can feel crushing and bad.

If all our customers vanished, and we had to earn our growth and brand from scratch, what would we do?

How would we distinguish ourselves with a unique compelling message, as a fresh competitor in our market? What would we put on our home page? Would we use a different pricing model to compete better? Would our brand need to change to align with the

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Payday lenders often harm more than help. Because of the unfavorable pay cycle mentioned, many Americans live in constant financial instability, unable to weather economic shocks. In tight times, millions turn to payday lenders. These predatory operators often charge more than 600% APR, creating a cycle in which workers fall into a constant... See more