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In a recent book, he argues that many of the students currently enrolled are simply not capable of performing college-level work.
Derek Bok • Higher Education in America
Ben Horowitz • The Architecture of Tomorrow: An Interview With Ben Horowitz
He had also been working out a new theory of economics that attempted to push back against the worst dehumanizing effects of industrialization.
Cal Newport • Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
I think most people are bad at politics and politics is bad for most of us, yet I am not arguing that therefore we should have government do less (or more).
Jason Brennan • Against Democracy: New Preface
Each success reinforced a belief in the status quo.
Ozan Varol • Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
“What important truth do very few people agree with you on?”
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
people are not as selfish as economists thought them to be,
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
A few examples include: Greed is good. Maximizing pleasure from consumption is the goal. A billion acts of selfishness will lead to a prosperous society. The social duty of business is just to maximize its profits. There’s no such thing as society, only individuals—that was Margaret Thatcher’s famous quote. Markets are efficient; other institutions
... See moreW. Brian Arthur • Complexity Economics: Proceedings of the Santa Fe Institute's 2019 Fall Symposium
WHENEVER I INTERVIEW someone for a job, I like to ask this question: “What important truth do very few people agree with you on?”