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The Illusions of Barbell Theory
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Have a contrarian point of view. Traits of a top-tier contrarian view:
- People can disagree with it, like the thesis of a persuasive essay. It’s debatable.
- Something you truly believe and can advocate for. Before future investors, customers, and team members do, you have to have personal conviction in it. And you have to believe people will be better
David • 99 Pieces of Unsolicited, (Possibly) Ungooglable Startup Advice
The contrarian’s enemy is not only random conformists. It’s also ridiculously smart people who have studied the topic in incredible depth and concluded that they’re wrong. And as we all know from certain creative offshoots of rock, paper, scissors, high-IQ mega autists beats public intellectual.
Bentham's Bulldog • Losing Faith In Contrarianism
Wisdom of Crowds | Substack
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