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A partial return to open protocols and application infrastructures over the next years/decades might be upon us. Stunningly convincing argument.

Risk: micromorts, microCOVIDs, and skydiving http://interconnected.org/home/2020/09/01/microcovids. Solar energy’s dramatically falling cost https://rameznaam.com/2020/05/14/solars-future-is-insanely-cheap-2020/. Fun list. My favorite ones: Cash transfers improved well-being, psychotherapy did not. This lending app publicly shames you when you’re late on loan payment. Okash, a popular fintech app in Kenya and Nigeria, threatens users to notify everyone on their contact list when…
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Beautiful Steve Jobs quote and anecdote. So much in there in just a minute.

Indeed. A lot.

Reid Hoffmann on how he came to invest into Airbnb: And Paul Graham with his perspective:

Goals can get you to work harder, focus more and perform better. But they also can make you more likely to cheat, kill your creativity, and make you less likely to thrive. By Amanda Ruggeri

Possessions 1. If you want to find out about people’s opinions on a product, google <product> reddit. You’ll get real people arguing, as compared to the SEO’d Google results. 2. Some banks charge you $20 a month for an account, others charge you 0. If you’re with one of the former, have a good explanation for…
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I just try and avoid being stupid. I have a way of handling a lot of problems. I put them on what I call my too-hard pile. Then I just leave them there. I’m not trying to succeed in my too-hard pile. Charlie Munger (in this at Caltech from last week). Complement with this talk…
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There’s a guy from retail history by the name of John Wanamaker, and he said something really smart related to advertising. He said, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” That’s sort of a special theory of decision making. I think there’s a general theory…
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