Brilliant comparison of the problems of highly processed food to those of highly processed media. See Daniel Lieberman “mismatch theory”.
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Great charts and references here.
George Mack@george__mack
What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians? Here's the full list of 25 examples:
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This is the most engaging book I’ve read in a long time, great work @bhu_srinivasan a.co/d/iaaduCy
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Every few days I remember that AI can tell if a human iris is female or male but we don’t know why.
!!!!!
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What are the best examples of businesses/products where the producer is happy to take a hit on the upfront product margin, in order to sell complimentary goods with massive margins?
Razors with razor blades.
Espresso machines with espresso pods.
What else?
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@stephsmithio Don’t forget motor sports. I’ve had debates about whether car racing counts as a sport. Most of its fans would say yes I think.
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Recently had a debate around the question: what is a sport?
Growing up ppl would debate if chess is a sport, while others still debate if golf is. And now games are esports!
We came to a definition I like, but I'm curious to hear other ppl's take.
What makes something a sport?
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This is wisdom worth sharing. It doesn't just point out problems, but also solutions - for social media, voting practices, and parenting. Long but worth it. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
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@antoniogm @PalantirTech This reads to me as a pitch to European governments that they should buy Palantir’s tech, no?
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"The soft power and cultural influence that many in Europe and the United States had hoped would someday make militaries obsolete has failed spectacularly to stem the aspirations of autocratic rule."
Open letter from the CEO of @PalantirTech on Ukraine.
palantir.com/in-defense-of-…
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In 1994, Jeff Bezos famously spotted a stat that made him leave his high-paying PE job to start Amazon:
💡 The Internet was growing 2300% per year.
What are the generation-defining stats of today?
I'll post a few to kick things off...
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This is heartbreaking, and shocking that it can't be better controlled. "...where skeletal bodies and feeding tubes are touted like a badge of honor" How TikTok can send teens down a rabbit hole of potentially dangerous eating-disorder videos. wsj.com/articles/how-t… via @WSJ
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@paulg I didn’t see indication of causality. Could it be that lower grey matter density makes one more likely to use alcohol?
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"Pretty much the whole brain seems to be affected, not just specific areas, as previously thought."
theguardian.com/society/2021/m…
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Fascinating article from October 2020 by Marta Zaraska @mzaraska on why it feels so good to dance together, march together, sing together, or do just about anything together with other people.
scientificamerican.com/article/moving…
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After 17 years, we finally “cracked” a $100M churn problem at PayPal. Zero fancy tech. Just a spreadsheet, some simple SQL, and a physicist named Ben. 👇🏼
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This is a story about how I lost $10,000,000 by doing something stupid.
Ten. Million. Dollars.
Literally up in smoke. Money bonfire.
That’s enough to retire with $250,000+ in annual income.
Here’s what happened…
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@justinkan It would be quite Ironic if the owners of an app called Robinhood go to jail for stealing from the poor to give to the rich.
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Good thread on bottoms-up enterprise strategy...
David Sacks@DavidSacks
1/ Ok since you asked, here are my reactions to the Slack deal and @levie comments to the effect that “the idea that workers would someday choose all their own tools was always a fantasy... Best product doesn’t always win, you also need the biggest sales force.” My thoughts:
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I wouldn’t say “truth seeking” but definitely “successful”. Great insight from @naval. @stevenbjohnson makes similar points in “Where Good Ideas Come From”
Naval@naval
Evolution works by mutation and selection. Innovation works by trial and error. Science works by conjecture and criticism. Free markets work by entrepreneurship and risk. All truth-seeking systems work roughly the same way.
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Pavlov’s dog reborn - my golden doodle now gets up and goes to the door every time he hears the @Life360 alert indicating someone has arrived home.
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