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The most FASCINATING thinker I& #39;d never heard of: @balajis.
After his recent chat with @david_perell, I inhaled every other podcast he& #39;s been on with:
• @APompliano
• @ShaneAParrish
• @Jason
• @KyleTibbitts
Here are his 10 most thoughtful ideas on the future
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After his recent chat with @david_perell, I inhaled every other podcast he& #39;s been on with:
• @APompliano
• @ShaneAParrish
• @Jason
• @KyleTibbitts
Here are his 10 most thoughtful ideas on the future
Thread...
1/ @balajis& #39; Background
I knew there were ideas to absorb from anyone with this background:
• Stanford PhD in Electric Engineering
• Started and exited a genomics company
• Early investor in @soylent/ @Superhuman/ @BookCameo/ $ZEC/ $ETH
• LP at @a16z
• CTO of @coinbase
I knew there were ideas to absorb from anyone with this background:
• Stanford PhD in Electric Engineering
• Started and exited a genomics company
• Early investor in @soylent/ @Superhuman/ @BookCameo/ $ZEC/ $ETH
• LP at @a16z
• CTO of @coinbase
2/ Early COVID tweets
• @Balajis was early to sound the alarm bells re: COVID-19.
• Meanwhile @Recode was writing articles chastising the tech community.
• His indicator? If China was willing to sacrifice economic growth, this was serious.
Look
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• @Balajis was early to sound the alarm bells re: COVID-19.
• Meanwhile @Recode was writing articles chastising the tech community.
• His indicator? If China was willing to sacrifice economic growth, this was serious.
Look
3/ The Purpose of Technology
• Short-run goal: reduce scarcity.
• Long-run purpose: eliminate mortality.
• Mortality is the source of scarcity.
• Speed has value because time has value.
• If lifespans are longer, you reduce the cost of everything. http://balajis.com/the-purpose-of-technology">https://balajis.com/the-purpo...
• Short-run goal: reduce scarcity.
• Long-run purpose: eliminate mortality.
• Mortality is the source of scarcity.
• Speed has value because time has value.
• If lifespans are longer, you reduce the cost of everything. http://balajis.com/the-purpose-of-technology">https://balajis.com/the-purpo...
4/ The Year the Internet Started: 2020
• What was inevitable has merely been accelerated.
• 20 years of trends have been pulled forward into six months.
• This year the internet will disrupt every industry is was on track to over the next 20. https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1254662107666112512?s=20">https://twitter.com/balajis/s...
• What was inevitable has merely been accelerated.
• 20 years of trends have been pulled forward into six months.
• This year the internet will disrupt every industry is was on track to over the next 20. https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1254662107666112512?s=20">https://twitter.com/balajis/s...
5/ The 1900s vs 2000s
The 20th century was the centralization century.
The 21st century will be the decentralization century.
• In-person to remote
• Synchronous to asynchronous
• 9 to 5 jobs to sporadic sprints
• Pull a lever 1,000x in a row to write three lines of code
The 20th century was the centralization century.
The 21st century will be the decentralization century.
• In-person to remote
• Synchronous to asynchronous
• 9 to 5 jobs to sporadic sprints
• Pull a lever 1,000x in a row to write three lines of code
6/ Information Diets
• Sugar leads to diabetes of the body.
• The internet leads to diabetes of the brain.
• Glucose monitors help manage our food diet.
• We need something similar to monitor our information diet.
@george_mack puts it best: https://twitter.com/george__mack/status/1299807615040581633?s=20">https://twitter.com/george__m...
• Sugar leads to diabetes of the body.
• The internet leads to diabetes of the brain.
• Glucose monitors help manage our food diet.
• We need something similar to monitor our information diet.
@george_mack puts it best: https://twitter.com/george__mack/status/1299807615040581633?s=20">https://twitter.com/george__m...
7/ Thoughts on Inflation
• Inflation is here - just not evenly distributed.
• Everything the internet touches is hyper-deflationary.
• Everything the state touches is inflationary - law, education, medical.
Corollary: as the internet takes over the state, prices go down.
• Inflation is here - just not evenly distributed.
• Everything the internet touches is hyper-deflationary.
• Everything the state touches is inflationary - law, education, medical.
Corollary: as the internet takes over the state, prices go down.
8/ The Future of Cities
• Thousands of cities will be built in the next 100 years.
• They should be planned and started in the cloud, not on land.
• Thoughtful city design will be one of the coolest projects in the 21st century.
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• Thousands of cities will be built in the next 100 years.
• They should be planned and started in the cloud, not on land.
• Thoughtful city design will be one of the coolest projects in the 21st century.
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9/ Decentralized Citizen Journalism
• @balajis is focused on empowering thoughtful, technical writers.
• Every citizen should be on the same plane as a journalist.
• The goal: create a decentralized network of creators operating from pure truth. https://themediafund.org"> https://themediafund.org
• @balajis is focused on empowering thoughtful, technical writers.
• Every citizen should be on the same plane as a journalist.
• The goal: create a decentralized network of creators operating from pure truth. https://themediafund.org"> https://themediafund.org
10/ Questions I have for @balajis:
1. Does an accelerated vaccine timeline (relative to expectations a few months ago) change your outlook?
2. What is something you& #39;ve changed your mind on in the last three months?
3. What excites you most about the next 20 years?
1. Does an accelerated vaccine timeline (relative to expectations a few months ago) change your outlook?
2. What is something you& #39;ve changed your mind on in the last three months?
3. What excites you most about the next 20 years?
11/ To dive deeper into these ideas, here& #39;s everywhere I heard/read about @balajis.
1. The North Star w/ @david_perell: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WaTr94Kr7umvyuXYcobqA
2.">https://open.spotify.com/show/5WaT... The Pomp Podcast w/ @APompliano: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QwpFjzJ0ZteqmMqw2xIfA?si=q8XhoKOYRsSxCHMmf0fumQ
3.">https://open.spotify.com/show/2Qwp... The Knowledge Project w/ @ShaneAParrish: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NIwH3L08BrIhBhxnj3UbV?si=7COqqrkvQKCh19dmXe6rEg">https://open.spotify.com/episode/5...
1. The North Star w/ @david_perell: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WaTr94Kr7umvyuXYcobqA
2.">https://open.spotify.com/show/5WaT... The Pomp Podcast w/ @APompliano: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QwpFjzJ0ZteqmMqw2xIfA?si=q8XhoKOYRsSxCHMmf0fumQ
3.">https://open.spotify.com/show/2Qwp... The Knowledge Project w/ @ShaneAParrish: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NIwH3L08BrIhBhxnj3UbV?si=7COqqrkvQKCh19dmXe6rEg">https://open.spotify.com/episode/5...
12/ Primary sources (cont)
4. This Week in Startups w/ @Jason: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1raZZTA3qhRmDkddcceha8?si=caI5NUeOQgSVfp_WVURwPg
5.">https://open.spotify.com/episode/1... The Paradox Podcast w/ @KyleTibbitts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SDwgSIhMWd7jvm9ZfNSMp?si=j1o1YBg3SUiqH3SQyaGeSQ
6.">https://open.spotify.com/episode/5... http://balajis.com"> http://balajis.com -> read his blog posts.
4. This Week in Startups w/ @Jason: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1raZZTA3qhRmDkddcceha8?si=caI5NUeOQgSVfp_WVURwPg
5.">https://open.spotify.com/episode/1... The Paradox Podcast w/ @KyleTibbitts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SDwgSIhMWd7jvm9ZfNSMp?si=j1o1YBg3SUiqH3SQyaGeSQ
6.">https://open.spotify.com/episode/5... http://balajis.com"> http://balajis.com -> read his blog posts.
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