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The most FASCINATING thinker I'd never heard of: @balajis.
After his recent chat with @david_perell, I inhaled every other podcast he'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's been on with:
• @APompliano
• @ShaneAParrish
• @Jason
• @KyleTibbitts
Here are his 10 most thoughtful ideas on the future
Thread...
1/ @balajis' 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
https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1222921758375927808?s=20
• @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
https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1222921758375927808?s=20
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
• 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
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
• 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
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
• 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
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.
Read more https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1269178671086006273?s=20
• 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.
Read moreÂ
https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1269178671086006273?s=20
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
• @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
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'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'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's everywhere I heard/read about @balajis.
1. The North Star w/ @david_perell: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WaTr94Kr7umvyuXYcobqA
2. The Pomp Podcast w/ @APompliano: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QwpFjzJ0ZteqmMqw2xIfA?si=q8XhoKOYRsSxCHMmf0fumQ
3. The Knowledge Project w/ @ShaneAParrish: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NIwH3L08BrIhBhxnj3UbV?si=7COqqrkvQKCh19dmXe6rEg
1. The North Star w/ @david_perell: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WaTr94Kr7umvyuXYcobqA
2. The Pomp Podcast w/ @APompliano: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QwpFjzJ0ZteqmMqw2xIfA?si=q8XhoKOYRsSxCHMmf0fumQ
3. The Knowledge Project w/ @ShaneAParrish: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NIwH3L08BrIhBhxnj3UbV?si=7COqqrkvQKCh19dmXe6rEg
12/ Primary sources (cont)
4. This Week in Startups w/ @Jason: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1raZZTA3qhRmDkddcceha8?si=caI5NUeOQgSVfp_WVURwPg
5. The Paradox Podcast w/ @KyleTibbitts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SDwgSIhMWd7jvm9ZfNSMp?si=j1o1YBg3SUiqH3SQyaGeSQ
6. http://balajis.com -> read his blog posts.
4. This Week in Startups w/ @Jason: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1raZZTA3qhRmDkddcceha8?si=caI5NUeOQgSVfp_WVURwPg
5. The Paradox Podcast w/ @KyleTibbitts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SDwgSIhMWd7jvm9ZfNSMp?si=j1o1YBg3SUiqH3SQyaGeSQ
6. http://balajis.com -> read his blog posts.
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