John Candeto

Power Laws rule the world. I take that seriously.

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

Good screen for high-quality, enduring thinking:

Does the thinker *obsessively* love and pursue truth?

Above their ego? Above what they *want* to be true?

Are they intrinsically motivated by understanding reality *as it really is*, or do they prioritize other things?

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

This was a fun and important one, with @EricMarkowitz

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

"If plastic flowers were indistinguishable from real flowers, would you give them to someone on a first date?"

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

"Are we our tools, or are we something more?"
https://t.co/dlssZwmPqq

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

@delk @JebBush Fantastic. Freedom and choice are fundamental to achieving the best outcomes. Great stuff.

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

Freedom and choice are fundamental to achieving the best outcomes. Rooting for @Primer and all others supporting freedom and creating high-quality choices for education.

[Ryan Delk @delk]

30 years ago my mom founded one of the first microschools in Florida.

Gov. @JebBush fought the early, contrarian battles to unlock that education for our family and millions of others.

Quite a full-circle moment to sit down and discuss the state of US K-12 together:

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

Feels like a good day for this.

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

Gone were the movies of Jamie Lee Curtis seducing Charlie Munger into buying internet stocks and Warren Buffett caddying for Tiger Woods. Gone was the consumption of Cherry Coke and Peanut Brittle (though both products were on the dais in their honor). Gone were the voluminous questions from eager youngsters asking for life advice.

[Phronesis Fund @Phronesis_Fund]

Last weekend Woodstock for Capitalists had its first new host in 60 years. Greg Abel had to follow the toughest act to follow in business. Link in comments.

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

@delk Fantastic. The world needs this.

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

@EricJorgenson @elonmusk Yes yes yes. Congrats @EricJorgenson and thank you for pulling @elonmusk’s content all together. I’ve read it already. Well worth the time.

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

Well said.

Well-worth a read.

"The middle is still where the complications live, where the position is ambiguous and the thing no one modeled happens and you have to play the board as it is."

[Will Manidis @WillManidis]

https://t.co/55JiWR8AEu

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

We are now living through a dramatic collapse in the cost to get decent answers to complex questions.

[Phronesis Fund @Phronesis_Fund]

We are fortunate to live in the time that we do. Technologies of ambition are widespread, cognitive leverage is at an all-time high, and the potential returns on high-quality thought and execution are enormous. I am rather excited about this.

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

Video already dominates entertainment media. Video will eventually dominate all media. 1/12

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

5yo just came home with her first lightsaber.

Big day for me.

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

TSA Agent, to 8yo: Do you have anything in your pockets?

8yo: No. Not even dynamite.

🤦‍♂️

[The Art of Quality @ArtofQualityPod]

Respect Tradition and Support Innovation.

Listen to the full episode on Power Laws with all four AoQ hosts here: https://t.co/SYhtwSFqpi

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

@EricJorgenson Channeling the music of the spheres…

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

@dampedspring @curtcarlson99 What tool(s) do you prefer for this type of information?

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

"Seriousness is not a virtue. It is easy to be heavy; hard to be light."

Man that's good.

[Tom Morgan @tomowenmorgan]

“Satan fell by the force of gravity.” -GK Chesterton

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

"The best human work is the work that only humans can do: work that is relational, and work that is creative. Everything that is not connection, creation, or curation (and their required ingredients e.g. character, wisdom, judgement) will eventually recede into the background."

[Phronesis Fund @Phronesis_Fund]

For all the joys found pursuing great, big, beautiful tomorrows, abstract ideas of progress do not get much attention from one’s death bed.

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

5yo overhearing my explanation: “I WANT A POWER LAW!”

It’s a great day for us.

[John Candeto @johncandeto]

8yo: Why do you guys keep saying Power Law?!? Is that an important word to you?

Big moment.