1/ Function v Form. (Thread 🧵)
A man wants to put together a piece of furniture before his wife and kids get home. It's important because he said he would get it done and he knows they will be super happy when they come home and see it done.
He takes all the parts out of the
Q. It's great that you're making so much of your stuff free, but why not put it somewhere more convenient like Facebook or Discord?
A. Because the need for convenience (and distraction) is not a solution. It's a big part of the problem.
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Too many people try to crawl their way out of or into a new situation because they think it's supposed to be hard and can't stand real pressure.
Don't crawl. Learn how to handle pressure, let it build up to a critical mass and it will slingshot you to the next level.
3/ “come help me prove our side is right”.
The solution is not in fighting the media. It’s in educating the people.
It’s always in educating the people.
The people will disagree because part confirming their bias is that someone else must be at fault. 🐺
2/ we can’t blame them. It’s not malicious as much as it’s following the data.
Media confirms bias and polarizes because people, by and large, are actively seeking confirmation bias.
The “network effect” of social media platforms, even, can grow into:
1/ Even the most intelligent people are crippled by:
- their own biases
- their own impulsive behavior
Media is in, first and foremost, the business of distribution of confirmation bias.
Media cripples individuals more than it assists them. Mass polarization, but….
Two things happened when I started traveling more:
- I stopped salting my food
- I stopped walking between work bouts
Started doing both again and feel significantly better.
I thought traveling was draining my energy. In a way it was, I suppose. Watch the small things.
Meaningful things take decades to build.
People see an opportunity to collapse 15 years into 5-7 years and blow it by trying to force things to happen in 3 months.
Patience and restraint have always been the key ingredients to the shortcut. 🐺
Beware the merely eloquent.
I’ve seen far too many “influencers” preach the “Good Samaritan” to millions and consider it their contribution to the world.
… and then proceed to show disgust toward the homeless and treat their waitress like garbage.
🐺
@TwatterSuxBalz The volatility is definitely painful. Since day 1 I have emphasized perspective and time preference for this reason. We have always strived to keep people level-headed - when it went up AND when it goes down.
Again, we're working hard to roll out the next steps.
Helped incorporate Apple. Brought Coinbase public (eBay and oracle, as well)…
Top-of-field firms with waitlists of unicorns are worth keeping on eye on. Fenwick is dominating Silicon Valley. Likely to do the same in defi
https://t.co/4n201ZcqIM
2/
- Fully reserved
- Can hold any digital asset (most limited to 3 or 4)
- Based in Washington BECAUSE it's the hardest state to get credentials in.
They have been built to be the most legit from day 1. (And their founder is a machine)
1 Right now we are watching the people behind the people. ie. who can actually move capital and act as custodians for the largest institutions in the world?
And what assets are they buying/focusing on? If you dig deep enough there is one that stands out.
https://t.co/7Nyvib5pJS
Let's not forget there are millions and millions of people on this planet that would consider switching places with you a blessing.
Build. Grow. Think deeply.
And keep perspective. #GYG
Even institutions are guilty of taking a snapshot in time and trying to make “valid” points. In 2017 they simply didn’t understand it.
Applause for adapting with evidence. But let’s not forget how matter-of-fact incorrect statements about new tech have been through history