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AMA with @vgr starts now! Venkatesh Rao has been writing ribbonfarm.com since 2007. He's also the author of Tempo, a book on timing & decision-making. Vgr consults executives to help stress-test their thinking and build systems for their organizations. Most recently, he ran summerofprotocols.com Ask away 🎤
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christin
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What if any is the role of /gloom in wise decision-making? Not a troll question I’m sincerely wondering how to leverage a mind that naturally sees pitfalls to take care of, in a world that seems to reward optimism more 🤔
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Venkatesh Rao ☀️
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There is a controversial psych theory called depressive realism that argues that depression makes for more accurate reality perception. But I think I'm just naturally melancholy and like being that way. The US is a toxically positive culture....
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Venkatesh Rao ☀️
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...See Barbara Ehrenreich's Bright Sided https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/02/09/bright-sided-by-barbara-ehrenreich/
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christin
@christin
Thanks for the new rabbit hole! 😀 I mean 😞
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Dan Romero
@artlu
how do you find emojis to look like ur pfp @christin esp with no hair (same question @cameron )
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
which one of mine looks like pfp 🫡🤠😩👀🥲🔥🤷♂️
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Dan Romero
@artlu
well, the cat one. also, when I've seen your face elsewhere it looks just like (to me) the first, the second, and the last one. check out my Windows WC desktop snapshot: tfw ur the green bubble
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Cameron Armstrong
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dying rn at the wall of lines but idk maybe i just have “resting stock photo emoji model” face
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