I’m coming around to the idea that being “early” or “first” is worthless. It’s a weakly held thesis but was validated today when I learned CANADIANS INVENTED BASICALLY ALL THE MAJOR SPORTS and then went on to lose supremacy in all of them except hockey

I’m coming around to the idea that being “early” or “first” is worthless. It’s a weakly held thesis but was validated today when I learned CANADIANS INVENTED BASICALLY ALL THE MAJOR SPORTS and then went on to lose supremacy in all of them except hockey https://www.cbc.ca/sportslongform/entry/how-canada-invented-american-football-baseball-basketball-and-hockey

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There’s still value in provenance even if you don’t end up being the best at whatever you were first to discover or invent. For example: reputation or intellectual property 

We all but have destroyed the concept of IP. Gosling and Franklin are forgotten names compared to Crick and Watson.

“If the news is fake, imagine history.” 

This is exactly why provenance matters, because the truth shouldn’t be so easily rewritten

But I would argue Balaji himself manipulates things to suit himself, too. I don’t disagree we should seek truth, but also doubt the degree to which anyone cares

“If the news is fake, imagine history.” 

This is exactly why provenance matters, because the truth shouldn’t be so easily rewritten

https://thenetworkstate.com/if-the-news-is-fake-imagine-history