Manaén

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I attended the Network State Conference last time in Amsterdam. Streaming it right now reminded me of why I am doing what I am doing and what it will become. Thanks, @balajis.eth for streaming it and making this content accessible.

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Specialists or domain experts are the least trustable sources, more so if they are academics. Why? Because, to become a specialist today, you have to a) find an obscure niche worth being an expert in, to, then, b) to inoculate yourself and your mind from reality to be able to sustain and entertain your expertise. The problem is that such kind of inoculation from reality blinds you to the fact that your idea could never withstand the test of reality. Your expertise is, contrary to common sense, a tree with a well developed crown (you academic credentials) but shallow roots (grounding in real life experiences).

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real optimists believe in their own ability to exploit their capabilities. faux optimists delegate the responsibility to exploit their own capabilities to someone else.

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I am sorry to be the one to break it to you, but if you do not believe that profit = common good, you are either an arrogant brat, a socialist or, most probably, both.

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anyone in this space interested in learning how to lead orgs with purpose?

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The GenZ Trilemma They want... ... the security of a civil servant, ... the salary of an executive in a fast-growing company, ... the fulfilment of being in a non-profit - and all from one employer! 😅

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are you willing to proof you are working on the right thing? https://x.com/manastuerenberg/status/1780650982289916171?s=46

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https://x.com/manastuerenberg/status/1780650982289916171?s=46

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What if purpose does not need to be found but cultivated? Would it change your perspective? If so (or not), why?

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In principle, every minute you think about something you will not execute on, you are reducing your [[efficiency]] and [[effectiveness]]. But how can you know what is the chain of thought you are most likely to execute on?

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my preliminary conclusion from the conversation between Bryan Johnson and @antonio on MoZ: transhumanism is techno-buddhism.

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True bourgeois capitalism has never been tried.

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Cold, hard facts.

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The meaning crisis is real. This is an opportunity for businesses and a business opportunity. It is an opportunity for businesses to proof they generate social value. It is a business opportunity since cosumer demand will shift to products that provide value beyond superficial social and economic utility.

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You want to stay humble? Live at the edge of your capabilities, and if possible expand them.

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You know what's really annoying about bull markets? Y’all start talking about the next hot mint, transaction flows, architecture, etc. i.e., shit no (distributionally) normal person cares about, not even remotely.

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If you are optimising for impact, go B2B – not B2C! https://x.com/manastuerenberg/status/1767535744883548563?s=46

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Here is the longest thread I have ever written. It’s a tale about ideological capture (see current Gemini saga), its root cause and how founders can guard themselves from being captured once they are successful: https://x.com/manastuerenberg/status/1761327491518525699?s=46

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Have you noticed how ideologically captured institutions are, at the same time, the same pushing for regulatory capture? In their favour, of course … https://x.com/manastuerenberg/status/1760639250196791321?s=46

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you either have a clear sense of purpose, and are able to make AI serve you, or you will become the servant. https://x.com/realgeorgehotz/status/1760603918839542117?s=46

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