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Cameron Armstrong
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Fatter tails on upside outcomes via Internet distribution implies quantity of reps matter more than quality Quantity of reps going up implies median quality of rep going down, but it also implies improved quality of rep through repeated practice Where is the free market of human activity going to lead us?
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alex
@proxystudio.eth
what does "free market of human activity" mean exactly
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
left it open ended bc I genuinely think this logic applies to basically any human endeavor today but if I had to define it I’d say something like “any approximately meritocratic industry, social group, or subculture that is influenced by modern technocapitalist incentive structures”
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alex
@proxystudio.eth
I agree about quantity of reps mattering, but have little faith that most industries or groups that consider themselves meritocracies are actually meritocratic. we have a long way to go, crypto and even more so tech rely on credentialism, insular networks + superficial indicators of prestige > talent, contributions
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
But we already see a ton of pre-existing industries forced to acknowledge more and more winners selected by the “free market of human activity” a la internet distro Standup comedy Music Writing Even if we hate our algorithmic overlords and the proxy is imperfect, it’s a pretty bad time to stan Gatekeeping haha
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