jake

I always think it’s interesting when people are remarkably similar in how they speak and sound. I told @matthew the other day he sounds just like Bezos. @dwr.eth and @fehrsam sound similar. Delian and Rabois. Zuck has a hint of Thiel. A buddy of mine sounds just like Rick Rubin. Feels like there’s something to it.

They say you're a product of the top 5 people you spend the most time with, but I think this also applies to parasocial relationships.

The more you read or listen to somebody online the more you start to sound like them too.

This is why complaints about AI training “stealing” work don’t make sense. Literally everyone “steals” this way.  

Writers reflect the books they read.  Musicians reflect the music they listen to.

Probably not the end of the world if I'm an amalgamation of Michael Hobbes, Aubrey Gordon, and the cast of Dropout TV...

I learned a version of this early on and have tried spending my time with good people. Altruistic and philanthropic. 

Can't say it rubbed off, but it was a really great choice.

I thought about it as well and I think one must always be careful, because you can't have a direct contact with that person and you only see one side of them.
The risk is to undervalue or idolize them

Started listening to a lot of McKenna years ago, noticed myself slowing my speech down a bit and focusing much more on enunciation lmao