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Alex • System Design Interview - An insider's guide
Tim Ferris
Jeremy • 1 card
With modern technology, the stock‐to‐flow ratio for Rai stones decreased drastically: it was possible to produce far more of these stones every year, significantly devaluing the island's existing stock. It became increasingly unwise for anyone to use these stones as a store of value, and thus they lost their salability across time, and with it, the
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Johannes
@johannes-da28
In short, with democratized access, the web became more saturated than ever before, and as consumers, we began to spend more and more time trying to sort through it all. In a state of analysis paralysis, how do we disaggregate signal from noise?
This problem of overabundance is why I wrote my piece last year. As consumption of digital media increas... See more
This problem of overabundance is why I wrote my piece last year. As consumption of digital media increas... See more
Gaby Goldberg • Curators All the Way Down
The popular pickaxe theory argues that it’s hard to get rich by participating in the latest technological craze — but it’s very profitable to sell equipment to those who are. While it’s unlikely that you’d get lucky enough to hit gold, it’s a sure bet that a lot of people will be trying to cash in on the fad, and they’re very eager to buy equipment... See more
Neel Mehta • Blockchain Bubble or Revolution: The Future of Bitcoin, Blockchains, and Cryptocurrencies
Hank
@hankeg
To me, the most natural fit here for both art and science is the "innovation-as-mining" hypothesis. In that hypothesis:The basic dynamic is that innovation in a given area is mostly a function of how many people are trying to innovate, but "ideas get harder to find" over time.