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The first good thing about Substack is there’s no canceling. A young, talented heterodox thinker doesn’t have to worry that less talented conformists in his or her organization will use ideology as an outlet for their resentments. The next good thing is there are no ads, just subscription revenue. Online writers don’t have to chase clicks by writin... See more
David Brooks • Opinion | The Future of Nonconformity (Published 2020)
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Hurley’s normal guy vibes didn’t always play well at Google, where some degree of world-conquering narcissism was required.
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The Profile: The billionaire who lived a double life & the news giant cracking from within
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The Yellowstone Club Billionaires Buying Montana’s Mountains - New York Magazine
Ben Ryder Howe • The Yellowstone Club Billionaires Buying Montana’s Mountains — New York Magazine
He is painfully aware of his celebrity. The nature of it and the responsibility that it imposes are constantly on his mind. He remembers people’s names, and greets them by name when he sees them again. He seems to want to prove that he finds other people interesting. “The main thing I have to prevent myself from becoming is disillusioned with trans
... See moreJohn McPhee • A Sense of Where You Are: Bill Bradley at Princeton
Kelly’s vision depends on an evolution of the Internet in which the vast tangle of possible one-on-one connections partition into countless small cliques—each one a fandom or a mini community revelling in the discovery of others who share their quirks. Instead, the social-media giants effectively rerouted these connections through a small number of... See more