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Short Airbnb, Long Hotels
Death by chore chart. Airbnb started as air mattresses and breakfast. It ended with hosts banned from making paying guests do the dishes.
Essay · Crypto & cultureThe Future Is Virtual
Why time in online worlds was the 21st-century apprenticeship — and how it predicts crypto, consumer and network states.
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Cults as memetic organisms
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Innovation as evolution
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01The Arena or the StandsMost men die in the stands, applauding lives they were too afraid to live.→
02The Pain of DisciplineTwo pains. You only get to pick one. Discipline weighs ounces; regret weighs tonnes.→
03Your Starting Point Is IrrelevantGenghis Khan was sold into slavery and built the largest empire in history.→
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