founder of $6m social app: “it’s all about shortening the unilaterial connection between embodied ego and id” founder of $2b social app: “idk we stole that feature and just optimized the App Store keywords and brrrrr, sorry going to lose connection rough seas today”
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Replying to @ljcio
Struggle to find a company (outside of palantir oddly) that was founded on top of a dissertation depth philosophical insight
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Replying to @WillManidis @ljcio
The 'philosophical insights' are retrofitted (eg. Facebook pitch today vs at start). One day Tinder will be telling everyone "it started with an epiphany about connecting humanity's hearts...".
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i wrote a horrible essay on this topic in my second year of college years back that may be still possible to find online but i've always likened this to the concept of moral backpropagation. You do whatever it takes, and post hoc you fit a story that justifies your actions
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