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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 4 Aug 2020

      Twitter is a few people saying interesting things amidst a much larger number saying mean or mistaken things. So are books. But you don't suddenly get sentences from bad books in the middle of reading one of the good ones.

      64 replies 280 retweets 2,460 likes
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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 4 Aug 2020

      Maybe this gets fixed in version 2 of social media. Maybe version 2 is halfway between the randomness of Twitter and the predictability of Substack.

      12:59 PM - 4 Aug 2020
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        1. Colin Brauns‏ @ColinBrauns 4 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          are you angel investing these days? if so, we should talk

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        1. Misha‏ @MishadaVinci 4 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          Love this idea.

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        2. Book of Clarity | Become Focused, Rich & Strong.‏ @BookOfClarity 4 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          In the Information Age, the ability to filter information is a superpower. Filter for substance and significance. Filter for reliability. Filter for completeness.

          1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes
        3. Geoff Langenderfer‏ @geoff_l 4 Aug 2020
          Replying to @BookOfClarity @paulg

          Follow doers. Talk is cheap.

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        2. Dennis Hackethal‏ @dchackethal 4 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          I built a social network once that had the ability to compute the quality of a post. The tech was easy; getting people to join more difficult.

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Geoff Langenderfer‏ @geoff_l 4 Aug 2020
          Replying to @dchackethal @paulg

          pageRank type algo?

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        2. Stephen Kinsella‏ @Kinsellas 4 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          How long would you say we have to wait for Version 2?

          1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 4 Aug 2020
          Replying to @Kinsellas

          These things are completely unpredictable, because it depends on when some individual person decides to make it. Could already exist. Could take 10 years.

          3 replies 3 retweets 12 likes
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        2.  🇺🇲 Matt Quirion‏ @mquirion 4 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          I think younger generations will social network with far more creations. Videos, music, Roblox games they built, Fortnite experiences they customized, etc... and far fewer opinions and takes. The next generations know everyone has an opinion. Opinions/takes are cheap and boring.

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
        3.  🇺🇲 Matt Quirion‏ @mquirion 4 Aug 2020
          Replying to @mquirion @paulg

          And yes, I see the irony is sharing this take over a social network.

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