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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Oct 2020

      Places where success is zero-sum don't just train people to think that way. The people they attract are already disproportionately likely to prefer such games.

      38 replies 142 retweets 1,286 likes
    2. Chris Hladczuk‏ @chrishlad 18 Oct 2020
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      If you were to train someone to think in positive-sum, what would you do?

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Oct 2020
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      I would encourage them to build new things that make people's lives better. Corollary: Quit Goldman Sachs.

      5:49 AM - 18 Oct 2020
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        1. Shikha‏ @Intensity144 18 Oct 2020
          Replying to @paulg @chrishlad

          and give those products away for free?

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        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Oct 2020
          Replying to @Intensity144 @chrishlad

          No, you can sell them. That's the whole point of a positive-sum game.

          1 reply 0 retweets 26 likes
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        1. Chris Hladczuk‏ @chrishlad 18 Oct 2020
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          Chris Hladczuk Retweeted Paul Graham

          Just turned 22.https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1315988847788949504?s=20 …

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          Paul GrahamVerified account @paulg
          At what age, when you choose to defer starting a startup because you need to get more experience, does the probability that you're lying to yourself cross 50%? Jessica thought 26. I thought 24. But somewhere in the mid 20s probably.
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        1. Marco Fok‏ @mfok 18 Oct 2020
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          there are winners, losers, and bankers

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        1. Nishad‏ @_NishadShah 18 Oct 2020
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          If there are multiple products making people's lives better in the same way, will elements of zero-sum competition not creep in?

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        1. Joyeeta Das Kell‏ @joyeetadaskell 18 Oct 2020
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          Whew! Finally someone said that...

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