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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Feb 19

    Darpa was successful not just because of the policies it embodied, but also because of the people who ran it. If another government copied the policies but put the wrong people in charge, they'd get little benefit.

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      2. Quote Of Quotes‏ @quoteofquotess Feb 19
        Replying to @paulg

        Thank You TyIer WinkIev0ss for this initiative! Now I have a chance t0 get a new CAR and impr0ve my life! (and also s0mething else ...) See the informati0n== => http://bit.ly/2ZrKYII 

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      3. Quote Of Quotes‏ @quoteofquotess Feb 19
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        great!

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      2. Alper Aydemir‏ @alpervm Feb 19
        Replying to @paulg

        what would you say are the characteristics of the program managers of DARPA? I've come to known two of them and they were both risk takers as a start

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      1. WiredForStory‏ @spiritofspeed_ Feb 19
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        You mean the startup that invented the internet?

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      1. Arnar Sigurdsson‏ @arnarfjodur Feb 19
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        Next question would be: What policies does one embody to attract the right people.

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      1. tariqnomad‏ @tariqnomad1 Feb 19
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        I was introduced to DARPA by Metal Gear Solid lol

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      1. Liron Shapira‏ @liron Feb 19
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        @paulg This related thread was inspired by your own writings about how startups represent a shift toward compensating individuals for their own value add instead of for a big group averagehttps://twitter.com/liron/status/1323765689660907527 …

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        Institutions have been suffering a massive brain drain ever since the private sector shot way ahead at providing opportunities for smart people.
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      2. Platonic NEET‏ @Crypto_Plato Feb 19
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        Now apply this principle to African/ME countries and democracy, Maxine Waters overseeing our financial regulations, etc. It's firmly in 'what you can't say' territory. Unless you're an anon NEET on government welfare, like yours truly.

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      3. minya2‏ @minya213 Feb 19
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        How do you explain Texas? How do you explain present day Mississippi or South Carolina? Remember when South Carolina was a majority black state in the mid 1700s it was the wealthiest state in the Union. MS also was rich; not NY or MA.

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