Serendipity/zemblanity has almost completely replaced optimism/pessimism in my mental models. Fairly easy swap-out, dramatic results.
@olimay I've only read his books. I find him a bit tedious to engage directly on social media. I suppose he might have more nuance in person
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@olimay Yeah. Seems to be mostly retreads, refinements and reinforcements tbh. His core (good) contributions haven't changed much.
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@vgr Go to one of his smaller events (the ones with Lebanese wine/coffee/or dinner afterwards). Very approachable in person if there is timeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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