1/ Randomness & Optionality are defining forces of my life. Ex post facto everything is an obvious linear chain of events. A priori? Intellectual honesty demands reporting I had no clue what came next...
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7/ And the rest of my life from there: the intersection of SCIENCE + FINANCE None of it was knowable beforehand Technically Lux (at least 1 of its founders) has its randomly partial ‘future origins’ inspired by an HBO movie + acting performances by
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8/ What drove me? Passion mattered BUT mostly FEAR... -of being poor/resenting rich kids born lucky -of no access to experiences or stuff I wanted -of not making my mom or grandparents proud -of not earning esteem of friends -of not attracting a partner in life, building a family
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9/ now? New fears, new drivers Was driven by many chip on my houlder: -was short, young for my grade -no relationship with my father NOW: driven for my kids, my wife, my partners, our founders, ideas+ideals (Esp: pursuit of truth & calling bullshit to hypocrites, lies & liars)
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10/ Randomness & optionality. Like an option, the theta decay, TIME, time's arrow = most valuable thing you have BUT you have NO idea how much of it you have Maybe you get an epic tome Maybe a tragically short comic strip You ONLY get to choose how you try to write your story
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you always made us proud.. still are making us proud xoxo
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I find him incredibly inspirational Diane - certainly influenced my life and how I try and think about things. Love that you’re on Twitter to see his rants :)
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thanks for saying this part.
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For real! Hit home for me.
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So much appreciation for this thread.
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Awesome, thread!
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