A batch of the best highlights from what Edwin's read, .
My big learnings from the social media wars are:On the one hand, there is no absolutist free speech position. First, every country, including the United States, makes at least some content illegal. Second, there are certain kinds of content, like child pornography and incitements to real world violence, that are nearly universally agreed to be off limits – legal or not – by virtually every society. So any technological platform that facilitates or generates content – speech – is going to have some restrictions.
Why AI Will Save the World
pmarca.substack.com
RECEIVING IS A GIFT. Think of appreciation as a valuable gift, something to be cherished. If a good friend came to your housewarming party with a gift, would you give it back to him and say you didn’t want it? Or give it to someone else in front of him? Would you close the door and send him away? Most people wouldn’t refuse a gift, yet they refuse appreciation, which is the emotional equivalent.
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Klemp
When in doubt, let anything that isn’t Culture, People, or Numbers slide. These three pillars serve to center your focus on work that must be done. Focusing on them exclusively will clarify and inform your work at a level you’ve never reached before.