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Social media platforms encourage us to make “friends,” and reward us for posting regularly and creating as much content as we can spew out. They make a commodity out of human interaction, and can amplify controversial topics that encourage bad behavior. When strangers share real stories about their lives, maybe one of the least intrusive things to do is not offer advice or platitudes, but to quietly lurk and listen. Even when I have something nice to say, I’d rather not say anything at all.

The Discreet Thrill of Lurking Online - The New York Times

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The important and counter-intuitive thing to do is to actually not act on the suggestions or ideas from people who don’t like your product at all.

Good Positioning Makes Everything Easier

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They were such bad customers that they were kicked out of their booth and moved to a room in the back of the restaurant. There were two groups of people using this area of Denny’s as a co-working space: the founders of Nvidia and the police of San Jose, Calif. “All the cops are writing their reports,” Malachowsky said. “We’re sitting there with our laptops, trying to figure out whatever we’re doing.”

Nvidia Started in a Denny’s. Now It’s Worth $1 Trillion. - WSJ

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