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> best minds of our generation are working on byzantine financial derivatives, making social media more addictive, and turning fake pictures/videos/bots as realistic as possible

Ten years ago, maybe. Today, I'm not sure. It's been a long time since I had that "wow, everyone here is ten times smarter than me" feeling at one of the big tech firms.

And to the extent the system works, it's correcting. We're seeing layoffs on one side. And moon landings on another.




The vanguard of that just isn’t in FAANG anymore. That’s why you’re not seeing it.




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