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dropping out of college is over romanticized in sf
and it makes sense. like yes, why pay to work when you can get paid to work?
but i think that’s missing the point. to me, college is the best place to form non-transactional relationships
before everyone WANTS something from you. similarly, it’s the best place to do dumb things and create for the sake of creating, before your work NEEDS to have roi for someone else
i could’ve dropped out but i chose not to. bc we have our whole lives to work, and college is only 4 years
so we’re starting a YT channel to collegemaxxx: youtu.be/whIlA-tHQdY?is=EPyM…
another thought I’ve had for a while
propaganda used to be spread by the gov or specific institutions to get a population to think a certain way. present only one side of the story and build hate towards another side to create unity
now, your beliefs and the side of the story you are being fed is dictated by THE ALGORITHM. one person can believe one thing and the person next to them can believe something radically different and they can fight each other to death simply bc of the reels on their fyp
and what’s funny is that algorithm is built by someone who doesn’t give a flying fuck. It’s probably just some dude in sweats and a hoodie coding in his apartment waiting for work to be over
that’s really scary.
the very people building the root cause of violent protests and extreme social implications don’t even know they’re doing it, nor do they care.
like I genuinely don’t know what’s better, propaganda put forth by people to drive a specific agenda, or propaganda put forth by an algorithm built by people who don’t gaf and don’t need to take responsibility for the implications
just watched Facebook movie 2 and what’s kinda crazy to me (spoilers alert) is that the BIG plot twist gasp moment at around 1 hr into the film was:
the algorithm was built to optimize rage bait…
like I thought we all knew that??!
I guess I’m in a bubble but any content creator or marketer would know that outrage and extreme opinions drive more engagement. that’s why the internet is so polarizing and Sydney Sweeney, Roy Lee, Trump, they all do so well bc they understand that.
it’s so sad but that’s why genuine art and good intentions often just doesn’t pick up bc nobody gaf, and startups find all sorts of ways to rage bait their existence to the fyp. and it’s not alarming to me anymore bc we’re all used to it but I forgot most people don’t think about that bc they don’t need to?
we are already seeing the class divide between the creators and the consumers, the founders and the employees, the ones who have agency and the ones who don’t
and this film made me think about a new divide between the online and the offline.
the REAL opportunities and exchange of information is, more and more, happening IRL behind closed doors in exclusive networks. most of the best jobs are not posted, the most valuable information is not online. being able to experience something IRL itself is a luxury
and if you make content you would know most info online is bs. but most people consuming that content won’t.
we’re turning from an attention economy to an attachment economy where online attention is so fucked and easily manipulated that IRL influence is becoming more and more powerful. that’s why people are turning from content creation to hosting events and building communities.
idk food for thought
just watched Facebook movie 2 and what’s kinda crazy to me (spoilers alert) is that the BIG plot twist gasp moment at around 1 hr into the film was:
the algorithm was built to optimize rage bait…
like I thought we all knew that??!
I guess I’m in a bubble but any content creator or marketer would know that outrage and extreme opinions drive more engagement. that’s why the internet is so polarizing and Sydney Sweeney, Roy Lee, Trump, they all do so well bc they understand that.
it’s so sad but that’s why genuine art and good intentions often just doesn’t pick up bc nobody gaf, and startups find all sorts of ways to rage bait their existence to the fyp. and it’s not alarming to me anymore bc we’re all used to it but I forgot most people don’t think about that bc they don’t need to?
we are already seeing the class divide between the creators and the consumers, the founders and the employees, the ones who have agency and the ones who don’t
and this film made me think about a new divide between the online and the offline.
the REAL opportunities and exchange of information is, more and more, happening IRL behind closed doors in exclusive networks. most of the best jobs are not posted, the most valuable information is not online. being able to experience something IRL itself is a luxury
and if you make content you would know most info online is bs. but most people consuming that content won’t.
we’re turning from an attention economy to an attachment economy where online attention is so fucked and easily manipulated that IRL influence is becoming more and more powerful. that’s why people are turning from content creation to hosting events and building communities.
idk food for thought
3. Make sure there’s a solid core network you are targeting, that will 100% show up. Maybe that’s the cohosts, the speakers, the host’s personal network. Nobody likes to be the FIRST believer of something, nobody likes to be the only high signal in the room
3. make sure there’s a solid core network you are targeting, that will 100% show up. Maybe that’s the cohosts, the speakers, the host’s personal network. Nobody likes to be the FIRST believer of something, nobody likes to be the only high signal in the room.
still can’t believe this was a tech event
Startups are built on relationships. That’s why IRL events are a core part of our growth strategy at @lemma_ .
We hosted our biggest one yet during @SFTechWeek :
The Agent Economy Gala.
400+ founders, operators, and investors, brought together with our friends at @thelinqapp, @llama_index, @Tiny_Fish, and @obvious.
Each of us builds a different part of the agent stack. Bringing our communities together was a chance to better understand how those pieces connect, and the people behind them.
Everyone you work with. Everyone you might work with. Together for an evening, with time to get to know each other.
Thank you to our cohosts and to our sponsors @SpaceX, @MongoDB, @daytonaio, @arceuslegal, and @ValyuOfficial for making it possible.
And to @Sarah___Fan and @kamillazk for bringing it to life.
An honor to share the stage with @ivanburazin, @sudheenair, @jerryjliu0, Eric Crane, and many more
Excited to see what we build together from here.