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articles i reread

https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/the-ancient-philosophy-behind-a-10-billion-startup/481661

https://www.paulgraham.com/greatwork.html

https://www.paulgraham.com/hwh.html

https://www.palladiummag.com/2023/06/06/school-is-not-enough

→ “agency is the capacity to act”

→ “gaining agency is gaining the capacity to do something different from the rigid path of events that simply happen to you”

→ create avenues for agency. the problem is not technology, it is how we have oriented the world and our expectations

→ connects with Unscripted by Mj DeMarco and Free to Play

→ “school system = at scale must function with and cater to the lowest common denominator, and the process of standardisation loses all sensitivity to context

→ you are not looking for a job but opportunities for mastery: learning and practice beyond the depth one would find along the common path, which demands no such thing.

→ social media gives people opportunity for self-apprenticeship. you are not limited by teachers or institutions, but your own patience and interest

→ “The goal is not to invent a job but to create a path to mastery or responsibility.”

→ permissionless leverage → this is why i love coding, the barrier of entry is lower compared to other industries, it allows you to build for any industry