cuantos

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   by cuantos 10y ago

   There is a strategy called fast follower where you run behind a competitor (first mover) waiting for them to trip up. Quite often they do. You can learn from their mistakes, operate leaner, you take different risks, make different partnersh
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   by cuantos 10y ago

   Thanks. I post stories about it secretly on HN through anonomous accounts. I mostly get downvoted as it's usually controversial and counterintuitive. It is to be expected. I don't teach 'defence against the dark arts' as
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   by cuantos 10y ago

   More importantly social media is bad for your mental health. It hits the brain in many of the same ways as the 'news' and those intentionally boring phone games. It causes dopamine dysregulation which leads to a dependency. Consid
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   by cuantos 10y ago

   You can have science without academia and visa versa. Perhaps it should say that academia has a broken reward system.
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   by cuantos 10y ago

   People who worry about the risk of accidents should also take into account the risk of falling behind technologically and economically. I'd argue that the latter would cause (or fail to prevent) far more deaths. If China wants to lead