picafrost

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   by picafrost 2y ago

   I think I have made a poor choice by using the word "scales". I do not mean within the lifetime of the company -- that much is clear -- but scales across different startups, founders, and niches.
2. 122.▲
   by picafrost 2y ago

   I struggle to see "founder mode" as something that scales. Is there not some self-selection bias occurring here, given the audience "included a lot of the most successful founders we've funded"? If a founder is exce
3. 123.▲
   by picafrost 2y ago

   Communicating about something not immediately present is called displacement [1] and it's a property of language, not limited to vocalization, thought to be unique to just a few species: humans, ants, bees, corvids, etc. [1] https:&#x
4. 124.▲
   by picafrost 2y ago

   We put a lot of effort and funding into trying to contact other intelligent lifeforms in this universe. Why should we believe we can understand each other if we can't even understand the intelligent lifeforms right next to us?