As a founder, unaware of “founder” potentially being a primary attribute of myself and how I live, I find this deep and encouraging. Thank you for sharing and “creating” this great work here.
We are creating and it is magical - great perspective. You could write a lifetime about this and I hope you do. It would be worth reminding the world and probably changing the world.
Funny I was just thinking about the Internet as a Tower of Babel (for various reasons) today. This is great and very thought provoking. It made me think of Steve Jobs, Children of Dune, Rick Rubens, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, Yancey Strickler, The Innovator's Dilemma... I'll have to re-read and collect my thoughts before actually commenting. Thanks
Also thought of Yancey! As noted, traditional funding often fails to honour this sacredness but I’ve found crowdfunding to be wonderful... a community bearing witness and bringing something to life <3
what a gift to read. To riff on the implications of breaking through a veil: my observation is that consumer technology sells an opportunity for users to platform themselves and to be seen. But some would still prefer parts of themselves to stay hidden until there is a medium in which they can truly express those. I think of Venkatesh Rao's piece that discusses language as a ludic technology, which instances the idea that one's prolific "content" may yet disguise deeper things to be unveiled (and that this is truer than opportunity that social media presents)
The founder dares to defy this all consuming arbiter of reality known as "the market". One must indeed be prophetic to battle a force that is even more powerful than traditional priests and Leviathan.
I love the Babel analogy. And isn't it interesting that in our current moment, LLMs and their training that is enabled by reducing everything to some notion of a common language mirrors what God noticed in those attempting to build the tower: they were all speaking the same language and thus nothing they attempted to do was impossible. Awesome power, yet directed towards what end?
Finally, what shall we say about the techno-optimists' manifesto? More or less likely to build false prophets collapsing under the weight of their own contradictions?
What I love about this is that you're finally recognizing something that most innovators will never acknowledge. That when I have an idea that I know is right, I will and MUST allow it flourish, even at the peril of rival ideas. A true innovator will ultimately become an idea fascist, letting their idea overcome any rival ideas and crush them in its wake. I mean this sincerely, may the ONE TRUE God BLESS this article. And by God, I obviously mean "the state of things that will be" as opposed to the lesser gods, which are the states that never will be. And since I am a prophet of the state of technology to come, I will allow the ideas of others to die in its wake. Good luck to the rest of you, may you survive and enjoy the future which my vision of tech and I are creating.
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As a founder, unaware of “founder” potentially being a primary attribute of myself and how I live, I find this deep and encouraging. Thank you for sharing and “creating” this great work here.
We are creating and it is magical - great perspective. You could write a lifetime about this and I hope you do. It would be worth reminding the world and probably changing the world.
Funny I was just thinking about the Internet as a Tower of Babel (for various reasons) today. This is great and very thought provoking. It made me think of Steve Jobs, Children of Dune, Rick Rubens, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, Yancey Strickler, The Innovator's Dilemma... I'll have to re-read and collect my thoughts before actually commenting. Thanks
Also thought of Yancey! As noted, traditional funding often fails to honour this sacredness but I’ve found crowdfunding to be wonderful... a community bearing witness and bringing something to life <3
what a gift to read. To riff on the implications of breaking through a veil: my observation is that consumer technology sells an opportunity for users to platform themselves and to be seen. But some would still prefer parts of themselves to stay hidden until there is a medium in which they can truly express those. I think of Venkatesh Rao's piece that discusses language as a ludic technology, which instances the idea that one's prolific "content" may yet disguise deeper things to be unveiled (and that this is truer than opportunity that social media presents)
Unique and one of the most gripping article I read about creation, spirituality and entrepreneurship. Amazing!
What we choose to fight is so tiny!
What fights with us is so great.
If only we would let ourselves be dominated
as things do by some immense storm,
we would become strong too, and not need names.
(The Man Watching by Rilke)
Jeff, great article. Wise insights!
So many themes I’ve been preaching and practising for decades. Exceptional.
Outstanding stuff, Jeff.
The founder dares to defy this all consuming arbiter of reality known as "the market". One must indeed be prophetic to battle a force that is even more powerful than traditional priests and Leviathan.
I love the Babel analogy. And isn't it interesting that in our current moment, LLMs and their training that is enabled by reducing everything to some notion of a common language mirrors what God noticed in those attempting to build the tower: they were all speaking the same language and thus nothing they attempted to do was impossible. Awesome power, yet directed towards what end?
Finally, what shall we say about the techno-optimists' manifesto? More or less likely to build false prophets collapsing under the weight of their own contradictions?
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Love this!
What I love about this is that you're finally recognizing something that most innovators will never acknowledge. That when I have an idea that I know is right, I will and MUST allow it flourish, even at the peril of rival ideas. A true innovator will ultimately become an idea fascist, letting their idea overcome any rival ideas and crush them in its wake. I mean this sincerely, may the ONE TRUE God BLESS this article. And by God, I obviously mean "the state of things that will be" as opposed to the lesser gods, which are the states that never will be. And since I am a prophet of the state of technology to come, I will allow the ideas of others to die in its wake. Good luck to the rest of you, may you survive and enjoy the future which my vision of tech and I are creating.
Such an amazing contribution of thought. 👏👏👏
🙌 🙇♂️ I'm not worthy
🙌 🙇♂️ I'm not worthy
🙌 🙇♂️ I'm not worthy
What about King?