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If someone looks like a fraud, then they probably will commit fraud some time in the future, even if they haven’t done it yet.

If someone looks like a fraud, then they probably will commit fraud some time in the future, even if they haven’t done it yet.

The whole FTX debacle shows that being a good judge of character is much more valuable than any sort of due diligence you might do when...

The whole FTX debacle shows that being a good judge of character is much more valuable than any sort of due diligence you might do when investing, or choosing to do business with another entity.

Sequoia, Temasek, etc being blindsided by a degen who pretended to be an altruist 😳

All this is to say: in Art, design, business, finance, and all other human affairs, one can only trust those whose incentives align with...

All this is to say: in Art, design, business, finance, and all other human affairs, one can only trust those whose incentives align with yours.

If they hurt you, they hurt themselves.

This is why companies issue stock to employees. They want them to do things that help the company, and to avoid doing things that hurt the...

This is why companies issue stock to employees. They want them to do things that help the company, and to avoid doing things that hurt the company.

Because what helps/hurts the company helps/hurts them too.

The only way to collapse the conflict of interests between the user or audience (the “principal”) and the toolmaker or artist (the...

The only way to collapse the conflict of interests between the user or audience (the “principal”) and the toolmaker or artist (the “agent”) is to have the agent also be a principal.

Your self-interest is now identical to the interests of your users or your audience.

And even if you truly feel that something hurts someone else, you might be disincentivized (financially or otherwise) from helping them,...

And even if you truly feel that something hurts someone else, you might be disincentivized (financially or otherwise) from helping them, because to help them might be to hurt you.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal%E2%80%93agent_problem

Empathy has its limits. There is no way of sensemaking such that you can merge with another human and fully understand what helps or hurts...

Empathy has its limits.

There is no way of sensemaking such that you can merge with another human and fully understand what helps or hurts them. That is the stuff of fantasy and science fiction.

And so, the best way to design, say, a musical instrument, is to be a musician.

To “grok” is to collapse the distinction between the observer and the observed. The Art you make, if it sucks, it hurts you. That’s...

To “grok” is to collapse the distinction between the observer and the observed.

The Art you make, if it sucks, it hurts you. That’s why you want to make it good.

That tool you’re designing, if it works poorly, it hurts you. That’s why you want to make it work well.

The word “grok” has a few meanings. In common parlance, it means “to understand”. But it also means “to merge with”.It perfectly...

The word “grok” has a few meanings. In common parlance, it means “to understand”.

But it also means “to merge with”.

It perfectly captures the nature of understanding.

One can only grok something if you have merged with it, if you’ve become one with it.

RT @balajis@twitter.comFour kinds of trust falling at the same time.Trust in vote countingTrust in verified tweetsTrust in vouched...

RT @balajis@twitter.com

Four kinds of trust falling at the same time.

Trust in vote counting
Trust in verified tweets
Trust in vouched reserves
Trust in visual images

Cryptographic verification is a partial solution. But also need high-trust startup societies.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1590967024981012481

For the simple reason that no matter how good of a researcher you are, no matter how much empathy you attempt to summon, you will never be...

For the simple reason that no matter how good of a researcher you are, no matter how much empathy you attempt to summon, you will never be able to intuitively grok what is “good” or “bad”, especially in the subtle details, for that is tacit knowledge.

I believe that the artist/maker who makes art/tools for themselves to enjoy/use, will always, always, make a better one than a mercenary...

I believe that the artist/maker who makes art/tools for themselves to enjoy/use, will always, always, make a better one than a mercenary paid to make something for someone else.

“Better”, not by any technical standard, but by how it meets expectations.

RT @bpoppenheimer@twitter.com

Quentin Tarantino says he makes movies with a very specific audience in mind:

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/bpoppenheimer/status/1589082522998411264

Nominative determinism: “the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names”Like Thomas Crapper who...

Nominative determinism: “the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names”

Like Thomas Crapper who made toilets

Or Sam Bankman-Fried, who blew up a crypto exchange

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism

SwiftUI feels so much like an parallel universe React:Subviews are like componentsState bindings are like React stateBut also, modifiers are...

SwiftUI feels so much like an parallel universe React:

Subviews are like components

State bindings are like React state

But also, modifiers are very cool.

Plus, being able to edit layout and style and see a live preview directly in Xcode.

RT @andrictham@twitter.com@codexeditor@twitter.com Single line width, light-on-dark, monospaced fonts 😍Nothing’s stopping us from...

RT @andrictham@twitter.com

@codexeditor@twitter.com Single line width, light-on-dark, monospaced fonts 😍

Nothing’s stopping us from making software today with that aesthetic!

The UI of first-party Ableton plugins are reminiscent of that aesthetic and I just love it so much. The function & content shine through

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/andrictham/status/1590321037560143874

But of course, that’s just the layout and styling part of it. I do wonder how much easier (or difficult) business logic, networking, state...

But of course, that’s just the layout and styling part of it.

I do wonder how much easier (or difficult) business logic, networking, state management etc will be compared to React.

Learning SwiftUI right now. First time venturing outside of web land. Everything old feels new again, and being just a bit lost as a...

Learning SwiftUI right now. First time venturing outside of web land.

Everything old feels new again, and being just a bit lost as a beginner is a nice feeling.

So far, of what I’ve seen, SwiftUI is more natural than HTML/CSS. Maybe I don’t need React Native after all?