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Karen Rand Anderson's avatar

A brilliant discourse. I found you via Reddit, scrolling some silly stuff there regarding Substack, and wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Your graphic illustration delineating feedback archetypes is brilliant as well-- I myself am a dyed-in-the-wool Wayfinder, and it has served me well in terms of accessing wisdom (quietly). Substack has proven to be a valuable inspirational resource-- I go by the maxim "create your own value in whatever situation you find yourself." Always a good idea.

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Jurgen Appelo's avatar

Great maxim, thanks!

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The Long Game's avatar

Nah, some people are evil and willfully ignorant. Time to remove those bloodlines from power.

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Joshua J. Arnold's avatar

Can you share the source for the Taleb quote?

Closest I can find is this:

"If assholes don't find you arrogant, you are doing something wrong."

https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1090377257066074112

I've often said something similar, but I've no idea who I'm quoting:

"If you're not making waves, you're not kicking hard enough".

In my experience, this is generally a necessary part of trying to bring about meaningful change. If it was easy, it would have been done already.

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