Being a philanthropist doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doing good. Being an expert doesn’t necessarily mean you’re always right. Being a moralist doesn’t necessarily mean you’re moral.

“Every single tweet costs nothing and has the potential to reach the entire world. It’s the best lottery ever made.” — Naval

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“It was the greatest sensation of existence: not to trust, but to know.” — Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Bezos was laughed at in 1999 because Amazon had never been profitable. “We are investing in the future,” he said. I wonder who’s laughing now.

Most people underestimate the power of simply asking for help, and so they never pick up the phone and call.

The dumbest idea of the 21st century

“Third parties wanting to make decisions for which they pay no price when they’re wrong.”

And they say comedy is dead. 🫣

Pure evil lies. Growth is good and fundamental to life itself and to our civilizational functioning. Acceleration is life. Deceleration is death.

Resist.

The quest for immortality is driven by a love of life, not a fear of death. We choose life over death, progress over stasis. The concept of heaven feels like a cage to us—a place where growth is impossible and stagnation rules. The water is warm. Join us in celebrating life.

Summary of my philosophy

The hottest people aren’t on Instagram, the best employees aren’t on LinkedIn, but the smartest people in the world are on X.