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SFDT was the first online community I was a part of. It was a special time on the early internet. I feel so lucky to have been a very small part of it.

Unfortunately there is no way to combat this, and it seems like the end of the internet we once knew. Even with a “proof of human” technology, people could still just paste whateve…

Exactly the same reaction. I realized these kind of people don’t actually care about technology. They’re not engineers. They don’t love the industry or the impressive human achieve…

My most prominent memory of Jason was seeing him park his Tesla in the “no parking” zone in front of the building where his startup conference was happening. My boss at the time th…

Hype cycle slop reminiscent of Business Insider, etc. Reminds of me engagement bait threads on Twitter which always include the “thread” emoji and the downward pointing finger emoj…

Even if the story is fiction, the author has certainly come across the exact same type of embezzler that I have. As far as I can tell, these type of fraudsters are deeply wounded n…

Thrilled to see some love for History for Granite. That and Ancient Architects are fantastic if you’re a specific type of history nerd.

I wrote a book about adult ADHD that has been well received by many HN oriented folks, but never quite took off as its own post. Here: https://adhdpro.xyz/

Distractions usually happen when you’re not satisfied with the other things in front of you. Of course nothing is black and white, but that’s what I’ve found. I wrote a book on ADH…

I spent ~$2700 on a new mattress. I no longer wake up with hip or lower back pain. My sleeps are an order of magnitude better. I ended up with a Tempurpedic. I spent about 2 hours …

Thanks for buying my book! I think you’ll do just fine with your doctor. If you want to chat about that, please send me an email :)

This entire article was born from conversations I was having when doing research for my book on ADHD ( https://adhdpro.xyz/ ), so it’s a pretty strong correlation I would say :)

Wildcard burnout will be the next article

Sorry

Many people who I met while writing this article told me they don’t want the full blown responsibilities of being a founder. They just like doing lots of different things. But ulti…

This is a superb point. I’m going to add something like that to the article.

Combining that with the feedback loop of being insanely wealthy can only spell disaster. Being ultra rich is a disease.

I've had many of the same struggles. After a while, I just embraced it. My friend and I came up with the term "Wildcard Person." I enjoy using the label myself. This might resonate…

Can you please make a newsletter to sign up for? I would love to follow your progress. I have wanted an app like this for a long time!

I have tried every supplement/herb/nootropic you can think of + more. I've also asked this question to many of the folks I interviewed for my book about adult ADHD. The only thing …

This is absolutely amazing work. I have been searching for something exactly like this for quite some time. I am beyond thrilled that this now exists. THANK YOU.

It's easy to forget that blogging before Medium was mostly ugly & slow WordPress websites. I am grateful that Ev & team were able to push online writing in a better direction. Unfo…

Truth. I learned this the hard way with my first book.

This is a low effort "gotcha" way of dismissing the real feelings of humans who are struggling to reconcile their deeply held desires with what they perceive in media.