Billion Dollar PDFs

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Post by rafaepta » Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC

Billion Dollar PDFs
billiondollarpdf.com

Re: Billion Dollar PDFs

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Post by vkaku » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC

Move billions of dollars != help society in any meaningful way. In fact many of the cited papers have been considered extremely harmful to society.

Re: Billion Dollar PDFs

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Post by mkw5053 » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC

The facebook pitch deck is a broken link

edit: same with youtube

Re: Billion Dollar PDFs

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Post by fny » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC

vkaku wrote: post #2

Move billions of dollars != help society in any meaningful way. In fact many of the cited papers have been considered extremely harmful to society.

You're introducing a moral claim that this site does not make.

Re: Billion Dollar PDFs

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Post by vkaku » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC

fny wrote: post #4

vkaku wrote: post #2

Move billions of dollars != help society in any meaningful way. In fact many of the cited papers have been considered extremely harmful to society.

You're introducing a moral claim that this site does not make.

I'm just stating my opinion here. Whether it's considered moral or not is left to the discretion of the reader.

Re: Billion Dollar PDFs

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Post by MinimalAction » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC

I liked the idea, but this literally could have been a list. The AI-generated pages with filler text create a stark contrast in utility compared to the influential nature of the listed papers.

Re: Billion Dollar PDFs

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Post by p-e-w » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC

vkaku wrote: post #2

Move billions of dollars != help society in any meaningful way. In fact many of the cited papers have been considered extremely harmful to society.

Which of these papers “have been considered extremely harmful to society” by a significant number of people who wouldn’t be classified as cranks?

I’m asking specifically about claims that those papers have harmed society. Not cop-outs like “the author does things I don’t like”.

Re: Billion Dollar PDFs

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Post by cognician » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC

MinimalAction wrote: post #6

I liked the idea, but this literally could have been a list. The AI-generated pages with filler text create a stark contrast in utility compared to the influential nature of the listed papers.

> It didn't just move capital; it birthed a brand-new, multi-trillion-dollar alternative asset class out of thin air.

aight imma head out

Re: Billion Dollar PDFs

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Post by rtpg » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC

Wild to see NFT nothingburgers next to "real ideas". Also very bizarre to see 2026 thinkpieces floating around in the same space as Gates' internet memos.

Maybe these are more million dollar PDFs than billion dollar ones, if only because there's enough VC money churning around for "friends" to give any idea by people in a certain segment a minimum of funding no matter how bad it is.

Re: Billion Dollar PDFs

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Post by donbox » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC

p-e-w wrote: post #7

vkaku wrote: post #2

Move billions of dollars != help society in any meaningful way. In fact many of the cited papers have been considered extremely harmful to society.

Which of these papers “have been considered extremely harmful to society” by a significant number of people who wouldn’t be classified as cranks? I’m asking specifically about claims that those papers have harmed society. Not cop-outs like “the author does things I don’t like”.

Bitcoin?