Things that are true that almost nobody agrees with me on

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I think a lot of these are agreeable, even some of your prophecies seem reasonable.

I wonder why you titled it "Things that are true", however, and don't have a single source to any of your claims. Especially when a lot of these points are opinion based.

It would be nice if you either title accurately, or source your "truths".

>There will be a trillion dollar cryptocurrency within 3 years, likely Bitcoin.

Source, please.

> Remote work will become the default for most people. 9 to 5 will largely be a thing of the past.

Source, please

The title is based on an infamous interview question by Peter Thiel “What important truth do very few people agree with you on?”.

I agree the title would more accurately (and less provocatively) be “Things that I believe to be true that almost nobody agrees with me on”

Fair enough, I am not familiar with this quote. I much prefer the less provacative title, but interesting read nonetheless.

> information funnel

I’m not sure I understand how an information funnel can be objectively good or bad. I’d have appreciated the article to elaborate on this.

Information is not good or bad, harmful or useful in itself. Its effects depend on attributes highly individual to the recipient, such as media literacy, cultural background, and personal circumstances.

yeah I guess this is probably individual, but I would argue it's definitely possible to define for yourself how "noisy" (or time-wasting) certain sources of information are (which doesn't mean they can't be entertaining).

I personally experienced this when I was literally going to 9gag tens if not hundreds of times per day. It was more of a habit or addiction than a conscious choice at that point

"Things that are true" seems a bit of a stretch here.

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