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This is really clever marketing by Lago. Good inspiration for other startups.

Netflix removed 5-star ratings a while back; they don't have reviews either.

Seems like it hasn't impacted the user experience. Arguably improved the experience.

Perhaps other sites like Amazon and AirBnb should remove ratings and reviews too?

I hope he buys Google next. Search really sucks.

The investors can't really do anything -- the board has been dissolved.

I think it's going to be more in the other direction.

He really hates the bots, so he'll probably close up the API.

Until bots gets solved, no developer should expect the API to open up.

+1. So much opportunity for battlefield promotions right now.

Sounds like a Jobsian version of Musk's "what have you done this week"

Lago is really gunning for Stripe Billing.

Is Lago barking up the wrong tree? Or is there really an untapped opportunity here?

This is a great take.

If there's one domino that should fall first, it's the student-athlete one.

It's the easiest one to break away (relative to everything else) and should be the cleanest too.

Probably the last time Putin is going to grant any wishes to Xi

I second this. The Manager's Path is a terrible book.

I agree on the downsides, but I believe licensing is a good forcing function to get others to 1) gain knowledge and 2) standardize training for a base level of competence.

Do you have any insights on what kind of "integrity test" they used?

There's a game that I play about an hour a day for the last decade. I wouldn't say I'm very good, but I do understand the game at a competitive level.

I just checked my stats for the game, and apparently I'm in the top 2% of all players.

So yeah, I'd agree with your hypothesis.

I don't have an indoor bike, but I'd probably save money by playing one of these cycling YouTube videos in the background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAYaLDjmVt8

> When sundar took over he changed some policies within google to reduce previous commitments to a high quality internet, with the goal of increased growth.

Do you have more details for this?

Microsoft also got Kotick to leave.

The cultural integration will be a lot easier than other M&A integrations; everyone at Activision is probably ready to move on from their current culture.

The main take I get is that there isn't enough content to support all the streaming players in the marketplace.

In the next five years, we should expecting the number of streaming players to consolidate dramatically probably to the top 3, whoever they might be.

What's the best solution for a semi-anon scenario?

The best solution I've seen are Reddit AMAs where mods verify a semi-anon's credentials (e.g. "Mod has confirmed that ___ is an employee at the NIH.")

I find the letter fascinating. I haven't followed China's economic progress closely, but one question I have that wasn't answered by the letter is:

Who shapes the CCP's ideology? It seems to be shifting all the time, Is it one person?

The clarity, conviction, speed, and alignment in which they execute the ideology is breathtaking. I can't imagine a group being able to do this over what seems to be a long period.

I'd agree that if you're 1) delivering the same promise to the 2) same customer base -- yes, it isn't as big of a pivot and some of the other companies on the list.

What's the best alternative for website traffic estimates?

This reminds me of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons

Speaking of tax, allowing employees to work from home may allow them to avoid the newly created Seattle payroll tax: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/tax/articles/city-of-s...

I've seen a lot of data that shows hours per week have gone up, but hours isn't necessarily productivity.

Jobs also gets credit for being incredibly intuitive.

Very few negotiators can reverse their positions in nanoseconds and realize the better deal is no deal at all.

What's a typical range for PFH?

I always remind myself that advice givers often have a projection bias.

Reading between the lines, it seems like this founder is telling others advice he's trying to tell himself.

Moderating private discussions (e.g. most Zoom calls) are very different from moderating public discussions.

Newspapers, which you point out used to moderate for us, don't want to play the moderation game in the Internet era either.

Many publications have ripped out their Disqus, Facebook commenting plug-ins that used to accompany their articles.

Internet moderation is too expensive. They'd be happy having Reddit and Twitter (users) do the moderation for them.