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Jaron Lanier
“Memes might seem to amplify what you are saying, but that is always an illusion. You might launch an infectious meme about a political figure, and you might be making a great point, but in the larger picture, you are reinforcing the idea that virality is truth. Your point will be undone by whatever other point is more viral. That is by design. The architects of BUMMER were meme believers.”
Jaron Lanier, Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

Ben Horowitz
“People always ask me, “What’s the secret to being a successful CEO?” Sadly, there is no secret, but if there is one skill that stands out, it’s the ability to focus and make the best move when there are no good moves.”
Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Devdutt Pattanaik
“We are not rational creatures who feel; we are emotional creatures who rationalize.”
Devdutt Pattanaik, My Gita

Jaron Lanier
“To free yourself, to be more authentic, to be less addicted, to be less manipulated, to be less paranoid … for all these marvelous reasons, delete your accounts.”
Jaron Lanier, Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

Jaron Lanier
“How can you find happiness without authentic self-esteem? How can you be authentic when everything you read, say, or do is being fed into a judgment machine”
Jaron Lanier, Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

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