underscored

@underscored

2 clips · 1 follower

Follow
Tag:fomoClear

The students said that they only stayed on TikTok because other people were on it too, and they were afraid of missing out. FOMO is not utility; it's a bad equilibrium.

Noah Smith
1mo ago

Every major technological boom has produced the same figure, the person who gives everything to the wave. During the industrial revolution, it was the factory worker. During the Gold Rush, it was the men who left their families and headed west. During the dotcom boom, it was the founders sleeping under their desks in SoMa. Now, it is the person who is building, building, always building — vibe coding at midnight, constantly upgrading their models—convinced that stopping for five minutes means missing everything.

2mo ago

Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.

Start saving quotes →