How to be an unsuccessful thinker - by Kasra
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failure modes to be aware of
So you want to pursue the intellectual life. You want to be a thinker, a contributor to the Discourse, a person of culture. You have some time on your hands, a brain that is still a ways away from senescence, and a list of rabbit holes to dive into it. And you seek advice from me, a Wise Person who has contributed such revolutionary ideas to the Discourse as "biparasocial relationship". kasra@kasratweets biparasocial relationship: where you both consume a lot of each other's work but barely / never interact directly 8:10 PM · Dec 30, 2022 9 Reposts · 235 Likes Before we start, let me…
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