Tim "First Principles" Bouma, love it.
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God love’em but Neanderthals did not figure this out beyond their own tribe. Homo Sapiens did.
Yep. Super article. Nick Szabo hit on the same idea in ‘Shelling Out’.
We became successful as a species when we realized ‘other minds’ might value things differently, and that led to inter-tribal cooperation instead versus outright competition.
Ya, really special thinking. I look forward to a day where I can do less fiat mining and spend more time just thinking.