Some people, but not everyone, are abdicating their agency. Period.
And that too is an expression of their own agency. #Laissez-faire
Readit NewsSMAAART commented on We're losing our voice to LLMs tonyalicea.dev/blog/were-... · Posted by u/TonyAlicea10
The Genie is now out of the bottle.
SMAAART commented on 10 Years of Writing a Blog Nobody Reads flowtwo.io/post/on-10-yea... · Posted by u/speckx
Chop Wood Carry Water.
SMAAART commented on Ask HN: How did your startup get its first real users? · Posted by u/paulwilsonn
> A lot of startup advice is vague.
Sure, but in an ocean of quantity you need to know where to look for quality:
1. https://www.startupschool.org/
2. Book: The Lean Startup.
Those 2 resources address everything you need to know and then some, with concrete advice.
> What channels worked?
You have it all wrong.
SMAAART commented on Cloudflare is working again for my servers (US East) · Posted by u/potatowaffle
Same here (US East)
1) Blue Ocean Strategy (again)
2) Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
SMAAART commented on Ask HN: Why is there no operating manual on how to live life? · Posted by u/v7engine
There is. You get to write it yourself; you get to be your own master/leader.
Critical thinking skills are the most essential tools, so is studying philosophy. You have agency, use it.
Of course you could always abdicate your agency to religion (pick one), or politicians, or influencers, or money/consumerism.
No matter how you dice it, the choice is always yours, and yours only,
1. Always negotiate
2. Read this book: Never Split the Difference
NOTE: Understand the difference between negotiations and bluffing.
SMAAART commented on I empower down or has it been hacked? developer.empower-retirem... · Posted by u/SMAAART
When trying to access via the app or webapp I get the message: "We're improving your experience. Please log in later".
But I have received no emails regarding an upgrade or something to that effect, and their status site says: Our deliverables will be deployed during second weekend of every month. It may cause some latency in APIs during the deployment window.
No signs on x either: https://x.com/EmpowerToday
Something does not add up.
While very popular today, it's a losing game that you are playing.
Read/study about better, more empowering mental models, for instance, check the writings of Shane Parrish.