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0 pointsnostromo9y ago0 comments

Making gobs of money and making the future are orthogonal though.

Exxon makes tons of money but is likely irrelevant to the future.

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melling9y ago

"It's what you do after you build a great business that matters"

dkarapetyan9y ago

Why's that? Why not just skip the business step entirely? There is some kind of fallacy in your argument.

melling9y ago

How are you going to pay for all those moonshot projects that cost billions and might not make money for a decade, if ever. Google still hasn't made any money on the self-driving car. Oculus Rift?

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davidivadavid9y ago

Providing cheap energy to whole economies probably plays a (major) role in building the future.

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0 pointsnostromo9y ago0 comments

Making gobs of money and making the future are orthogonal though.

Exxon makes tons of money but is likely irrelevant to the future.

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melling9y ago

"It's what you do after you build a great business that matters"

dkarapetyan9y ago

Why's that? Why not just skip the business step entirely? There is some kind of fallacy in your argument.

melling9y ago

How are you going to pay for all those moonshot projects that cost billions and might not make money for a decade, if ever. Google still hasn't made any money on the self-driving car. Oculus Rift?

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davidivadavid9y ago

Providing cheap energy to whole economies probably plays a (major) role in building the future.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse