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Paul Graham

@paul-graham · 4 held · 0 changes of mind

Co-founder of Y Combinator and Viaweb; essayist at paulgraham.com.

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  1. 1 Oct 2024

    Within a couple of decades there will not be many people who can write, because AI has removed the pressure to learn.
    I'm usually reluctant to make predictions about technology, but I feel fairly confident about this one: in a couple decades there won't be many people who can write.

    Writes and Write-Nots (October 2024)paulgraham.com

  2. 1 Oct 2024

    Because writing is thinking, a world divided into writers and non-writers becomes a world divided into thinkers and non-thinkers.
    So a world divided into writes and write-nots is more dangerous than it sounds. It will be a world of thinks and think-nots.

    Writes and Write-Nots (October 2024)paulgraham.com

  3. 1 Oct 2024

    Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.
    There will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.

    Writes and Write-Nots (October 2024)paulgraham.com

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  5. 1 Oct 2023

    Returns for performance are superlinear rather than proportional across most domains that matter.
    One of the most important things I didn't understand about the world when I was a child is the degree to which the returns for performance are superlinear.

    Superlinear Returns (October 2023)paulgraham.com