Ben Casnocha: preference

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…On First Doses First, there was a major decision-maker from an actual country who just sent me a message, ‘‘Hey, do you guys really mean this?’’ I said, “Yes.” The next day it happened. No, I’m not saying it happened because of that only thing, but people are really listening, to an extent that it’s scary sometimes. I think there are two vectors of influence from MR. One is the specific, Jeff, posts, the specific ideas you’ve put forth in the world that had real impact. But there’s another vector of influence, which I think is more subtle but is probably how I would identify being influenced, because if you asked me what are the five posts that have most influenced me, I probably couldn’t tell you the five. But there’s this general mood, a temperament, an approach to the world, a way of thinking about ideas. A levelheadedness that, like a fish in water, after hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of posts, just seep into every aspect of our worldview and way of thinking about the world. I think that’s the really profound legacy of MR to me as a reader. Hard to put my finger on exactly how or where, but I think it’s ultimately a much deeper level of influence on perhaps a smaller number of people. But it’s really, really incredible, and I’m so grateful for that. Before I close, Vitalik, any general questions you had? Other things you’re curious about?…

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