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29 Apr 2026 Conversations with Tyler Craig Newmark on Institutional Maintenance, Giving Away Control, and the Internet We Were Promised (Live at 92NY)
“Whenever I buy technology, knowing that I will replace it eventually, I try to get something that, even used, will be a good acquisition, typically by one of my nephews or nieces.”
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- Craig Newmark
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- 29 Apr 2026
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…What is it that you understand about used goods that others do not? Probably nothing. The only thing is I want as few of them as possible because I worry about having too much stuff. Whenever I buy technology, knowing that I will replace it eventually, I try to get something that, even used, will be a good acquisition, typically by one of my nephews or nieces. My collection is 24 of them and counting. Missed connections used to be a feature. “Oh, I saw you on the subway. You seemed so smart. You were reading Catcher in the Rye, whatever.” What happened to that?…
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