Packy McCormick is one of the most thoughtful writers in tech and investing.
In this episode of Infinite Loops, we talk about why writing is still the most powerful way to think clearly, how optimism becomes rational when you spend time with people actually building things, and what happens when the internet punishes you for being early and wrong.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
4:00 Writing Is Thinking
9:10 Why the Best Ideas Are Written Down
14:45 From Failing Startup to Not Boring
20:00 Getting Dunked on by the Internet
27:50 Failure, Confidence, and Scar Tissue
34:30 The Case for Optimism in Tech
43:10 Innovation, Resistance, and History
52:45 Builders vs Incumbents
1:10:30 Long-Term Thinking and the Future
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