Substrate
← All notes

#risk

June 2026 2 notes

notes updated 2 min read

Time, difficulty, obscurity, and progressive dependency

AI summary

The note explores a hesitation to start new projects due to fear of being unoriginal, noting that being second to an idea is acceptable but being 50th is not. It questions how to guarantee or maximize the odds of being the first to do something.

…
reflections updated 1 min read

On 'stability'

AI summary

Dave Gray argues that having a job only feels stable but is in fact one of the least stable arrangements. The note agrees, pointing out that the risk of self-employment is visible, while the risk of a job is hidden.