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Social vs. Science Experiments

"Age of Miracles"

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Science Experiments vs Social Experiment Products

Some cutting edge tech products are the result of science experiments, others are social experiments. Science experiment products face a lot of technical risk early on And getting a product to market can take a lot of time in capital. Social experiment products face less technical risk and can get to market in months instead of years. These products enter the market partially formed and evolve with their users Think categories like web3, social media and marketplaces This distinction is one of those ideas that feels too obvious to type now that I've typed it But a lot starts to make sense to me at least when I look at the world through this framework. We often lump everything into the technology pile and that causes a bunch of confusion

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