The way I think about it is that how fast or slow does the information actually flow through this particular web. And interest rate as set by the central bank, for example, is one factor that moves this complex web in a bunch of different ways. As I'm saying it, I don't know whether this is highly esoteric or just something that, you know, I obsess about, but it definitely helps me in terms of understanding the world a bit better.
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How are curiosity and innovation connected? What's the most important problem in your field? And are you working on it? Why or why not? Is curiosity the best heuristic — either for an individual or for society at large — for finding valuable problems to work on? What mental models do people tend to use by default? How much is an academic degree worth these days? What are some alternatives to degrees that could count as valid credentials, i.e., as unfakeable (or very-hard-to-fake) signals of someone's level of skill in an area? Can people learn to fake any kind of signal, or are there some that are inherently unfakeable?
Rohit Krishnan is an essayist at Strange Loop Canon, where he writes about business, tech, and economics. He's been an entrepreneur and an investor and is very excited to see when crazy ideas meet the real world. Follow him on Twitter at @krishnanrohit.
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