Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy Balaji Srinivasan - Optimizing Your Inputs - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 233]
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Jul 6, 2021 
Balaji Srinivasan, a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, shares his insights on the intersection of technology, decentralization, and health. He explores the concept of an 'information diet,' paralleling it with dietary health, and the impact of health tech innovations. The conversation critiques traditional economic models, emphasizing the importance of blockchain for transparency. Balaji also discusses the evolution of individual sovereignty in a digital economy, stressing the significance of personal ownership and the new dynamics of social media on identity.
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Information Diet Analogy
- You literally are what you eat, as your body reconstructs itself with consumed food.
- Track cause and effect with new health devices to optimize your diet.
Current Optimization Problems
- Today, many optimize for superficial metrics like Twitter likes, not personal growth.
- Legacy media profits from conflict, creating a toxic information environment.
Information Diet as Unhealthy Food
- Legacy and social media profit from polarization, creating harmful "scissor statements."
- This "information diet" is like unhealthy food, offering short-term pleasure with long-term consequences.
