"Age of Miracles"

Indistinguishable from Magic

Sep 19, 2022

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The Most Magical Products Ever Built

01:26

The magical feeling doesn’t last. Cars were once magical.

01:04

A I Is the Most Magical Tec Ever Built In

03:41

Is Farcaster a Victim of Its Success?

05:33

Introduction

4min

Figma - The Magic of a Browser First Approach

2min

The Last Air Is Magic

4min

The Magic of Hotels and Resorts

3min

Creating Magical Technoledge

3min

A I Is the Most Magical Tec Ever Built In

4min

Is Farcaster a Victim of Its Success?

6min

Monday Audio Essay: "Indistinguishable from Magic"

Packy explores "magic" in tech and how it impacts the startup lifecycle: "It’s the Magical Startup Circle of Life. A startup, if it’s lucky, creates magic, turns that magic into dollars, and transitions to life as a successful Big Muggle Company, capable of enormous profits and power but no longer able to conjure magic. Then a new Magician comes along, using sufficiently advanced technology to build something indistinguishable from magic, and uses that magic as a wedge to challenge the Big Muggle Company."

To read the full essay with graphics, head over to notboring.co.

Thanks to Polywork for sponsoring this Monday's essay!

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