A screwdriver works because the handle is bigger than the screw. You can twist the handle with leverage, causing the screw to turn. The bigger the handle, the more leverage you have.
We’ve spent a trillion dollars building a worldwide communications and AI network, and you can have access to the whole thing for $20, or free if you go to the library.
All that tech, those connections, the programs, the learnings, the communities–torque that’s available to anyone who earns our attention.
Corporations and governments used to need to hire 1,000 people to even come close to having the leverage that any individual reading this has right now.
PS Celebrating the launch of my Kickstarter with an interview with Oriana Leckert, head of publishing at Kickstarter. Bring your questions, I hope to see you there.
It’s at 4 pm NY time today. Here’s a possible translation to your time zone:
There will be a recording posted on Linkedin.
