Derek Thompson
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But I do think it's possible that at the level of how a body fits together, Or even at the level of genetics.
But I do think it's possible that at the level of how a body fits together, Or even at the level of genetics.
Before we move on, what was your prediction with Gladwell in 2000? And how did that prediction hold up now that you're in the world of 2025?
Before we move on, what was your prediction with Gladwell in 2000? And how did that prediction hold up now that you're in the world of 2025?
Before we move on, what was your prediction with Gladwell in 2000? And how did that prediction hold up now that you're in the world of 2025?
And last question from me on the sports side, because I am so interested in this angle of what does edge look like? In 2005, edge meant Moneyball. It meant we have the nerds and you don't. So we're going to understand the value of on-base percentage and you won't. And that's why we're going to win, even though we spend three times less than you. But now everybody understands Moneyball.
And last question from me on the sports side, because I am so interested in this angle of what does edge look like? In 2005, edge meant Moneyball. It meant we have the nerds and you don't. So we're going to understand the value of on-base percentage and you won't. And that's why we're going to win, even though we spend three times less than you. But now everybody understands Moneyball.
And last question from me on the sports side, because I am so interested in this angle of what does edge look like? In 2005, edge meant Moneyball. It meant we have the nerds and you don't. So we're going to understand the value of on-base percentage and you won't. And that's why we're going to win, even though we spend three times less than you. But now everybody understands Moneyball.
And everyone understands health. And everyone understands personal trainers. And everyone understands you probably shouldn't eat a lot of sugar. And sleep is very important. And heart rate variability, this and that. When you look at sort of the next generation of smart guys running NBA teams, like the JJ Reddicks, is there some other thing you think they've unlocked?
And everyone understands health. And everyone understands personal trainers. And everyone understands you probably shouldn't eat a lot of sugar. And sleep is very important. And heart rate variability, this and that. When you look at sort of the next generation of smart guys running NBA teams, like the JJ Reddicks, is there some other thing you think they've unlocked?
And everyone understands health. And everyone understands personal trainers. And everyone understands you probably shouldn't eat a lot of sugar. And sleep is very important. And heart rate variability, this and that. When you look at sort of the next generation of smart guys running NBA teams, like the JJ Reddicks, is there some other thing you think they've unlocked?
Some new edge that they're starting to peel back that maybe 10 years from now will be the conventional wisdom whose value is arbitrage to zero?
Some new edge that they're starting to peel back that maybe 10 years from now will be the conventional wisdom whose value is arbitrage to zero?
Some new edge that they're starting to peel back that maybe 10 years from now will be the conventional wisdom whose value is arbitrage to zero?
Let's do culture.
Let's do culture.
Let's do culture.
I wonder if you're going to agree with this. So we've had the golden age of TV. We've had the platinum age of TV. I want to try to name what's happening right now in the world of prestige television, which you know very well. And I want to call it the gilded age of television for reasons that some people might violently disagree with, but it's culture, it's taste, that's okay.
I wonder if you're going to agree with this. So we've had the golden age of TV. We've had the platinum age of TV. I want to try to name what's happening right now in the world of prestige television, which you know very well. And I want to call it the gilded age of television for reasons that some people might violently disagree with, but it's culture, it's taste, that's okay.
I wonder if you're going to agree with this. So we've had the golden age of TV. We've had the platinum age of TV. I want to try to name what's happening right now in the world of prestige television, which you know very well. And I want to call it the gilded age of television for reasons that some people might violently disagree with, but it's culture, it's taste, that's okay.