The world runs on middling competence and unusually high agency
UltraRareAF · x · 2026-09-07
Replying to @dioscuri, UltraRareAF restates a widely shared take: the world is mostly run by people of middling competence but unusually high agency. If you want to make a difference, start agency-maxxing—prioritizing drive over raw ability.
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