Midjourney CEO David Holz on teen angst and invisible agency
DavidSHolz · x · 2026-10-01
Midjourney founder David Holz reflected on being a bit emo as a teen because he felt he controlled nothing important in his life. Looking back, he sees nearly infinite higher-agency paths he could have taken: "my life was always more free than I knew."
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