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the figure Edison measured himself against

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The 'tribe of maniacs': frontier telegraph operators were the original Silicon Valley

Wilson argues the tramp telegraph operators were a textbook 'tribe of maniacs' that mirrors early Silicon Valley: both on America's frontier a generation after settlement, both run by tinkering 20-somethings with access to the most advanced tech of the day.

“I've talked before about the tribe of maniacs phenomenon, and it was in full effect here. In fact, this is sort of a textbook example, and it's crazy how much it resembles Silicon Valley in its heyday. Both are on the frontiers of America, born a generation or two after it was settled, and during a time of really rapid population growth. Both had access to the most advanced technology at the time— silicon chips in the case of California, telegraphs in the case of Edison and his contemporaries. Both scenes were started and run by men in their 20s who were obsessed with tinkering”
SPECIAL: Thomas Edison (Part 1) · Sep 2021 · 2:02 · BEN WILSON
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Greatness is relative: even Caesar and Edison felt behind

Shaan draws the lesson that no matter how successful you are, comparison never ends: Edison felt behind looking at Faraday, and Caesar despaired looking at a statue of Alexander the Great. There is always a bigger, faster version of you.

“No matter who you are, no matter how much you've made it, you sort of— you can always— it's all relative. You'll always find the bigger, badder, faster, uh, you know, version of you.”
ANNOUNCEMENT: A Special Series Drops To… · Sep 2021 · 20:45 · SHAAN
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