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Date: 2025-03-10
Note: This is a quick post. Not much time spent on it.

Forms of Leverage

1. Attention

   • If many people look at what you say, you can guide thoughts.

2. Capital (Money)

   • If you have lots of funds, you can invest and grow power.

3. Internet-Copyable Products

   • Things like code, blog posts, and videos can spread fast on the web.

You can also mix these forms. For example:

• Zuckerberg has code (Facebook) plus cash from it.
• Vitalik has code (Ethereum) plus cash, and now more eyes on him since crypto is big.
• Highest level might be to build new ways of rule on the web. That may beat old ways.

Real Power vs Formal Power

• A big job title does not mean people truly care about your words.
• A rich person might have few fans, while a YouTuber can have many.
• The internet lets you reach lots of people. You can see their comments and ideas in real time, which was hard in old days (like mail by train).

Self-Replication

• You may want your leverage to live on after you die.
• Groups (like firms or govs) can hold your plan and push it long after you’re gone.
• Some ideas, like democracy or free trade, have spread for centuries. Faiths spread too.
• An idea or belief can drive folks to build more support over time.

My Personal Leverage Goals

• Build a new form of government with code. No need for a formal top job.
• Advise someone who has lots of funds or fame.
• Not big on giving life tips or career talks to huge crowds. I’d rather make tools that let others do that.
• Not keen on chasing huge funds or fame myself—takes too much time and may limit my freedom.
• Not trying to start a new faith or big belief system. That needs deep wisdom and long years of work.