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Idea Amplification: Be a Hype Man For Your Friends

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Inspired by a Paul Graham–Tyler Cowen podcast exchange, Joseph Thacker argues that amplifying friends' ideas—helping people see ideas as bigger than they thought—is a skill worth practicing.
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