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"Sam is extremely good at becoming powerful."

"You could parachute him into an island full of cannibals and come back in 5 years and he'd be the king."

- Paul Graham

Yes this is what I am referring. I’m not saying he is like the boy coder genius, he is good at becoming and staying king. And if you look at all the departures of some of today’s brilliant technology innovators, perhaps it tells you why. Don’t fly too close to the sun.

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