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Great piece, Zach! I'm so sad to see what journalism at so many major outlets has become. There's no real analysis anymore. Thanks for this thoughtful piece.

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Awesome piece, Zach! It's important to push back against these cynical and nonsensical pieces loaded with bias and ideology.

I'm producing a Startup Society Documentary during my 2-month stay in Vitalia, the pop-up city taking place in Próspera. I would love to interview you and have your ideas about the startup society revolution. This is our website: https://startupsociety.film.

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Hey Jean, will follow up with your email.

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looking forward to it :)

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Thanks for writing this. It’s so frustrating to read piece after negative piece from people who live in firstworldistan...cheers from a Honduran fan! 🙏🏻

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Thanks for reading, Maria Teresa!

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Jan 24·edited Jan 24Liked by zach.dev

Great essay, and I love your identification of the concept "the argument from vibes.” A similar phenomenon seems to be behind the criticism of California Forever. I wrote an essay drawing a similar conclusion to you on my blog (https://www.ryanpuzycki.com/p/california-whatever). Haters seem to spring up wherever ambitious optimists seek to create something new.

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Long time no speak since Sophomore year at NYU, Ryan! Glad you enjoyed it and I agree your analysis is touching on the same toxic phenomenon.

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For real! I came across your writing randomly in the way that one does on Substack, but I was happy to find it. Great stuff!

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Thank you for defending this impressive & admirable project, Zach!

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