{"generator":"GNU social 2.0.2-dev","title":"Conversation","totalItems":7,"items":[{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/minorusaba","displayName":"Minoru Saba","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139443-original-tmp20230623174845.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":235,"height":235},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139443-96-20230930221108.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139443-48-20230930221108.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139443-24-20230930221108.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"139443"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139443-96-20230930221108.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"PhD from Imperial College (long time ago). Interested in physics, materials, engineering, history, sustainability, etc.","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/@minorusaba","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"minorusaba","displayName":"Minoru Saba","note":"PhD from Imperial College (long time ago). Interested in physics, materials, engineering, history, sustainability, etc."}},"content":"RT @minorusaba There\u2019s a lie we tell talented people: that craft wins. That mastery speaks for itself. That building something great is enough. That a good product will find its audience.It<\/a> won\u2019t.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/minorusaba\/statuses\/114719093234102132\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089886156525","objectType":"note","content":"

A year later, a recruiter launched something similar. Same core idea, worse tech. No behavioral science. No AI. Just a flashy UI and a loud mouth. He was closing deals within weeks. Eventually raised $5 million. I checked his website last month: it\u2019s ugly, but profitable.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089886156525","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-21:objectType=thread:nonce=ed395ade3e3ba4ac","notice_info":{"local_id":"10270056","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"10270054"}},"published":"2025-06-21T02:54:10+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"minorusaba repeated a notice by Daojoan","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/toad.social\/users\/minorusaba\/statuses\/114719093234102132\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-original-tmp20231010090722.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-48-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-24-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"138550"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","note":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy"}},"content":"

I watched him pitch it to a local investor over coffee. He spoke in full paragraphs about machine learning weights, predictive accuracy, and latent talent indexes.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089838897736","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089838897736","objectType":"note","content":"

I watched him pitch it to a local investor over coffee. He spoke in full paragraphs about machine learning weights, predictive accuracy, and latent talent indexes.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089838897736","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089815942519","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089815942519"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-21:objectType=thread:nonce=ed395ade3e3ba4ac","notice_info":{"local_id":"10270052","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-21T02:54:08+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089838897736"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-original-tmp20231010090722.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-48-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-24-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"138550"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","note":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy"}},"content":"

He had built something objectively impressive and 5 years ahead of its time: a tool that could scrape r\u00e9sum\u00e9s \/ analyze behavioral patterns<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089815942519","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089815942519","objectType":"note","content":"

He had built something objectively impressive and 5 years ahead of its time: a tool that could scrape r\u00e9sum\u00e9s \/ analyze behavioral patterns<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089815942519","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089797391062","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089797391062"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-21:objectType=thread:nonce=ed395ade3e3ba4ac","notice_info":{"local_id":"10270051","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-21T02:54:08+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089815942519"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-original-tmp20231010090722.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-48-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-24-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"138550"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","note":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy"}},"content":"

There\u2019s a lie we tell creative people. <\/p>

He was the archetype: MIT dropout, whiteboard-brained, caffeine-sculpted. Lived in a Hacker House with ten other founders, all splitting rent and ramen. \ud83e\uddf5<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089797391062","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089797391062","objectType":"note","content":"

There\u2019s a lie we tell creative people. <\/p>

He was the archetype: MIT dropout, whiteboard-brained, caffeine-sculpted. Lived in a Hacker House with ten other founders, all splitting rent and ramen. \ud83e\uddf5<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089797391062","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-21:objectType=thread:nonce=ed395ade3e3ba4ac","notice_info":{"local_id":"10270050","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-21T02:54:08+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089797391062"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-original-tmp20231010090722.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-48-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-24-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"138550"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","note":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy"}},"content":"

There\u2019s a lie we tell talented people: that craft wins. That mastery speaks for itself. That building something great is enough. That a good product will find its audience.<\/p>

It won\u2019t.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089924191246","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089924191246","objectType":"note","content":"

There\u2019s a lie we tell talented people: that craft wins. That mastery speaks for itself. That building something great is enough. That a good product will find its audience.<\/p>

It won\u2019t.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089924191246","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089886156525","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089886156525"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-21:objectType=thread:nonce=ed395ade3e3ba4ac","notice_info":{"local_id":"10270055","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-21T02:54:07+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089924191246"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-original-tmp20231010090722.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-48-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-24-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"138550"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","note":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy"}},"content":"

A year later, a recruiter launched something similar. Same core idea, worse tech. No behavioral science. No AI. Just a flashy UI and a loud mouth. He was closing deals within weeks. Eventually raised $5 million. I checked his website last month: it\u2019s ugly, but profitable.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089886156525","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089886156525","objectType":"note","content":"

A year later, a recruiter launched something similar. Same core idea, worse tech. No behavioral science. No AI. Just a flashy UI and a loud mouth. He was closing deals within weeks. Eventually raised $5 million. I checked his website last month: it\u2019s ugly, but profitable.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089886156525","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089862490080","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089862490080"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-21:objectType=thread:nonce=ed395ade3e3ba4ac","notice_info":{"local_id":"10270054","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-21T02:54:07+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089886156525"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-original-tmp20231010090722.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-48-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-24-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"138550"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/138550-96-20231026081403.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"Daojoan","displayName":"JA Westenberg","note":"I write about tech + humans + philosophy"}},"content":"

The investor nodded politely, then said, \u201cSo\u2026 it makes hiring easier?\u201d He said yes, then immediately started talking about vector embeddings.<\/p>

The investor passed. So did the next one. And the one after that.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-19:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089862490080","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089862490080","objectType":"note","content":"

The investor nodded politely, then said, \u201cSo\u2026 it makes hiring easier?\u201d He said yes, then immediately started talking about vector embeddings.<\/p>

The investor passed. So did the next one. And the one after that.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089862490080","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/Daojoan\/statuses\/114718089838897736","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089838897736"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-21:objectType=thread:nonce=ed395ade3e3ba4ac","notice_info":{"local_id":"10270053","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-21T02:54:07+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Daojoan\/114718089862490080"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/5233710","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}