March 8th, 2022
âIntroductions are how unsociable introverts do social capitalâ - Venkatesh Rao
I believe introductions are only worth making when each person is semi-equal in proportional status, intelligence, or talent.
If you introduce Person B to Person A and Person B is an idiot, Person A will think less of you. If you introduce Person B to Person A and Person A is an idiot, Person B will think less of you.
If person A and Person B like each other, theyâll both be grateful. If they have the opportunity to help each other make money, theyâll be super grateful. If Person A and Person B start fucking, theyâll be even more thankful!
Iâve been getting introduced to a lot of people via Twitter and and itâs been a lot of fun. Because of the nature of my work, Iâve gotten introduced to founders, solidity developers, writers, etc.
When I wasnât doing cool shit, I wasnât getting introduced to cool people.
When I was working in advertising for a kitchen remodeling franchise, I was talking to grumpy 60-year-old kitchen remodelers and fake smiling my way through it.
Now that I publish Brain Blasts, I get to talk to people ranging from hacker Jack Rhysider (host of #4 tech podcast in world) to Jamey Gannon (20-year-old web3 founder).
Because Iâm doing cool shit, I get to meet others doing cool shit.
People always want to talk to others who are doing what they deem to be âcool shit.â
Hence, here is what I call the âcool shit lawâ. When youâre doing cool shit, you end up meeting other people doing cool shit.
If you want to meet people doing cool shit, do cool shit.