"We are creating and encouraging a culture of distraction where we are increasingly disconnected from the people and events around us, and increasingly unable to engage in long-form thinking. People now feel anxious when their brains are unstimulated."
"Any time you build a company designed to be sold, you ultimately get less value if it's sold."
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