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The way to win at capitalism is to make customers' lives better rather than to squeeze them, because creating new things returns 10x where squeezing returns 2x at best.

Drawn from what Paul Graham said

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What Paul Graham actually said

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    Paul Graham 21 Aug 2026

    The way to win at capitalism is to focus on what it actually does (make customers' lives better) rather than the socialist caricature of it (squeeze every penny out of them). The latter gets you 2x returns at best, whereas making new things for people can get you 10x.

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