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Private group chats have become the primary venue for the most interesting conversations in tech.
Their wordsMost of the interesting conversations in tech now happen in private group chats: Whatsapp, Telegram, Signal, small invite-only Discord groups.
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Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion.
Their wordsTime and time again I've seen group chat conversations act as the memetic upstream of mainstream opinion.
Their wordsIt is impossible to add new members forever without decreasing quality.
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