Thread by @heykahn

Every time we follow someone on Twitter, we hire them to do a job for us.

For example, I don't have time to research what lifestyle choices I should be making.

So I follow folks like @foundmyfitness and @PeterAttiaMD to do the research for me.

This is pretty crazy (cont. 🧵)

Think about it:

I've just "hired" two world-class professionals to help me figure out what I need to eat and drink to stay fit.

FOR FREE.

In the physical world, they'd charge me thousands of dollars for that research and advice (they probably do).

This is historically unprecedented:

You can hire world-class pros like:
- @balajis to teach you crypto
- @tylercowen to teach you economics
- @MacaesBruno to teach you history

And money or geography are no longer a constraint.

This, to some degree, is also true of podcasts:

Every time you add a podcast to your library, you've hired the host to teach you something.

But if you're not paying with money, what's the constraint?

Attention.

When you can hire anyone you want and money isn't an object, time and attention are the key constraints.

So I'll prompt you with two questions:

You have an infinite amount of money and a limited amount of attention to hire whoever you want to teach you whatever you want on the internet.

Who are you going to hire?

And what are you going to learn?

Some personal examples:

- I learned about startups on the @tferriss podcast in uni and I work in tech today.

- I'd taken all the necessary precautions for the pandemic before supplies ran out thanks to @balajis tweets.

- I bought bitcoin at a very low price thanks to @RaoulGMI

The point isn't to brag.

The point is that this is advice that I've tested and verified for myself.

I know others on Twitter who have made millions just by hiring the right folks and taking their advice.

I suggest you give it a shot.