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Leonard Susskind

12/07/18

@ Y Combinator

I am very mainstream; I am not at all an alternative thinker. This misconception about me is not true.

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Leonard Susskind on Richard Feynman, the Holographic Principle, and Unanswered Questions in Physics

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Leonard Susskind on Richard Feynman, the Holographic Principle, and Unanswered Questions in Physics

12/07/18

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Leonard Susskind

12/07/18

@ Y Combinator

The reputation of being a radical physicist is a myth; I consider myself the most conservative physicist imaginable.

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Sam Altman

04/12/25

@ TED

I think like anyone else, I'm a nuanced character that doesn't reduce well to one dimension.

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David Goggins

01/01/24

@ Andrew Huberman

People often misunderstand me because they focus on superficial aspects like swearing or running, missing the deeper message of hard work and authenticity.

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Marc Andreessen

11/27/24

@ PowerfulJRE

I stopped assuming that everything I read in mainstream media was true and began to question the narratives presented to me.

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Leonard Susskind

12/07/18

@ Y Combinator

My physics has been extremely mainstream, and while some ideas may have seemed outlandish at first, they quickly caught on.

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MrBeast

06/27/23

@ Colin and Samir

Mainstream press coverage of me has skyrocketed; articles are everywhere, even when nothing happens.

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Leo Brouwer

11/04/22

@ tonebase Guitar

My music is non-standard because I don't prioritize melodies; instead, I focus on harmony, tension, and other aspects that support the melody.

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Leonard Susskind

12/07/18

@ Y Combinator

Richard Feynman was about as mainstream as you can be, but he had his own very special scientific personality.

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Sam Harris

06/12/25

@ Jordan B Peterson

The current information landscape is filled with contrarian views, where anything outside established institutions is often given undue primacy.