The Leverage

The Leverage

On Founding in the Age of AI

Silicon Valley’s divine responsibility is to elevate, not just entertain

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Evan Armstrong
Aug 20, 2025
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On my Deep Purple iPhone 14 with a scratch on the screen, there is an app that tells me how fast to run. Each Friday, I get notifications from my AllTrails Plus account about the hottest route near me. Strava—free account, I ain’t made of money—documents my 5k time for my friends. Smaller and smaller it gets. Ever-more minute slices of what running is, …

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