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All small returns are noise. To transcend the noise and the risk, seek outsized returns from technological paradigms.

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George Gilder
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: November 29
Economist
Philosopher
Writer
New York City
New York
Paradigm
Returns
Technological
Noise
Seek
Return
Outsized
Risk
Paradigms
Small
Transcend

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