The Connection Magazine AIM MUTUAL Winter 2020 | Page 18

BECOME REPLACEABLE

NEVER DEPEND ON ANY-ONE EVER AGAIN

BY : ARI MEISEL
THE CASE FOR THE ON-DEMAND EVERYTHING AND THE DEDICATED NOTHING
MY MANTRA is “ Become Replaceable ” and that can freak people out . “ But I ’ m irreplaceable ”, say some founders . “ Yes , I know , and that ’ s the problem .” is my standard answer . So I whipped out my dictionary to allay some fears in the hope of bringing a bit more clarity to the paradox . ir · re · place · a · ble adjective 1 . impossible to replace if lost or damaged . “ do not send valuable or irreplaceable photographs ” synonyms :
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