Exploration-as-a-Service: What This Is and Isn't
Welcome to the Serendipity Engine. Your next favorite thing is out there, you just haven’t found it yet.
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Who’s writing this? Liberty is a pseudonym. I grew up on the internet, on music and gaming forums where having an alias was the norm. I like being known by my ideas, so I stuck with it.
If you want to know who I am, Start Here and read a few pieces. 650+ Editions are a more honest biography than any paragraph I could write here. In fact, long-time readers probably have more shared context with me than anyone except my wife.
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Paid gets you the extra Editions, where I go deeper: company breakdowns, AI/semis/infra tracking while it’s still developing, and stranger rabbit holes. You also get Zoom Q&As and the private Discord clubhouse, where a core group of us hang out and discuss the interesting stuff we find.
“[Liberty’s Highlights] is one of only two newsletters that I pay for.”
—David Senra, Founders Podcast
These are the rules of the game:
Lower your expectations. This is an outlet for sharing interesting things I find. That includes longer essays, interviews, and deep dives. I probably won't blow your mind, but I'll try to expand it at least a little.
It's not just about finance. There's a lot of business and investing, but also AI and chips, science, history, culture, and whatever else my brain got stuck on that week. Every section is labeled by topic, so if you only want the finance stuff, it's easy to skip to it.
It's not linear — feel free to jump around. Most Editions are grab-bags, not narratives. Skim the section titles, scan the images, and read what grabs you.
I don't want this to feel like work. The way I stay excited to write is by not having a rigid schedule or format, and not feeling like I have to write constant stock pitches. Six-plus years in, it's still working.
I change my mind, I make mistakes. If you spot an error — factual or logical — please tell me (leave a comment or reply to any email). And if you read an old Edition, it may contain things I no longer believe. Don't assume I'm a marble statue.
I don't pretend to be an expert in all of it. Nothing here is investment advice or medical advice or interior decorating advice. I've never studied or worked in finance, or most of the other things I write about ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Disclaimer
Nothing on Liberty’s Highlights should be construed as investment advice. Do your own research.
