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X vs Y (extreme comparison)

Put two starkly different things side by side. The contrast creates an instant curiosity gap about how they actually compare.

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People who don't {behavior} get {consequence} by people who do.

Backed by 2 real posts·2 with documented metrics·top: 4M views · 52.9k likes · 6.7k RT

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Twitter/XB2B4M views · 52.9k likes · 6.7k RT

People who don’t organize into tribes get wiped out by people who do.

Naval (@naval)·Opinion source

Twitter/XSelf-Improvement221.5k views · 14.1k likes · 1.7k RT

The dumb guy who starts a business will always be wealthier than the academic who writes theory about business.

Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh)·Opinion source

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