1.0Max Marmerhttps://www.maxmarmer.com/blogMax Marmerhttps://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/author/maxmarmer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CXimYhVHZb"><a href="https://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/thiel-fellowship-essay-1-uncommon-wisdom/">Thiel Fellowship Essay #1: Uncommon Wisdom</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/thiel-fellowship-essay-1-uncommon-wisdom/embed/#?secret=CXimYhVHZb" width="600" height="338" title="“Thiel Fellowship Essay #1: Uncommon Wisdom” — Max Marmer" data-secret="CXimYhVHZb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> (For more on my decision to apply for the Thiel Fellowship see: Why I’m Stopping Out Of Stanford and Applying For The Thiel 20 Under 20 Fellowship) Tell us one thing about the world that you strongly believe is true, but that most people think is not true. I believe underneath every art is an Continue Reading