1/ What will ASIs want? Do we really believe in ASIs? Can we really conceive of ASIs? Will ASIs buy your crypto portfolio? Are you just a cat? It is an odd journey.

I feel like we all gotta be more generous with our gifts. Maybe this is the consequence of degraded community. Everyone kinda does their thing and keeps it all to themselves. Share what you are good at, with everyone. We need each other. Idk how we find this again without a

I usually dislike Nanny State stuff but this new Texas law is amazing. 10/10. No notes.

What stage of capitalism is this?

Minus the condescending frustration part, this is interesting

It's surprising how few people play real life like it's Starcraft. APM matters a lot. If you play life this way you will do well, because almost no one else is.

Interesting timing, and an admission the USD has fallen from 1/42 oz to 1/3300 oz of gold in the past 54 yrs, a CAGR of 8.4% (which, since everyone suddenly cares about economic data accuracy, is MUCH higher than the official reported US inflation rate of the past 54 years.)

"The new $500 million bridge over Cow Creek on FM 1431 opened to traffic late Tuesday morning." What do we think: A. Insane amounts of graft B. Innumerate reporting This is a simple short concrete bridge in Texas. $2 million to build maximum.

Absolute poetry.

Very important to understand: Maintaining optionality is, itself, very costly, bc, by delaying commitment, you miss out on compounding, and compounding is the most powerful force in business (& life).

AI DEFENDING THE STATUS QUO! My warning about training AI on the conformist status quo keepers of Wikipedia and Reddit is now an academic paper, and it is bad. — Exposed: Deep Structural Flaws in Large Language Models: The Discovery of the False-Correction Loop and the

it's very hard not to argue we are in late-stage capitalism. most obvious signs: - "enshittification" of most things while corporate profits keep hitting record levels - corporations emboldened to raise prices beyond cost increases in unison - conspicuous corporate capture of

Maximize phone difficulty! - use authenticator all addictive apps to increase friction. log out after each use - black and white - one sec | “It’s time to take a deep breath” to block your most common app - screen time to block everything - always on do not disturb/sleep - never charge/low power

Everyone needs to hear this…

From chess to business to your personal life, it’s almost always worse to analyze a single option 10 moves deep than it is to analyze 10 options 1 move deep. Don’t fall in love with your plans. The more you think about a single one, the worse it probably is. Zoom out. Consider

The brain fog and distraction are downstream symptoms of a dysregulated nervous system. Here’s what’s actually happening neurologically. Every time you pick up your phone, you get a micro-hit of dopamine. Dopamine is the anticipation chemical. Your brain releases it before you