this is the official steak-umm thread of threads to organize our top tweetstorm rants from over the years. topics include scientific literacy, critical thinking, memes, cognitive biases, woke brands, polarization, conspiracy theories, and more steak-umm bless

I repeat: It’s not the office, it’s the commute.

Proud to be involved with ORPC, a leader in innovative clean, renewable hydro power systems! ORPC Named Innovator of the Year youtu.be/TXB6ngpDnmk via YouTube

A tale of two business valuations: Profitable Family Owned Business - Growing 10% per year - 20 year history - $250,000 annual profit Valuation: $750k to $1.5MM 20-Year-Old Kid with Startup Idea - Doesn't exist yet - No experience - No profit or rev Valuation: $4-6MM

I’m no rocket scientist but seems like water isn’t the answer to stopping this fire 🤷🏾‍♂️

People who see change as a threat to the past reject new ideas and get left behind. People who treat change as a challenge in the present embrace new ideas and adapt. People who anticipate change as an opportunity for the future initiate new ideas and lead.

Changing your mind doesn't mean you've abandoned your principles. It may mean you've learned something. It's better to contradict yourself and be accused of hypocrisy than to stick to your guns and sacrifice your integrity. The hallmark of integrity is honesty, not consistency.

Something special is happening in Barcelona. It started last month when some parents organized a bike ride to school for just five kids. Now entire neighborhoods are joining. They call it Bicibús – or Bike Bus.

If you want to be a founder but don’t have something you’re super passionate about starting, don’t force it Instead join a well run startup, it’s by far the best training ground for becoming a founder

At the beginning of a startup founders literally do everything - engineering, product, marketing, sales, customer success… But as the company grows success is often driven by their ability to replace themselves with people who are better at each of these areas than themselves

people say living in the city is scary but have you ever been alone at a house in the suburbs after 10:30pm???

Pro Tip: Call it “gun safety” instead of “gun control.” “Gun control” makes it irreversibly political. “Gun safety” is something everyone can agree on. #WordsThatWork

Cynicism: We have a problem, but they don't want to solve it Pessimism: We have a problem, but we can't solve it Optimism: We have a problem, and we can solve it Responsibility: We have a problem. Can I help solve it? Initiative: We have a problem. Here's how I'm solving it

I just heard from an incredible student Chappaqua Central School District who is conducting a research project to gain insights into the relationship between stress & people's ability to understand themselves & others. She's looking for responses on her survey. Help her out surveymonkey.com/r/87VVRCQ

late august is the sunday night of summer

Great thread by Chris Sacca

In all seriousness… Disbanding the FBI’s counter-terrorism division while simultaneously volunteering to level Gaza doesn’t seem to be a coordinated action.