I can't believe we're entering the year 2026 from the famous blogpost "What 2026 Looks Like"

memory thesis still underhyped imo

people comfortable in elite institutions concluding that the optimal strategy is... working within elite institutions

one reason why I think export controls are not clearly net positive

was wondering how that anthropic-palantir partnership was going...

what a year

In the long-term, we might recognize democracies for their abilities at selecting the bad actors that subvert them. Not necessarily Trump. Plenty of opportunities for failure and lock-in in humanity's future.

directionally correct stuff like EA gives me hope tho

they mistook being interesting for being good

"My investment strategy? Same as the bedroom. Stocks and bonds."

i'm "updating" towards thinking dustin was right pulling funding away from lightcone