13-yo: Why don’t Americans want immigrants? Me: Because they take away jobs 13-y: The jobs no one wants? Me: Yes. But it’s for the PRINCIPLE 13-y: So they want the jobs to EXIST but not be DONE? Me: Yes 13-y: And if immigrants leave? Me: Complain of labor shortages 13-y: GENIUS!

With DEI saying goodbye...beware...

While some startups race to shave 10 minutes off pizza delivery, an African startup is busy bringing actual light into homes. Instead of solving the world’s most pressing problem—renting pets for Instagram photos—they’re helping kids read after sunset. open.substack.com/pub/thecronica…

Donald Trump wants to rebuild Gaza - because, naturally, what a war-torn region really needs is a golf course with a view of the rubble. Unless Trump gets distracted by plans like renaming the world's oceans after himself, the ceasefire is at risk. open.substack.com/pub/thecronica…

If you are disliked by someone, it is proof that you are exercising your freedom and living in freedom, and a sign that you are living in accordance with your own principles. Excerpt from Courage to be disliked - one of the 3 books I loved reading in 2024. thecronica.substack.com/p/three-of-my-…

Underwater cables account for transmitting 95% of the internet traffic i.e. a lot of fish watch our Instagram reels before they land on our feeds. Meta plans to build a massive undersea cable that will be longer than the earth’s circumference to capture. substack.com/home/post/p-15…

Menaka Raman, a children's author (Penguin Random House) talks to children who are themselves trying to be published authors. Fabulous podcast if you want to listen to questions that kids have about 'how to write well' open.spotify.com/episode/1yQ7A4…

When a blind man whispers that #AI gave him wings, I’ll gladly toss five gold stars its way—never mind that I might later deduct 5,000 for quietly memorizing my coffee orders, my midnight thoughts and every other act of intruding into my privacy. thecronica.substack.com/p/running-blin…