Why does he have a job ever again after this?

You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs) Good tech. Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales) Bad tech.

Anyway the problem with a permanent vibescession caused at least in part by social media posturing is that while it might screw Trump in the short term it really screws the politics of generosity and solidarity in the long term. Believing times are bad makes people more selfish.

3) The effort is the juice! The effort is the high! Mastery of a skill is an unparalleled buzz. "Having written" is nice yes, we all joke about that, but *the making is the pleasure*. Men who've never experienced that, trying to steal it because ironically *they do not know its value*, is a sin.

"My home's value has declined," just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Holy 🔥 "The US shale business is broken. What was once the world's most dynamic energy engine has been gutted by political hostility and economic ignorance"

Elevator stock goes up and down.

Every statement Elon Musk makes these days convinces me he's in the Dunning-Kruger zone, not the Reed Richards zone. @timharford.ft.com looks at one example: Musk's misconceptions regarding #GDP. timharford.com/2025/04/elon...

Finally, the President's ability to negotiate exceptions to the tariffs in exchange for financial or political support creates a threat to democracy and the rule of law that Congress should oppose. n/n

These are not smart people. These are lucky people who should pay higher taxes.

This article is incredible, the writer — absolutely sopping with disdain and condescension for the professional media — spends thousands of dollars and does some terrific reporting to ultimately confirm a key fact in a story which annoyed him is … likely true www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/two-...

Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.