Twitter DMs broke again so checking in here.

24-year-old me’s decision to start blogging incessantly has proven, time and time again, to have a stupidly high ROI. Long tail effects of the written word are drastically underestimated, imo.

New blog just dropped: on the late 20-something’s career pressures: www.youngmoney.co/p/the-late-2...

"While status is subjective, status games are unavoidable. We are constantly evaluating others’ status, others are constantly evaluating ours, and we ourselves are always chasing some form of “status,” regardless of whether we’re conscious of the chase." Blog: www.youngmoney.co/p/status-gam...

Took a new job, moving to SF, and other fun life updates: www.youngmoney.co/p/new-year-n...

TSA precheck has the be the highest ROI on a purchase under $100… right?

Tech leaders—Zuckerberg, Bezos, Altman—are all lining up to donate $1M to Trump's inauguration fund. But what does a million dollars mean to someone with that much money? sherwood.news/power/what-b...

"My personal take is that I just don’t see how anyone could have bought Hawk Tuah coin and expected any outcome other than immediately losing everything." - @jackraines.bsky.social

Moneylion is getting acquired for $1 billion. It went public through a SPAC deal around $2.4 billion. Was trading at $100 million 18 months ago. Lots of SPACs were real companies that just had poor valuations, but made good investments after initially selling off.

"The next social event, the next happy hour, the next promotion, the next job, the next date, the next side hustle, the next project. Every ounce of silence is replaced by noise. Distraction. Dopamine. It’s exhausting." New blog: escaping the dopamine machine: www.youngmoney.co/p/factory-re...

A thing about bitcoin that I’ve found annoying is that the original argument for it, a decentralized currency that can’t be manipulated, is effectively dead. The price went up because 1) it’s broadly accessible on exchanges and 2) people just… bought it.

Great to see Taylor Lorenz celebrating an insurance executive with a wife and two kids getting murdered today. Impeccable taste. American health insurance is a broken industry. Taking a victory lap on someone's grave is gross. Do better.

Twitter does still produce some bangers. Cracked out kid (who I chatted with two years ago, funny enough), casually tracking all Citibike data for a side project may be helping with the manhunt in Manhattan.

Since Jaguar's newest release is a "nonproduction model," I wanted to submit my application to be Chief Creative Officer. How'd I do?

A few things that can be true at the same time regarding Musk's pay package: 1) Tesla's stock price has increased ~20x since his pay package was created in 2018, and he should be compensated accordingly.

This is true. Excited for us to acquire Greenland.

Social networks are a flywheel. Comment on folks’ stuff here like you do on X, they’ll engage back, the network strengthens. It works the opposite way too.

“While the most compulsive gambler on a roulette table knows he’s playing a game of luck, the investor can easily convince himself that it was his own analysis that made him rich, not market/sector beta or sheer chance.” Blog: www.youngmoney.co/p/you-only-h...

What we know so far about today's bizarre "relaunch" of Enron: the guy behind "Birds Aren't Real" is involved, and there's probably a cryptocurrency coming soon sherwood.news/crypto/behin...

Here's a fun one: the guy who owns the "Birds aren't real" trademark just relaunched Enron's X account and website. Apparently, they're launching an "energy" product, but it feels like another crypto launch is pending. My latest, on @sherwoodnews.bsky.social: sherwood.news/crypto/behin...

Interesting how at every level of society, from high school to the Oval Office, everyone tries to buy favor with the cool kids.

Really interesting breakdown from @jonkeegan.com at @sherwoodnews.bsky.social on engagement stats across X, Threads, and BlueSky. TLDR: BlueSky is punching above its weight, despite its lower user base. Will be interesting to see if this sticks. sherwood.news/tech/bluesky...

DOGE is going to prove to be much more of a distraction to policy than a catalyst for it.

Good to get back to South Georgia for a few days. It’s slower. You have time to actually think. NYC is dopamine overstimulation. Not a bad thing, but everything in moderation.

On traveling while you're young, and other musings: www.youngmoney.co/p/advice-22y...

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate. A few talking points to make sure to hit this year: Ask your grandmother if the sweet tea has fluoride Ask aloud if the woke mind virus ruined Alabama football Convince your uncle to bet his retirement on an obscure Polymarket trade 🫶

Does anyone else… not really care if their social media posts are used for AI training?

Through security in under 5 minutes on Thanksgiving Eve. Shout out LaGuardia.

One of the more interesting trends in the labor market has been the "shadow layoffs" where companies do whatever they can to get employees to lay themselves off. A fine example: sherwood.news/business/cit...

One issue, which is already happening here, is fake accounts. Already received a few DMs from impersonators. Sad!

What is Saylor’s exit strategy? Yes, I realize he says “never sell” or whatever, but at some point everyone sells every asset. Levered accumulation on the way up has obviously let him acquire a ridiculous amount of BTC, but he can’t sell in size, ever, without tanking the whole thing.

Excellent take.

There has to be a company out there somewhere that raised, like, $500 million, couldn’t find product market fit, and managed to make $10 million+ on treasuries, right?

The math on $MSTR’s recent convertible note is wild: 0% interest, conversion price is a 55% premium to current price, and the stock is trading 3x its bitcoin NAV. Basically, it’s a perpetual motion machine in a bull market. Curious what this looks like in a downturn. sherwood.news/crypto/micro...

Another question for the Twitter folks who ended up here: what’s the most effective strategy for re-finding your Twitter peers?

It feels like, at a minimum, we can replicate the OG Twitter social dynamic here. Feeling optimistic, especially compared to Threads.