Super disturbing if Elon is really moderating that way (how would we know?). But Elon is super right on immigration - we need legal immigration of talented workers. More to the point, Elon is a first principles thinker so he's not going to align with maga or anything else. Gonna be interesting.
Thoughtful piece about class divide and morality.
“There is a sense that we followed our parents’ advice on how to lead a successful life but the formula changed while we were invested in the pursuit."
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I think the answer here is to cluster similar users and quadratically cap each cluster. Just like Twitter Community Notes does. smashing.xyz/c/042d0b96-f...
Great take on why he went so big into Bitcoin. He started when it was at 11K and has continued buying until now. Bitcoin has vastly outpaced the S&P 500 in the last 10 years.
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I love 3 body problem books so this was a fascinating comparison. Basically it's too hard to be truly open and honest on the open web so most of us are doing that in safer more private spaces. This why I'm building smashing.xyz - it's easier for everyone to curate not just the forest creatures!
Most interesting and well researched article I've read lately. As a parent of high school bound kids, this resonates a TON that our current system for evaluating kids is not suited for today's society. I want to live in a meritocracy. A true one, where people are flourishing doing things they love.
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