Obsanity Labs

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@ItsElanaGold austin is almost the same as LA at half the cost. you get no upgrade in lifestyle except better food. downgrade in weather. no change in danger/cleanliness. if you're used to homeless crazy people wandering through traffic, austin won't bother you.

My husband is trying to convince me to move out of LA and consider Austin. LA prices are getting out of hand. Curious thoughts on living in Austin.

The "YC of Deep Tech" is launching it's alpha release in Q2. Backed by Collective Ventures and a big bag of bootstraps.

@NWischoff you know people who write checks? we've only met VCs who write thought pieces on twitter/substack! wild rumors!

Have been a part of over 26+ follow-on rounds for my portfolio companies over the past 3 years. Three pieces of advice to founders fundraising for a seed or Series A round to ensure success. (Those that don't follow this advice almost always regret it) -Do not ignore smaller/emerging funds. Pitch them in your first week of fundraising. They will almost always front run the raise, be first to a term sheet and create momentum. Momentum is crucial. -Do not ignore a first team sheet while waiting for others. Communicate often. It could be the only TS you get and you don't want to burn a bridge by going quiet for 2+ weeks. -Do not go out and try to raise the biggest round the market has ever seen. Go out with a reasonable round size target for your stage (plenty of data out there) and let the market/demand take you higher. Nothing turns a VC off more than thinking they can't get their ownership with their lead check size.

@Old_SchoolEddie @nicksortor fuck around and find out was a term born in philly years before it went mainstream. it's a bubble of chaos that defies human decency intentionally.

@nicksortor I never understood tearing up the city after a game, it makes no sense to me. Morons

🚨 NOW: People on the streets of Philly are now ASSAULTlNG POLICE OFFICERS to celebrate their Super Bowl win … wtf?

@HukAleksandra I'm really rattled by this. keep going.

I know I offended some people with yesterday’s picture. Here’s another one, so they can be even more offended.

@yugacohler @ErikVoorhees for someone so smart, your lack of wisdom and life experience is viciously overconfident. as a core value to this discussion: we do not live in a democracy today.

With respect, I found @ErikVoorhees' keynote to be jejune, anti-democratic, and disingenuous. It may be effective as a rallying cry for libertarians, but as a strategic framework for the global adoption of crypto, it is so divorced from reality as to be worthy of ignoring. The speech's strongest points centered around the notion that "code is better than law." There is merit to the claim that transparent, mathematically-based rule-making can yield superior results to an opaque, politically-based process. I also agree with his characterization of the right to transact as fundamental to human existence. However, I disagree with the perspective that American democracy is so deserving of disdain as to be rejected. Voorhees' conflation of the "state" as a single entity ignores the variety of political systems across the world and their relative levels of freedom. Democracy is categorically better than totalitarianism, and to reduce both to the machinations of men with "dead eyes and weak hearts" is to deny millennia of political progress, as well as the suffering of those under more oppressive regimes than the one Voorhees himself is subject to. Voorhees' political framework reveals a level of hypocrisy and immediately crumbles when applied to the real world. Does he not comply with the subpoenas issued to him by the regulators he calls out in the audience? Does he not pay the income taxes that he castigates at the beginning of the speech? Would he have the creation of roads, bridges, and highways mediated through smart contracts today? There is a place for decentralized finance; there is also a place for the actions of a centralized state on behalf of its people, and to deny that is childish. Voorhees says: "The political class... that legion of bureaucrats suckling at the teat of plundered wealth, with all their ornaments of authority, with all their hubris masked as confidence, with the inauthenticity of their smiles matched only by the absurdity of their ideas, and I see no reason to submit to the permissions under which they seek to restrain me. To such people, we owe nothing." The reality is that Voorhees - and all of us - do submit to these permissions because we recognize the rule of law under a democratic system, arrived at through voting and lawmaking. The process is never perfect; it can even be corrupt; yet, we comply because we have faith that the inclusive political institutions that propelled America to become the financial hegemon will eventually recognize the importance and utility of crypto. It is reasonable and just to seek the consent – i.e., the permission – of the governed; that is democracy. I strongly question a strategy which alienates all those involved in government as weak-willed and immoral. What does painting with such a broad brush achieve beyond revealing your own biases? In government, like in crypto, there are good people and bad people. We should aim to excise the bad people and have the good people in both spheres work together towards an open, global financial system. I have much respect for Voorhees as an OG of crypto, and I understand that his perspective is a large part of how crypto came to be as big as it is today. But it is an untenable perspective weighed down by its idealism, dogmatism, and hyperbole and will slow down the adoption of crypto as we approach its next phase of global adoption. To wholly reject the democratic state is libertarian propaganda and is of no use for the growth of crypto as an open, global financial system. We should instead recognize the merits of democracy and use them to further expand the reach of crypto.

@BlockchainBoyy for real. the most fake people I've ever seen. I even went to a pub to watch a futbol match, and couldn't understand a word around me. it was all peanuts' parents squawking around.

British people CANNOT be real I’ve been to London twice and I still believe this firmly

@BlockchainBoyy definitely. there are some people who definitely have a fate that matters and they're aware of it and take action accordingly. others are just naturally talented at everything they do. it is awesome to observe people like that cakewalk their way through life.

Do you think people are born lucky? Feels like I was born with a maxed luck stat

@amhlilhaus @Peps_Wrestling seriously. what the hell will he do for his last match? basejumping first to pull his chute loses taipei glass-fist brawl?

@obsanity @Peps_Wrestling If he makes it through next week the week after he will face mox in a no rope barbed wire electrified bomb board double hell death match

AEW Fans: Well, Danielson defo will hold it back so he makes it to WrestleDream without injury Danielson: TEXAS DEATH MATCH GOES BRRRRR #AEWCollision

@JaylissaLea Hey we're just like two kit kat bars *sniffles*.

the only time i crave sweets is when i’m sick 🥹 now i’m sick AND fat

@WillOspreay We have loved every moment of watching you grow into the man you are today. Keep going!

Guys i seriously cannot thank you all enough for your support. The response has been seriously overwhelming. I know at times I can be a handful but I can’t begin to tell you the gratitude I have for being on this journey with me. Thank you so much

@Philosophi_Cat this is accurate. if we can't spend our lives fixing problems or building empires, we have no purpose. most everything else in life is too easy now. I joke with women that I'm at least useful to keep around in case there are jars or bugs in the house. I'm wanted, but not needed.

I think a lot of male depression is ultimately a result of being unable to fully live out their dharma as men. (I suppose the same would be true for female depression.) If you can’t live out your dharma, the question that ultimately arises is “what am I even here for? What’s the point of it all?” and it’s short walk from there to nihilism and despair. However, merely adopting the symbols of masculinity (for example, big muscles) will not cure a man’s depression unless it is accompanied by a change in his inner state. But aiming for the symbols can still be a good place to start- a sort of “fake it til you make it” strategy that does work for some people.

@TiffanyFong_ aw I love this. my physics teacher was also my favorite. he failed me but asked me to be his TA the next year. I think he'd be proud of the rebel I've remained being. :)

OMG my high school physics teacher found me through this tweet!!! this is so wholesome 🥲 you should subscribe to his youtube channel - he rules!!! @weareshowboat" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@weareshowboat

found old high school physics tests. fuck i used to be kind of smart but now i’m just a dumb bitch on the internet.

@kyleArojas This might be the best speech I've ever heard about our industry. Very very proud to be on the right side of history with people like Erik and yourself.

This gives me chills and reiterates my belief in building something more important than pride, more important than personal gain, more important than personal bias. Impartial, permissionless, and resilient systems are likely the most important thing I can help build for the world. Well said and well received, @ericvoorhees.

@scottmelker You're doing it the right way. When there are more mouths to feed, there's a lot more pressure to take bad deals, just to keep the lights on. No one talks about that aspect of being a small business owner. Instead of having to shill BingX, you get spend time with your kids!

I have met most huge YouTubers and content producers in crypto. They have huge teams. Some more than 100 people. They are CEOs, incredible business men. Social media, SEO, producers, editors, community, sales, partnerships etc. My team is three people - my amazing assistant/researcher and my incredible producer. The third handles sponsorships for myself and other channels. Maybe time for me to scale up and relinquish some control. Why am I so small? 1) I’m probably too controlling. I do most of the mundane tasks and busy work myself 2) I refuse 99% of sponsors which would help pay for the business to scale 3) almost no affiliate revenue which is the core driver of most channels 4) US based - very hard to work with most companies 5) I have always been great at content (music was same) but mediocre at business. I just don’t care much about the money. Always needed a good agent and manager when I was in music. 6) ADHD The list could go on. There’s surely a happy medium somewhere between 100 employees and… 3.

@NeelahSheikh Absolutely. Why ruin an amazing future over a past that isn't even yours. Get rid of ego and just be happy. That's my advice to men.

Would you wife a girl with 10 bodies assuming she was perfect in every other way?

@jblangston @Peps_Wrestling He says it how it's actually pronounced, not how english speakers read it.

Listening to Kevin Kelly's Commentary in AEW be like: #AEWCollision

@EliteClubS0B So they only had 72k fans and that is something people think is a stat to talk shit on? Wrestling fans are even dumber than football fans. Wow.

Listen I'm not trying to be a Tribalist here, but it's funny how... WWE right now: - John Cena returned for a brief run. - The Rock returned after 4 years and looking for a match at WM 40. - There's a high Chance that CM Punk is about to return at Survivor Series. - Ticket Sales and Ratings are through the roof. - The Product is really exciting. AEW right now: - They fired their ONLY Top star CM Punk - Jade Cargill is jumping ship to WWE - Their Wembley attendance Record was exposed as a LIE. - Collision ratings down the toilet - They are doing record low ticket sales, struggling to fill 3k fans😭 - Not a single interesting storyline is going on, Random Matches everywhere. And Tony Khan thinks there's a war going on between WWE and AEW😭💀