Pyrex (NPC/acc)
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Pyrex (NPC/acc)
@griptopyrex
do you want truth.. or do you want to be right?


I'm going to make some obvious points. (1) Blowing up all the oil infrastructure in the Middle East is an insane idea, and may well result in a global economic crash and humanitarian crisis unrivaled in the lives of those now living. We're talking about the price of everything everywhere rising, from food to gas, at a moment when inflation was already high. All of that will be laid at the feet of the authors of this war. (2) The antebellum status quo of Feb 27, 2026 was just not that bad, but we're unlikely to return to it. Expect indefinite, long-term, ongoing disruptions to everything out of the Middle East. (3) Also assume tech financing crashes for the indefinite future. The genius plan to get the Gulf states caught in the crossfire has incinerated much of the funding for LPs, for datacenters, and for IPOs. Anyone in tech who supported this war may soon learn the meaning of "force majeure" as funding gets yanked. (4) Many capital allocators will instead be allocating much further down Maslow's hierarchy of needs, towards useful basic things like food and energy. (5) It's fortunate that all those progressives yelled about the "climate crisis." Yes, their reasoning about timelines was wrong, and much of the money was wasted in graft, but the result was right: we all need energy independence from the Middle East, pronto. It's also fortunate that Elon and China autistically took climate seriously. Now they're going to need to ship a billion solar panels, electric vehicles, batteries, nuclear power plants, and the like to get everyone off oil, immediately. (6) It's not just an oil and gas problem, of course. It's also a fertilizer problem, and a chemical precursor problem. Maybe some new sources will come online at the new prices, but it takes time to dial stuff up, particularly at this scale, so shortages are almost a certainty. That said, China has actually scaled up coal-to-chemicals[a,c] (C2C), and there's also something more sci-fi called Power-to-X[b] which turns arbitrary power + water + air into hydrocarbons. But all of that will need to get accelerated. I have a background in chemical engineering so may start funding things in this area. (7) Ultimately, this war is going to result in tremendous blame for anyone associated with it. It's a no-win scenario to blow up this much infrastructure for so many people. Simply not worth it for whatever objective they thought they were going to attain. But unless you're actually in a position to stop the madness, the pragmatic thing to do is: scramble to mitigate the fallout to yourself, your business, and your people. [a]: reuters.com/business/energ… [b]: alfalaval.com/industries/ene… [c]: reuters.com/sustainability…

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My boy is 6’1, in insane shape (1:27 NYC half), good job, actually funny… and has completely tapped out of dating. Got his heart broken once a year ago and just never came back the same. Hasn’t been on a date or done anything in like 8 months. Now it’s just video games, bars with the boys, and “it is what it is.” He refuses to talk to women when out, says dating apps are “cooked” (not wrong), and basically just thinks women are the issue. I’ve tried to help several times, but what can we do?

Media said Tesla would fail. Today, Tesla is worth $1.25 trillion. Media said SpaceX would fail. Today, SpaceX is dominating the space industry. Media said 𝕏 would fail. Today, 𝕏 is the #1 source of News. Now they are saying Grok will fail. 👀

Palmer Luckey says you don't need to be a larger-than-life character to run a defense company. But it does help with recruiting: "Some of the most successful defense companies I know are run by very competent operators. They're the most straight-laced guys you've ever seen." "What you see is—the larger-than-life characters are the ones that get the retweets." "The marketing that you see on Twitter—it's primarily a recruiting engine. I'm not marketing to necessarily the guy who's buying my system. He's not the one checking out the hot takes." "But for recruiting, it's helpful." "Our company probably wouldn't have gotten a lot of our best talent if we weren't out there in that way." @PalmerLuckey with @axios



and some crypto bros still living with delusional mindset that $10,000 is not money. people outside crypto bubble travel 130 days, visit 9 countries with $12,000. you only live once.

Wow, this study is devastating for cynicism. Here's a TL;DR: In studies 1–3, participants indicated they thought cynics would do better on cognitive tasks. In studies 4–5, cynics were tested and 1 SD of cynicism was associated with 0.25 and 0.17 SDs lower cognitive ability in studies 4 and 5, respectively. In study 6, cynics were found to be - less educated in 29/30 countries - less literate in 28/30 countries - less numerate in 29/30 countries - less computer-literate in 23/26 countries Cynicism is simply not smart. Source: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…



I’m now in Singapore, and I just can’t stop thinking about the uncomfortable parallels between here and Dubai. Both are very modern and considered business and tourism friendly. But both are in dangerous neighborhoods, along strategic choke points, whether the Strait of Hormuz or Strait of Malacca. Whoever controls these channels is of utmost importance during crisis or war. Meanwhile, Iran retaliated against UAE for its US military support, and I can’t guarantee China while invading Taiwan wouldn’t do the same against Singapore for its logistical and maintenance support of US military assets.

Singapore wants more babies. Will a radical reset reverse the fertility crunch? bit.ly/3NseUAK






