Maxim Shtraus

How is it that in 2026, the voice diction on most AI platforms is flawless, yet on iMessage it’s still so pathetically horrible. @Apple has fallen so far behind in the game is appalling. Fix this!

@deedydas This bubble is no different than any other we’ve seen before, except this time, the global economy may never fully recover from it. Dystopia.

The vibes in SF feel pretty frenetic right now. The divide in outcomes is the worst I've ever seen. Over the last 5yrs, a group of ~10k people - employees at Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Nvidia, Meta TBD, founders - have hit retirement wealth of well above $20M (back of the envelope AI estimation). Everyone outside that group feels like they can work their well-paying (but <$500k) job for their whole life and never get there. Worse yet, layoffs are in full swing. Many software engineers feel like their life's skill is no longer useful. The day to day role of most jobs has changed overnight with AI. As a result, 1. The corporate ladder looks like the wrong building to climb. Everyone's trying to align with a new set of career "paths": should I be a founder? Is it too late to join Anthropic / OpenAI? should I get into AI? what company stock will 10x next? People are demanding higher salaries and switching jobs more and more. 2. There’s a deep malaise about work (and its future). Why even work at all for “peanuts”? Will my job even exist in a few years? Many feel helpless. You hear the “permanent underclass” conversation a lot, esp from young people. It's hard to focus on doing good work when you think "man, if I joined Anthropic 2yrs ago, I could retire" 3. The mid to late middle managers feel paralyzed. Many have families and don't feel like they have the energy or network to just "start a company". They don't particularly have any AI skills. They see the writing on the wall: middle management is being hollowed out in many companies. 4. The rich aren’t particularly happy either. No one is shedding tears for them (and rightfully so). But those who have "made it" experience a profound lack of purpose too. Some have gone from <$150k to >$50M in a few years with no ramp. It flips your life plans upside down. For some, comparison is the thief of joy. For some, they escape to NYC to "live life". For others still, they start companies "just cuz", often to win status points. They never imagined that by age 30, they'd be set. I once asked a post-economic founder friend why they didn't just sell the co and they said "and do what? right now, everyone wants to talk to me. if i sell, I will only have money." I understand that many reading this scoff at the champagne problems of the valley. Society is warped in this tech bubble. What is often well-off anywhere else in the world is bang average here. Unlike many other places, tenure, intelligence and hard work can be loosely correlated with outcomes in the Bay. Living through a societally transformative gold rush in that environment can be paralyzing. "Am I in the right place? Should I move? Is there time still left? Am I gonna make it?" It psychologically torments many who have moved here in search of "success". Ironically, a frequent side effect of this torment is to spin up the very products making everyone rich in hopes that you too can vibecode your path to economic enlightenment.

@Cointelegraph @grok is this true?

@VividProwess If confirmed. The anti-Hamas militias will start to take a lot ground in Gaza.

🚨HOLY SHIT!! The Israeli Air Force just precisely airstruck the hideout of Hamas’s top leader in Gaza, Izz Al-Din Haddad. He is Hamas’ number 1 ranked leader in Gaza. 99.9% he was successfully ELIMINATED.

@brian_armstrong @thinkingcrypto @grok any idea on when the entire Senate is gonna vote on it?

The crypto market structure bill has PASSED the Senate Banking Committee with a bi-partisan vote! Historic day for crypto and for the future of digital assets in America. Grateful for the countless hours from lawmakers and staff to strengthen this legislation. Big improvement from where we were in January on rewards, tokenization, DeFi, and CFTC authority. I'm proud we stood up for our customers in that moment, and the bill is better because of it. Looking forward to a bipartisan law that cements the US as the world's crypto capital. Let's get CLARITY done.

Instead of incentivizing young families to build thriving communities, many municipalities across Bucks and Montgomery County seem to be doing the exact opposite: pushing age-restricted housing under the tired premise that the schools are “overloaded.” What an asinine way to approach public policy and community development. Strong schools, young families, and long-term residents are not burdens, they are the foundation of healthy communities. Then you wonder why so many young families move south to the Carolinas, Texas or Florida.

@raulito_brincos @Aguillemes Judges will be replaced even faster than attorneys.

@Aguillemes La IA ya remplazo a los abogados, solo es cuestión de algunos meses o años para que la IA determine tu situación juridica en cuestión de minutos.

Ser abogado en 1990: -Tener clientes. -Ser respetado. -Ganar juicios. -Compañerismo entre abogados. -Cobrar sin problemas. Ser abogado en 2026:

@60Minutes He should be sponsored by the manufacturer of Allopurinol.

An Adidas deal reportedly pays 18-year-old runner Gout Gout a base of more than $4 million over eight years. cbsn.ws/4d2osfV

PREDICTION: Austin will be awarded its first pro sports team before 2030.

@fortworthchris Maybe Austin will finally be awarded a pro sports team.

Apparently ~160 people in Austin, TX may make $100M+ from the SpaceX IPO. 12 will clear $1B. Don't sleep on Austin - that's a lot of capital formation, very quickly.

Most people miss this PRO TIP and leave thousands on the table when buying new construction…🏠💰

@MurrayHillGuy1 Chicago and Charleston over LA & Miami?

Best cities to be single in your late 20s/30s: 1. New York City 2. Austin 3. San Diego 4. Chicago 5. Charleston 6. Scottsdale 7. LA 8. Dallas 9. Miami 10. Boston

Boca / Wynwood / Doral

The war in Ukraine will ultimately prove to be one of the great turning points in modern history. Russia’s unlawful war has exposed the limits of brute-force ground invasions. Ukraine has shown that cheap, scalable drone technology can devastate tanks, logistics, ships, and heavy equipment at a fraction of the cost. That lesson is impossible for Beijing to ignore. A future invasion of Taiwan would already be extraordinarily difficult. In a battlefield saturated with drones, loitering munitions, and missiles, it may become nearly impossible. Ukraine may not just be fighting for survival. It may be rewriting the military doctrine of the 21st century.

Clients just made a sight-unseen offer on a “coming soon” listing priced at $695,000. We came in $60,000 over asking with very limited contingencies. Seller response? They’d need $825,000 to accept before going live, nearly 19% over their own list price. At what point does “testing the market” become delusion?

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@MarekKohv Stop this nonsense. Russia has been completely stopped in Ukraine and sends men off to me a meat grinder daily. Moral is low and equipment is inexistent.

These 6 countries form Europe’s defensive line against Russia. 🇫🇮🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇵🇱🇺🇦

So let’s connect the dots: Bitcoin gets called a CIA project. If that’s the case, Michael Saylor would fit the narrative of a CIA asset. Jeffrey Epstein may have as well. Then emails allegedly show Epstein wanted Ripple suppressed. Ask yourself why. What’s been one of Bitcoin’s biggest competitors? XRP.

@elonmusk What about the loss of human purpose?

Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI. AI/robotics will produce goods & services far in excess of the increase in the money supply, so there will not be inflation.

@SenLummis Thank you for pushing so hard on this.

America needs Clarity.