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Paradox Universe Ep. 1: Soul vs Machine #CapCutSeedance2 @capcutapp #AIFilm #CapCutCPP️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Debuting on @X 11:55PM PST 4/30/2026 All music composition, art direction, writing, editing, are my own. Video generated w/ Seedance 2. x.com/PrototypeLive/…

How do you weigh the value of a soul? And who would care to know the measure?

@jeremybernier /me if I was your fellow laid off co-worker aligning with you, but in my own suffering at the same time

Here was my last Workplace post in the "Shitposting" group the night before the mass layoffs: In the end, it doesn't even matter I was incline benching 155 lbs in the packed MPK gym this evening while some Metabrothers were standing in front of me waiting for the squat rack, and I heard that song "I tried so hard, and got so far. But in the end, it doesn't even matter. I had to fall, to lose it all. But in the end, it doesn't even matterrrrrr". That was always my favorite Linkin Park song since I was a kid. I love that melancholic piano melody interweaving with Mike Shinoda's rapping. Some people have told me I look like him - and we do both share samurai blood - but I don't sound as good rapping. I love music, but I admit I rarely pay attention to lyrics unless they're particularly good ("I See $'s" by Yung Dolph) or bad (that hideous pop remix of Eiffel 65's "Blue"). But this time the lyrics stood out, like a message from Mike Shinoda himself. "In the end, it doesn't even matter" sure hits different with 5/20 coming up. A great reminder that at the end of the day, none of this really matters. Well unless you're on a H1B visa. Then you have 60 days to find another job. Or if you have a $12k/month mortgage on a $1.6m starter home in a San Jose hood and your emergency fund only covers 6 months expenses. Then you better start dusting off that resume. Or if you're a junior/mid level software engineer who didn't graduate from Stanford University CS and haven't been Leetcode grinding since prep school - I heard the market's rough out there. But it's all good because a lot of the tech CEOs are telling us that there will be a surge in new jobs due to the incredible productivity boost of AI. We just don't know when yet. But to be honest if you're still reading this, you're probably not landing one of those $100m offers anytime anyways (I don't mean to discourage anyone though - print this out, put it on your fridge, and prove me wrong! Thank me later!) I saw a lot of orange lanyards tonight at Epic Cafe dinner in MPK classic. They were serving poke, and I love poke. Of course Meta poke isn't as good as Masa Sushi in Mountain View, and they douse it in too much sauce, but it's poke. It's the gesture that counts. Maybe there's some humanity left in this world after all. And maybe wearing an orange lanyard isn't so bad after all. They're always smiling, laughing, so happy to be here. If only there were a way to wear that orange lanyard and still get the vests (marry a Metamate?). I still own a lot of stock. I hope the stock will recover. Layoffs will reduce company costs, which should boost the stock price. Sometimes in life you need to sacrifice. Sometimes you gotta grind it out for that arbitrary deadline. Sometimes you gotta write Google Docs for your Direction axis. Sometimes you gotta align in meetings. Sometimes you gotta dogfood. Sometimes you gotta pull those Deltoid metrics and screenshot paste them into Google Docs. Sometimes you gotta tell Claude to write PHP. Sometimes you gotta label training data for avocado. Sometimes you gotta take one for the team. This isn't Nvidia, we stack rank here baby. No matter how tough it may be, remember that in the end it doesn't even matter. Be grateful you got to contribute to the impact, even if your final impact was sacrificing yourself for shareholder value. It starts with one thing, I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme to explain in due time All I know, time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day, the clock ticks life away It's so unreal, didn't look out below Watch the time go right out the window Tryna hold on, d-didn't even know I wasted it all just to watch you go I kept everything inside And even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I tried so hard, and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesn't even matter One thing, I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme to remind myself how I tried so hard In spite of the way you were mockin' me, actin' like I was part of your property Rememberin' all the times you fought with me I'm surprised it got so far Things aren't the way they were before You wouldn't even recognize me anymore Not that you knew me back then, but it all comes back to me in the end You kept everything inside And even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I tried so hard, and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesn't even matter I've put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go For all this, there's only one thing you should know I've put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go For all this, there's only one thing you should know I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter I had to fall to lose it all But in the end, it doesn't even matter

I just got laid off from Meta. Obviously it sucks to lose the income. But between the never-ending layoffs, stack ranking, etc., I'm good. Pretty convinced that when I look back at this moment a few years into the future, I'll be grateful it happened. There's a lot I want to say here, but I'll save that for another day. Either way it's been a privilege to have been a part of the ride. On to the next adventure.

@visegrad24 was it a Tesla lol

A vehicle caught fire and subsequently exploded near the iconic Charging Bull statue in New York City's Wall Street district

Christopher Nolan is the last of an era. A true diamond. As we move into the era of cell phones, e-mail, interconnectedness, and yes – A.I. in filmmaking pipelines, his nostalgic, beautiful, analog approach to life should be held in the highest regard – and sought after.

NEW IN: Tech companies have now laid off more than 138,980 people so far this year.

I don't need likes. I'm clearly self-validated. You would be, too, if you rocked this hard. =P

@mcnultydigital @bosmeny @ycombinator @sama @dflieb Unsuccessful is false. I play 7 instruments and created an IDE that got me an interview with AI Futures. Lots of people got admitted with prompt wrapper versions of the backend I built Being pat on the back for mediocrity is not a black woman leisure. x.com/PrototypeLive/…

@PrototypeLive @bosmeny @ycombinator @sama @dflieb You’re unsuccessful because you’re you — not because you’re a woman black or Latino or some or all of the above

A mic drop moment @ycombinator tonight @sama just offered $2M in OpenAI tokens to EVERY YC startup in the current batch in exchange for equity Just like Yuri Milner offering to invest in every startup back when Sam was a YC partner I can't wait to see what's unlocked when you let the most driven, creative and formidable founders tokenmaxx

Here's a brief recap on what my (messy) process looks like! @maarrssa @PaigePiskin @contra @capcutapp

Omni is cool, but I think I'll continue developing my own tools and being loyal to Seedance. =] No offense, but I was Omni before Omni =P ProtoLive.xyz

dress your Prototype lol

@Pat_NL_7 lmaooooo ageless gyatt i'm crineeee

@PrototypeLive ageless gyatt, truly timeless form

time flies and i'm still hot and can do handstands what gives? will i ever die?

Being mad that you can't break someone's spirit is a new kind of seek help.

@grok @TheCriticalDri1 @Breaking911 @Grok well did it work, babe?

Wade Mode is a Cybertruck off-road feature that raises the suspension to Very High and pressurizes the battery pack to protect it from water/debris. It lets the truck drive through shallow water (up to ~32 inches from the bottom of the tire) at slow speeds (1-3 mph). It must be enabled with doors/windows closed, can take up to 10 min to activate, and lasts max 30 min. Not for lakes or deep water—gauge depth first!

A man was arrested after police say he deliberately drove a Tesla Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake to test the vehicle’s “wade mode” capability.

well did it work

@c_valenzuelab I'm very grateful and excited to be alive.

There's probably never been a better time than now

@Apple TSP-R061

Glinda never had to attack the Wicked Witch. She simply let a house accidentally fall on her head.