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@DrNeilStone Neither extreme picks government in a democracy either, and when one of those sides begins attacking centrists that's the sign that the pendulum is about to turn back

Far left = far right There is no hierarchy of extremism I reject both

@DrNeilStone I'd just like to point out an actual scientist could be plenty productive on the crapper, it's not the toilets fault 😆

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@wartranslated Just like when Poland started WWII in 1939 right? Stupid cunt

Germany's far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel claims Ukraine started the war and that Ukrainian strikes into Russia threaten German security. She warns against "poking the big bear" and promises "balanced policy" when in power.

@buccocapital Great post, will surely offend some egos. I don't remember how I ended up following you but it must be because I'm really talented at picking my follows 😂

I get why the tech outcomes drive some people insane. I’ve joined companies 12 months “too late”, and merely made a good amount of money instead of generational wealth The people who joined before me weren’t any better or smarter. They just got lucky. Just like someone looks at me and thinks I got lucky The pure randomness of it all can either drive you crazy or give you an appreciation for the role of luck. But at the end of the day you are in the driver’s seat. You choose your perspective What I have come to learn is the people who think they alone earned their accomplishments are the most unhappy. The people with gratitude for the role luck played in their success are able to keep striving for more without losing their mind They have come to acknowledge that while they can shape the world around them, and tilt the odds in their favor ever so slightly, ultimately a lot of it is out of their hands

@noahzender @buccocapital Absolutely 0 luck in it huh? My best friend got brain cancer before he could realize any of his dreams, I'm sure it was because he didn't "work for it". @buccocapital post is definitely about you

@buccocapital I don't believe it's luck. The people who joined earlier had: - The skillset needed - Saw the signs and were willing to take a risk Very rarely does someone end up in the position of building generational wealth by pure chance. They worked for it.

@MrJamesMay This is how I know it's the real James May behind the account and not some imposter 😆

The CR2032 must be the most commonly used ‘coin’ battery. They are in car keyfobs, hi-fi remotes, airtags, small bedside clocks, and the shifters of my SRAM-equipped bicycle. Do you have any exciting CR2032 applications or adventures to share? #Raining

@Rory_Johnston It's not as dumb as it seems, they know the goal will be defined to fit the result lol

Love that US respondents to this Reuters poll 1) broadly believe that Trump failed to explain the goals of the Iran war 2) broadly disagree that the US strategy in the war is clear 3) are nonetheless pretty sure Trump will achieve his [unknowable] goals No notes.

@brentmulligan @Rory_Johnston That's definitely been the strategy so far yes

@Rory_Johnston The less people understand the goal the easier it is for Trump to say the goal is achieved.

@InvestorNordic @LizAnnSonders @LynAldenContact @VisualCap Not to mention they already can decide whether country X can purchase material Y for purpose Z (ie. refined minerals for US military hardware) and nobody can do anything about it if they say no

@InvestorNordic @LizAnnSonders @LynAldenContact @VisualCap If the supplier of goods expands to the point where there is no better alternative, or no alternative at all, it will be up to them whether USD is a suitable form of settlement.

Twenty-six years ago, U.S. was world’s dominant trading power; today, China has overtaken America as top goods trading partner for most countries globally … this @VisualCap map compares whether countries traded more with U.S. or China in 2000 and 2025, based on total bilateral imports and exports using @IMFNews Direction of Trade Statistics data

@BBodge @LizAnnSonders @VisualCap Started long before Clinton

@LizAnnSonders @VisualCap Thank Republicans for the ideas and Bill Clinton for making it happen

@ctindale There wouldn't really be much of an issue if trade partners had actual standards and didn't integrate dictatorial regimes into their supply chain. The only standard seems to be ease and ability in skirting laws/regs incl. labor and environmental etc. The result is well deserved

This is the real contradiction of the modern world. Industrial civilisation is globally integrated at the material level, energy, shipping, fertiliser, semiconductors, finance, rare earths, food. Yet political systems still operate through national interest, sovereignty and competition. The more complex and interdependent the system becomes, the harder it becomes for states to absorb shocks without turning inward.

@ctindale @tsnorton67 I don't know how many peasants they can convince to pick up an M16 or fly a drone to help fix it so they probably need to find another way, otherwise might find themselves stuck on a pitchfork instead

@ctindale @tsnorton67 Which is extremely funny to hear from a western working class perspective, somehow it wasn't a problem when we suffered the consequences. It's only now that competition on IP level and geopolitical level threatens the upper class that it is a "trap".

@Async_007 @Aviation_Intel Trump is a retard, the big question is whether enough Americans can see that now or if they continue thinking this guy is making them "great again"

@Aviation_Intel Trump says Taiwan stole the chip industry x.com/clashreport/st…

China pressures Iran into opening the strait and Trump pulls back on Taiwan? Is that the deal? Access to CHIPS is a bigger threat to our national security than anything going on in the Middle East folks.

@IAPonomarenko Agreed. The question now is whether the average American voter is buying this weak man's stories, or if they are starting to see what the rest of us have been saying about this "strongman" wannabe "prioritizing" America

I love it: PRC hasn’t even invaded yet, and Trump is already saying Taiwan has itself to blame for wanting democratic freedom and independence from such a “very very powerful big country.” Oh, and Taiwan apparently stole something from him again, so Emperor Xi should just go ahead and take the world’s premier microchip manufacturing hub.

@ol1223 @biancoresearch Kind of illustrates Jim's point IMO, the layoffs are not AI replacing the workers it's to gamble on the tech, and if it pays off likely will be a lot of hiring after, or the bubble pops and way more people get laid off, but not because AI replaced them

@ol1223 @biancoresearch Sure but it's still a gamble that the cost savings from it getting pushed into AI infra will pay off, all these players made gambles into CRE and mass over hiring talent pre COVID and those bets failed.

The fear over AI is palpable. So, it's time for my optimistic take .... Why the AI doom-and-gloom story is missing the bigger picture A lot of people hear “AI” and immediately think one of two things: it’s just Google search on steroids, or it’s a magic machine coming for everyone’s job. Both miss the bigger picture. A job is not one single task; it’s a bundle of tasks supported by a massive, fragmented software stack. Email, spreadsheets, presentations, Slack, CRM platforms, and, in finance, a Bloomberg Terminal, FactSet, and market data feeds. For millions of jobs, the cost of software to provide basic tools for these tasks can run to $1,000 a month, and more for complicated roles. Much of the modern workday is consumed by the friction of this stack: moving data between systems, cleaning spreadsheets, searching for files, and summarizing meetings. AI is emerging as the new interface for enterprise software. Think about the iPhone. It collapsed cameras, GPS devices, and music players into one simple, powerful device. AI is doing something similar for workplace software, turning 10 clunky programs that don't talk to each other into a single conversational prompt. Just as we stopped buying standalone cameras and tape recorders once the smartphone came around, companies will happily pay for an AI layer. It will be far cheaper and eliminate the bloated costs of that fragmented software stack that requires you to perform endless, mundane tasks because these programs do not talk to each other. The immediate fear is that if AI lets three people do the work of five, companies will fire two people. But that ignores economic history. When the electronic spreadsheet was invented, the cost of calculations plummeted. But accounting jobs didn't vanish; demand for complex financial modeling exploded. Accounting clerks became financial analysts, a more in-demand role. Jevons Paradox suggests that making a resource more efficient actually increases total demand for it. By absorbing the drudgery, AI allows the employee to focus on judgment and strategy—making the human element more valuable, not less. In this framework, demand for high-output workers doesn't shrink; it explodes. Does this justify the mind-numbing capital expenditure currently pouring into AI infrastructure? If AI fulfills this promise of enterprise-wide productivity, the investment isn't just justified—it’s a bargain. That said, we are clearly near the peak of a hype cycle, just like the internet was in 1999. But remember: the dot-com crash did not mean the internet was a bust. It simply meant the hype outpaced the infrastructure. After the wreckage cleared, the optimistic predictions about connectivity and productivity were not only fulfilled—they were exceeded. The same path can lie ahead for AI. And instead of the fear that AI will replace workers, it's the joy of replacing soulless busywork, making jobs more fulfilling... and more profitable for employers.

@biancoresearch Out of curiosity for anyone working with these tools, does it work NOW? And if not does it look close to working soon? So far for me AI has offered a lot of frustration, I can see what it promises but have no idea how far it is from achieving them

@tncckn @AndreasSteno I mean it sounds funny today but radio, telephones, automobiles, aviation? That was all new technology for the era and some of that stuff surged 1000%-2000% in that bubble lol.

@AndreasSteno Tech gains in 1929….

As long as so many keep pushing these doom analogies without further research, I remain comfortable in my longs