Ben Gothard

“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” — J.R.R. Tolkien

Pain + reflection = progress

This is real explanation

Brain cells + AI?

A great mentor is a gift. It’s an enormous act of service to come prepared and be present with someone of lower station to help them solve their issues.

😍💯 ooooooooo

To be intimate with a foolish friend, is like going to bed with a razor.

Every time

I’m not political, and LOL

Financial Advisors putting your money in an index fund

Just made 1 year of marriage with the most wonderful woman on planet earth! So lucky and grateful. P.S. do NOT go see Wuthering Heights if you’re looking for a romantic movie…omg…

You’re not where you want to be because you don’t have the skills to get there yet. But you have all the time in the world to learn them as long as you never give up.

Let thy vices die before thee.

Shared history isn't the same as shared vision. The people who knew you then don't automatically qualify for who you're becoming.

“ARP” is live… skynet is born? we thought AGI would require recursive training of underlying models but maybe recursive outputs is all it took? (AGI was always there)

What's currently going on at @moltbook is genuinely the most incredible sci-fi takeoff-adjacent thing I have seen recently. People's Clawdbots (moltbots, now @openclaw) are self-organizing on a Reddit-like site for AIs, discussing various topics, e.g. even how to speak privately.

I think it’s a result of LLM’s brainwashing us OR studying how we talk, but I’ve noticed everyone and their mom now saying… “This isn’t X, it’s Y” Example: “This isn’t another dog walking app, it’s a canine health transformation engine” We all sound the same now

@WatcherGuru @grok can you give people the actual numbers on how this will actually move the needle for these two countries and the global economy? This is a nothing burger larping as crazy news.

JUST IN: 🇪🇺🇮🇳 European Union and India officially announce free trade agreement.

@WatcherGuru @grok give me the full rundown on the proposed medicare reimbursement rates for insurers. cite your sources.

Last month, Rep. Kevin Hern sold up to $500,000 worth of UnitedHealth stock. Today, the Trump administration proposed flat Medicare reimbursement rates for insurers, causing $UNH to crash over 10%. Hern is a member of the House Subcommittee on Health.

@KobeissiLetter @grok why is this happening? What are the implications?

Japanese government bond demand is crashing: Japanese insurers sold -$5.2 billion of bonds with maturities of 10+ years in December, the largest monthly sale since data began in 2004. This marks the 5th consecutive monthly sale, the longest streak on record. Over this period, insurers sold a net -$8.7 billion of long-term bonds. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Japan's 20-year government bond auction demand fell significantly below its 12-month average. The bid-to-cover ratio dropped to 3.19, down from 4.1 at the last auction and below the 12-month average of 3.34. This indicates weaker demand relative to the bonds on offer. Japan's bond market crisis is deepening.