Chrisman

6yo learning fractions with Synthesis. Teaching style is Socratic. Answer correctly, get increasingly challenging follow-up questions. Lover her proud face at 1:10. That justified pride in what you've learned is the best motivator. Far better than points or leaderboards.

@torreydawley 100%

Other than obvious domination, another positive side effect would be a clear delineation between who's actually on track to turn pro and who isn't. It would effectively eliminate the PE-backed youth sports club puppy mill model. We could return to sports being a fun and developmental experience for all kids.

U.S. could easily win the world cup in 12 years. We have a huge population of players and we are on average far more athletic than europeans. Just do what europe does — every pro club gets an academy that starts at age 6, coached by former european pros.

@flowirin number blocks is cool

@chrisman i watched numberblocks and played number word games with my child, and he was doing suaqre roots at 6

most of you would see the same results.

@BrianHeadrick Age 5 and yes you need a computer or tablet.

@chrisman How old do they need to be to start synthesis? Do they need a computer or a tablet?

Communism began when Cain, jealous that God looked favorably on the sacrifices of his brother Abel, who gave the best of his flock, and not on his own, which “came from the ground”, murdered Abel instead of improving himself.

@MrsCMFrancis 😂

We don’t misunderstand. Your energy costs are insanely expensive cause you’re all quasi-socialists, plus you’ve been beaten into the ground with climate change propaganda.

Crazy anyone could think this. Young Messi was the most explosive player of all time. The direction changes were so fast world class defenders would just fall down as their nervous systems locked up.

@Cernovich Yes. At the root it’s the story of Cain and Abel.

I grok the concept of suicidal empathy, but where it breaks down. The shitlib lady who wants infinite savages also hates white men (and white moms) with a passion. They aren’t acting out of empathy. It’s pure hatred and nihilism.

@LordHbo @typesfast oh was it sarcasm? maybe i am a dumb.

@chrisman @typesfast You’re missing the entire sentiment of his tweet

Learning about lower leg kicks in UFC has made me more sympathetic to soccer players writhing on the floor

@Steve_Sailer @dpinsen He’s difficult to mark because he is not required by coaches to play a standard position, meaning he could be anywhere. This creates defensive chaos, as they can’t communicate quickly enough to decide who should be leave their position to help guard Messi.

@dpinsen I don't know much about soccer tactics, but I suspect that allowing #10 Lionel Messi to stand around all alone in the prime piece of field position is not good defensive strategy. Messi prefers standing around to running, so when he takes a stand, he's usually in the right spot.

Messi’s still got it: A bullet from outside the box.

Unrelated, but if you watched the 5'7 Japanese team on the field winning the majority of duels against the 6'4 Dutch, you can a sense of why they were a problem in WW2.

Do the new math on this and you’ll understand why the renewed shrieking about a wealth tax.

@JeremyTate41 We need to start hiring from there.

The best Catholic college in America offers only one major, no minors, no technology in the classroom, and they have made absolutely no changes to what they are doing even in the midst of the AI Revolution. They simply immerse students in beauty - physical beauty, natural beauty, liturgical beauty, intellectual beauty, and relational beauty through deep friendship. They consistently graduate the most clearheaded, lovely, thoughtful, and normie young people you have ever met. If colleges are going to survive they need to become more like Thomas Aquinas College in California. For those of you who have never seen it before this is what a serious undergraduate education looks like freshman and sophomore year.

@edsgoode @paulg Congrats!

3 years ago, @paulg told me not to build a startup. I had just started YC, had my son 2 weeks prior, and was trying to make it work in every way I could. Just 9 months after an unexpected pregnancy, 1 year after quitting my job. I asked him “What are your thoughts on building a family and a startup at the same time?” his candid response “Don’t do it” Well 3 years later it’s crazy to think that last month we surpassed our 2025 revenue, and this week we essentially doubled it. I saw my dad experience the boom bust on the dot com infrastructure build out at an early stage startup, tens of millions raised, little to show for it. Just stress and illness. I made a decision not to make the same mistake. We’re on pace to do a 100M this year, with only 2M raised, and 12 incredible teammates. Personally I’m here to secure my family’s future and ensure infrastructure and intelligence are not concentrated to a select few, paving a way for a future for my son and upcoming daughter that looks more like heaven than hell. Generally, I shy from these posts, but we need our story told and credit where it is due, and we’ve been boosted by incredible people and partners like my wife, @Cholical , our team, @nvidia , @nebiusai , @digitalocean, and more - and this market needs to know why we’re here and who we’re building for.

It surprised me too, which is why I posted it. I think parents should be less hard on themselves about screen time. The important thing is to fill the rest of the day with interesting things to do. If you do that, I've found kids naturally aren't as interested in the screen.

@chrisman Ha I used it just as a figure of speech meaning so off-brand are you joking. No it won’t kill anyone, but based on the other ways you’ve described raising your children it surprised me. An 18mo can play independently. Why bother using a hack now? It is a slippery slope for many.

My 18 month old started watching Cocomelon a few weeks ago. Wife says it's the only way he'll sit still so she can take a shower. It's great. I think kids getting "addicted" to screens is a symptom of a lack of other interesting things to do, not the screens themselves.

TLDR: What lights you up?! Opener for our 1517 Summit: 25 years ago I started working with homeschoolers. Those families changed the trajectory of my life. It’s where I got to see that real learning starts with passion and curiosity. 16 years ago, when Michael and I were on the founding team of the Thiel Fellowship, we called it an older young person’s homeschool program. And today, with 1517, we say we homeschool CEOs. I think that there is a lot that we can learn from homeschoolers about going against the grain, following curiosity, and getting a sense of what real learning looks like. In homeschooling there is a concept called “deschooling” — a transition time between being in a more institutionalized setting, to one of their own creation. It sometimes looks chaotic, “unproductive,” and purposeless. But this time period is when people start unraveling assumptions that have been shaping their lives, without them knowing it. By letting go of the rules, natural curiosity and passion can start to emerge. Over the next ten years, I think all of us are going to go through something like a collective deschooling period. We’re going to need to unlearn the assumptions that were put down before us by other people and institutions, ride the chaos, and emerge through to the other side with passion and curiosity. The path used to look clear. Work hard. Get good grades. Collect credentials. Climb the ladder. Success had a map. But the world we're entering is uncharted. Artificial intelligence is making information abundant. Institutions are failing us. Careers are becoming less linear. Entire industries are appearing and disappearing in just a few years. The old question was: "What should I do?" But today, I propose a new question: “What lights you up, when no one is watching?” That's a much harder question. Many people discover that when the external structure disappears, they're left with an uncomfortable feeling. Not freedom. Not excitement. Meaninglessness. Because for years, meaning was outsourced. A syllabus told us what mattered. A test told us what to learn. A boss told us what success looked like. A credential told us we were progressing. But what happens when fewer and fewer people can tell you what matters next? I think that's one of the defining challenges of the next decade. And I think the antidote is surprisingly simple. Start dreaming: What is the thing you can't stop thinking about? What rabbit hole do you disappear into? What topic makes you lose track of time? What project would you work on, even if nobody was grading it? All summed up: What lights you up? When we're young, we're often taught to treat those interests as distractions from the "real" work. I think the opposite is true. Those interests are clues. They're pointing toward the place where your curiosity, your energy, and your contribution intersect. The people who will thrive in the next ten years will be like shining beacons! They'll be the people who know how to follow genuine curiosity. The people who can create their own path. The people who can stay fascinated. The people who know what lights them up and have the courage to build around it. So welcome to your summit. When you meet a new friend today, ask “What lights you up?” May the answers surprise and delight and lead you into your next 10 years.

Wife tells me he also watches this, which feels less like brain rot and which he also enjoys.

@indexnforgetit Great argument

@chrisman Cocomelon is literal brainrot Avoid at all costs