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Growing up in Silicon Valley, I believed tech was meant to democratize opportunity and accelerate human progress. The early ethos of the Valley wasn’t just about building profitable products, but about shifting the trajectory of lives and societies. There was idealism, for sure, but also a serious belief that technical breakthroughs should serve human success. But somewhere along the way, parts of the industry traded vision for vanity. As capital flooded into tech, incentives shifted. Virality began to outpace value. The goalposts moved from solving hard, important problems to maximizing engagement, retention, and monetization. Today some of the brightest minds are pulled towards optimizing ad clicks and frictionless dopamine loops. Why? (Insert disclaimer: The issue isn’t the people). Innovation isn’t dead. (Insert disclaimer again: Many technologists are building remarkable human-centered tools.) It’s worth asking again and again: What is worth building? And who is it truly for?

@nagk01 Also all great arguments. I wonder if family/daughter was truly at the center of his decision - why leave LA at all then? I may be very wrong

I think your logic is well founded and I genuinely believe that no one outside of LeBron’s camp knows anything yet. But here are my thoughts: 1. Draymond declined the player option on his contract which everyone including the Warrior’s FO expected him to pick up. Draymond and LeBron have the same agent, Rich Paul, and it wouldn’t make sense for Draymond to do this without some sort of insider knowledge. 2. The messaging from LeBron’s camp has always been that he is prioritizing his happiness. IMO, if this is truly the priority, the W’s seem like the best option by a mile both on and off the court. Play w/ friends, close to home, make the most money of the remaining options. 3. Yesterday at Fanatics fest, LeBron reemphasized the importance of family. The Warriors would seem like the most sensible option based on proximity to his home in LA. 4. LeBron’s comments at Fanatics also seemed to indicate this isn’t a retirement tour. I think that makes it less likely to pick the Cavs for purely sentimental reasons.

LeBron is not joining the warriors. My reasoning: 1. Two days ago Steph said in an interview “Bron already has his decision, we’re having fun with it knowing he has his pick out of the entire league” -> not language you would use if Bron was joining you 2. Yesterday at Fanatics Fest Bron said “Wherever I go, I’m going to be a leader” -> not language you would use if you decided to go to a team with Steph and Dray 3. The Steve Kerr car video fans are using as evidence is absolutely him joking around, when asked about Bron Steve says “we got him, put this on twitter” -> would absolutely not say that if the biggest player in the league was joining your team 4. Yesterday at Fanatics Fest he named the warriors as a team the crowd was shouting out -> he would be more secretive if that was the case (also note he didn’t say one team name - that’s where he’s going)

@keshavrao_ Having fun posting my sports takes again despite my majority sf non sports audience

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@heshie Wow your daughter is your carbon copy

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@keshavrao_ I think I remember him from the hallways

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@esha_hq Sooo cute

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hating on sports is the less intelligent take

@esha_hq Licking is killing me

@jasminecoded_ ily

imagine if x showed you the tweets your mutuals liked fwiw “the most wise” = most batshit outrageous reels ever

@jasminecoded_ vargentina won, aint anything to smile about

accidentally smiled at work and they kicked me out of sf

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@ad0rnai Berkeley bowl >> ball knower

I don’t fear the parasite because I am pure of heart and also I get all my produce from the farmers market and Berkeley bowl

The most shocking lesson of my 20s has been that age is a terrible predictor of maturity

@auren You couldn’t pay me to fly air India

pretty sure the worst airline app experience is Air Canada. are there any others that are worse?

@netcapgirl Chelsea Piers is shaking

“gym with taste” and its a dungeon with a rug

@keshavrao_ Ya exactly this one will be different

@jasminecoded_ But aren’t they using a fusion auto router between fable, 5.6, and RL’d open source models to minimize token spend ?

no yeah you should totally make another ai dating app it’s totally going to fix dating in sf

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