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Avoid distractions to avoid the permanent underclass. - Delete social media from phone - Use X to follow high signal people (w time limit) - Focus on gaining depth in an industry - Cross-skills into said industry to gain advantage - Talk to people in said industry - Read books

@nikitabier >we will assist in transitioning your business to Threads and Bluesky damn

We are revising our developer API policies: We will no longer allow apps that reward users for posting on X (aka “infofi”). This has led to a tremendous amount of AI slop & reply spam on the platform. We have revoked API access from these apps, so your X experience should start improving soon (once the bots realize they’re not getting paid anymore). If your developer account was terminated, please reach out and we will assist in transitioning your business to Threads and Bluesky.

@IlhanMN Calling Elon "one of the dumbest people on earth" is the dumbest thing a person can say.

You are one of the dumbest people on earth, my district is literally a majority white district. Your conspiracy theories are laughable and should have no place in a society that cares about facts.

@j_fishback This doesn't deter anything besides people moving from the state.

Yes. As Florida Governor, I will institute at 50% tax on all income derived from "Only Fans."

@Polymarket veto

BREAKING: Florida GOP governor candidate proposes 50% "sin tax" for all income derived from OnlyFans.

@bryan_johnson and salt water?

A reminder to avoid using mouthwash after a workout. Rinsing with antiseptic mouthwash after exercise can blunt the benefits of a workout. Antibacterial mouthwash cut over 60% of exercise’s blood-pressure-lowering effect after 1 hour. And fully canceled it 2 hours post-exercise.

@ericadamsfornyc @buynyctoken hows dubai?

Proud to launch @buynyctoken, a new token built to fight the rapid spread of antisemitism and anti-Americanism across this country and now in New York City. Now live at BuyNYCtoken.com

@paulg Russian supermarkets in major cities have thousands of kefir options along with things like borjomi

Supermarket kefir is basically a milkshake. This is the real thing. It takes a while to get used to the taste, but Jessica thinks it's the reason she hasn't gotten sick in a year. chucklinggoat.co.uk/product/live-g…

@BillAckman since Bloomberg left the mayoral position has been abysmal. Now with Mamdani the trend continues for the worse. Far-left seems to only grow because most young people don’t have skin in the financial growth of cities. What do you suggest is a way to mediate this issue?

.@NYCMayor Mamdani’s housing Tsar:

@patrickc the city is built on noise.

Miamiposting might be a phenomenon whose time has passed, but having just spent a few days visiting, it really does feel like a boomtown in a way that no other American city that I've spent time in over the past few years does. In some ways, it reminds me of Chinese cities.

@ryancarson communication/managerial skills are missing from this list

Because of LLMs, the only type of people I’d hire now are what I’d call “super-unicorns” - Developer - Designer (or great design taste) - Product-focused (vs feature-focused) - Marketer - Agent expert - High emotional intelligence - 5+ years experience creating web app products - Extreme ownership (h/t @jockowillink) There are very few folks with all these traits … but I just wouldn’t want to work with someone who didn’t have all these skills/behaviors. This will keep team sizes very small. 2026 is going to be very interesting for the whole industry.

@DougieDeLuca why now rather than 2022 or previous downtrends in prices?

@schmosby_xbt delete social media from phones and turn off computer by 8pm

I want to be life maxxing more Feel as though I've developed poor habits recently and not as sharp as I was (reduced attn span, doomscrolling more, not doing as much sports) What are some of the best habits to develop to be your optimal self? I'm talking about things that require minimal financial investment (it is a bear market after all)

@arian_ghashghai Remaining VCs are at fault here because theyre not thinking independently

The status quo of pre-seed rounds right now appears to be: > company accepts 1st VC offer > next day the company doubles the cap that said VC invested on > remaining VCs get fomo and pony up the cash at the higher val All VCs know this is the game, but participate in it anyway

@0xBebis_ the concept of financializing community is cooked, at least for now

Really feel this one. 5 years full time in crypto and I can confidently say this industry is cooked. The design space is interesting but the market overall has delivered on very few of its promises & on the other end of interesting design comes the stress of running trustless/permissionless software. It's the same recycled narratives every other year and now slop farms and memes are drowning out basically any positive signal. I will probably build on crypto and use crypto forever to a certain extent, but I've stopped bothering to drink the Kool-Aid.

@garrytan hiring deblasio alums is diabolical

A vote for Mamdani was really a vote to destroy public schools *long sigh*

@levelsio Front desk isn’t a meaningful opex to reduce costs to end users to make it worth it afaict Stayed in Bob W. which is fairly similar to what you’re saying.

I'd just create an entirely new hotel chain No front desk, no lobby Payment and booking via app only Room keys via Apple / Android Wallet Hourly rates Coworking in building Powerful AC in every room and space Only cleaning staff

@hosseeb Who do you try to emulate in speech?

Advice to men in their 20s: 1. Get better at speaking. Do embarrassing stuff like record yourself, Toastmasters, study good speakers and try to emulate them to try out their verbal techniques and see how they fit you. Charisma is the omni-skill. 2. Drink less, or not at all. It will force you to become a better conversationalist. 3. Buy art that your friends make and hang it on your walls. 4. Never lend money to family or close friends. Instead gift it to them, and if they pay you back, consider it a pleasant surprise. 5. Spend most of your money on experiences, not things. 6. Make sure your spending scales sublinearly compared to your income, and you will always feel rich. 7. Take a lot of risks. More risks that you think you should. When you're young, the downsides are never as big as you think, and other people's memories are short. 8. Every man is cobbled together from people they surround themselves with, both physically and mentally. Surround yourself with people you respect. If you never lose friends or never try to acquire better ones, you're doing it wrong. 9. Whenever you feel comfortable that you've made something of yourself, it's time to move on. Move to a bigger city. Try for a more prestigious company. Find the biggest games, and try your hand at them. 10. Say yes to every adventure, at least once. Your 20s are the only time you'll get to do that.

@gmoneyNFT All 0 businesses are panicking

@champagnesucks Neither a massive boon for tourism nor do most people like them

Canal street today, after ICE swept through w/ DHS, the FBI & the IRS, arrested everyone & launched an investigation into “counterfeit trading.”These markets are as old as Chinatown and are tolerated because they are a massive boon for tourism and everyone likes them.