Build the simplest thing that could possibly work.
Do that repeatedly and put in the work to keep the system simple, and leave the codebase better than you found it.
i can't believe this is even a real discussion but there are three major globally important cities the US
1. NYC
2. LA
3. SF
in a tier below that Chicago, Boston, Houston, etc.
Chicago stopped being a globally important city at the end of the 20th century
One of the more obvious signs of California being broken is that, to drive up to San Francisco from LA, I cannot take the scenic route—Pacific Coast Highway. The highway itself is perpetually broken, forcing travelers of the LA-SF corridor to drive alongside Central Valley…
The older I get the more I realize that in most countries these days governments are more like a mafia that just extorts more and more money from the people
Before I saw the government as a benevolent group of people that represented the people, and in return for tax payments…
The older I get the more I realize that in most countries these days governments are more like a mafia that just extorts more and more money from the people
Before I saw the government as a benevolent group of people that represented the people, and in return for tax payments…
Counterpoint: There's nothing "unearned" about it.
Parents spend their lives working to give their kids a better life. That money *was* earned—and it should be up to them, not the government, to decide where it goes after they die. You're not entitled to other people's money.
Counterpoint: There's nothing "unearned" about it.
Parents spend their lives working to give their kids a better life. That money *was* earned—and it should be up to them, not the government, to decide where it goes after they die. You're not entitled to other people's money.
“Corporations should just eat the cost” used to be a progressive fantasy that conservatives mocked. Now it’s Republican orthodoxy on tariffs. Conservatism but make it socialism.
“Corporations should just eat the cost” used to be a progressive fantasy that conservatives mocked. Now it’s Republican orthodoxy on tariffs. Conservatism but make it socialism.
Parenthood gives you a stake in your local surroundings that's load-bearing for maintaining civilization. I don't think it's a coincidence that SF became San Fransicko after decades of VC culture propagandized the family-later-but-grind-first ethos for startups.
There’s basically only one good course from here: The WSJ needs to publish high resolution photos of the entire book so people can judge for themselves
And Trump needs to actually release all Epstein related information or risk years of being accused of a coverup
For years, Europe’s economy was about the size of America’s. Not today.
Today, the U.S. is 50% RICHER--despite the EU having 100 million MORE people.
What changed?
This stuff is embarrassing for several reasons. An underrated one: The Trump admin campaigned on spending taxpayer dollars responsibly, and is currently paying staff to do…this. The public shouldn’t be forced to finance cringe boomer posting.
This stuff is embarrassing for several reasons. An underrated one: The Trump admin campaigned on spending taxpayer dollars responsibly, and is currently paying staff to do…this. The public shouldn’t be forced to finance cringe boomer posting.
In 2025, the “means of production” costs $200 at Best Buy. Anyone who really wants to be productive has it already.
So anyone who talks about “seizing the means of production” is fundamentally dishonest, and really means “I want to control everything.”
x.com/AGHamilton29/s…
In 2025, the “means of production” costs $200 at Best Buy. Anyone who really wants to be productive has it already.
So anyone who talks about “seizing the means of production” is fundamentally dishonest, and really means “I want to control everything.”
x.com/AGHamilton29/s…
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