The last line got me 😂 I wonder when that will change. I vibe coded a webapp for a better experience, but only for one specific use case, not to replace the whole program.
Imagine telling someone in 1999…
The year is 2026.
The President is Donald Trump in his second non consecutive term.
The richest man in the world is PayPal cofounder Elon Musk… but not because of fintech or Paypal. Because of rockets, electric cars, AI, satellites, brain chips and something called “Boring Company”.
Apple is worth trillions but its main business isn’t computers… its selling glass rectangles everyone stares at for 9 hours a day.
People don’t watch TV. They watch teenagers explain geopolitics, finance, and relationship advice in ~60 second videos.
The biggest taxi company owns no taxis.
The biggest hotel company owns no hotels.
The most powerful media companies are social networks where everyone argues with strangers for free.
Kids are making millions filming themselves playing video games.
AI Robots write emails, code, legal memos, songs, essays, and breakup texts.
The internet is mostly bots arguing with humans who are trying to prove they aren’t bots.
You can summon a car, groceries, a doctor, a date, a private jet, or a dog walker from your phone.
People pay real money for invisible currencies, digital monkeys, AI girlfriends and pictures that disappear after 24 hours.
The richest companies in the world don’t sell oil, steel, or cars. They sell attention, compute, data, and addiction.
And somehow, after all of that everyone is still using Excel.
@wilsonhlthcoach Good points. I laughed abit at the end. Not at the post, which is great, but at myself cause i red the sentence "Meeting people..." as "Meating people..." 😂 Sorry, i had to get it out of my system. Have an awesome day.
The U.S. is in a partial government funding impasse (sometimes called a "shutdown" for the affected agencies) specifically hitting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). TSA is part of DHS and handles airport security screening.
Congress has repeatedly failed to pass a full-year funding bill for DHS. The sticking point is a partisan standoff:
Republicans have pushed bills that fund the entire DHS (including ICE immigration enforcement).
Democrats have blocked them, arguing against tying TSA pay to broader immigration provisions or wanting separate carve-outs/reforms. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has proposed funding just TSA, but that has also failed so far.
Because TSA workers are "essential," most have kept showing up — but they're not getting paid.
I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country
@TryBeeMaps@Hivemapper Any outlook for us in europe to get some decent payouts? Been driving around with a bee for 9 months and got $54 to show for it. Kinda dissapointed.
@elonmusk Would like a Model X if i had the cash. Happy with my model 3. Will opt for the YL when available in Europe.
Can only dream about the cybertruck.
@Teslarati Tesla should offer insurance with FSD included in the price. Could charge $2000 per year.
In Europe our insurance companies charge a steep premium on Tesla's cause they claim they have large expenses on repairs after a crash. They are afraid they have to replace the battery.
@elonmusk@Tesla@Tesla_AI Will do as soon as it gets approved in Europe. I am very jealous on you people in the US for having FSD for so long, while our regulators in Europe have more focus on leashes for plastic bottle caps and driving out rich people with unrealized capital gains taxes.
The stuff I've written about in this article shouldn't come as a surprise to most but for the naive, it probably answers a few questions...
Bookmark this and read it later with your morning coffee
@isaacfrench_ One could put the money into TSLA stock instead and subscribe to FSD. I bet 8k in TSLA stock will grow more than 1.2k a year.
If it goes 10x over the next 7 years youll have 80k in stock and only paid about 8.4k in FSD subscription. Netting you about 70k in profit.
@AlexHormozi I don't care what anyone else has, i just want enough to be 100% able to decide what to do with my time.
Don't need fancy cars, don't need 1st class flights.
Financial freedom for my family and me is what i want, and i would prefer no one knowing that is the case.