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manic bicoastal whimsymaxxer | thoughts become things | HW systems safety engineer

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@WestsideLAGuy all dating apps will fail.

can't think of any consumer software company that has achieved enduring success with a majority of it's users hating the product

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@stefanoscalia i've seen enough,

lower the drinking age to 16

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@adcock_brett @cover_thz Evolv @ $1B EV seems like good R/R to immediately sell at scale, upgrading the existing installed-customer based

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The Breadline of San Francisco, 2026 (colorized)

[ella schlaghecke @ellaaborating]

there’s no way the job market is THIS cooked

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@barakgila exactly

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pre-emptive

[Madison Mills @MadisonMills22]

Are you foregoing a romantic relationship to work on your AI ambitions? I'd love to speak with you for a story if so. DMs open or find me on signal at madymills.21

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@stefanoscalia starting to lose hope that SF will resolve the housing crisis in the long-term, the cultural decay has well begun.

i'm now trying to figure out - where to next?

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@MasterScaler91 is nyc now affordable?

[🅿️ @the_P_God]

Going to the Mexican restaurant on my block and paying cash

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@BecomingCritter but it only costs like 10%-15% more to not live like a complete neanderthal

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dating at 26 is mostly just avoiding all the people that have poisoned their sense of romance & whimsy through status-chasing-consumerism

[Financial Dystopia @financedystop]

Dating at 16 was checking your bank account before spending $40 on your girl just to make sure you didn’t overdraft

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@paularambles comparatively,

A 2024 Model Y AWD with $22.5k downpayment financed at 5.95% for 72mo, FSD, Tesla Insurance, Registration, Residential Parking Permit, Charging, Tires = ~$1200/mo

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@tech__unicorn many such cases

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@Bonecondor What a turn of events...
the Clau-toris has...
found...
me

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@justinhvogel @grok what are some examples of startups that have followed a similar path

[Kristel @Web3Kristel]

Things I know about Corgi:

-they hire pretty women
-they have pop-up cafés in major cities

Things I don’t know about Corgi:

-what they do

At some point the brand has to include the business.

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@mattparlmer this layout is actually designed for sleep-divorced EightSleep couples

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@creatine_cycle they did the meme

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@creatine_cycle or do you want to be big