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[Sami Gold @souljagoyteller]

From one of the best foreign policy analysts out there:

[Alex Prompter @alex_prompter]

R.I.P McKinsey.

You don’t need a $300k consultant anymore.

You can now run full competitive market analysis using Grok 4.

Here are the exact 3 mega-prompts I use to replicate McKinsey-style insights for free:

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

Re: the Signal chat and The Atlantic article.

The minute I read the chat my very first thought was that Goldberg was specifically and deliberately included so that he would leak what he saw to the public. The idea was to let Europe know just how unhappy American leadership is with Europe's unwillingness to pull its weight militarily. The backchannel, seemingly accidental nature of that reveal was powerful and I believe intentional.

Also, as someone who has read his fair share of Top Secret/SCI war plans, this ain't it.

[Zack Guzmán @zGuz]

Three days before the inauguration, Trump has launched a memecoin that has since risen more than 10,000%

He did so after inviting the Crypto Industry to a black tie event in DC

Here’s my theory on $TRUMP, which is almost diabolical, but totally something Trump is capable of 🧵

[Zack Guzmán @zGuz]

Crypto is at an existential moment. I understand the desire to make quick money

I understand the excitement of thinking short-term

I understand stand why Trump, a man who has grifted in every way to make money for himself would so easily win the industry

But this ain’t it

[Zack Guzmán @zGuz]

Crypto used to be fun. We used to have a hamster trader who outperformed Buffett by 200%

Then he died. And now the most exciting thing in crypto is a Wall Street cabal coin, the US Government aping in, and a black tie event celebrating the President at $5,000 a ticket

1) What

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

He knows what he’s talking about

[Bojan Tunguz @tunguz]

OK, now that I’m out, I can finally say this publicly: LOL, no, sorry, you are not catching up to NVIDIA any time this decade.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Red panda using its own tail as a pillow😍

[Dylan Patel @dylan522p]

Morris Chang TSMC founder is WILD
An investor asked about Japanese fabs renting out space
He completely mogs Japanese business culture and negotation tactics
If you've ever experienced this, his stereotype is hilariously accurate
Of course this culture is fading in some areas

[EZ Rider🌻🇺🇸🦅 @EZRideryoyall]

In case you didn’t get to see it, here is the full video of Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs singing “Fast Car” at the Grammys
https://t.co/4RyBSFgjsW

[George Mack @george__mack]

My favorite paradox:

Humans put a man on the moon -- before they put wheels on luggage.

The smartest minds of a generation all carried their luggage...

Einstein, Edison, and Tesla all carried their luggage.

Neil Armstrong carried his luggage on the way to NASA's HQ.

Why?

The first patent was registered in 1970 by Bernard Sadow.

Despite this, it didn't take off until 1989 -- when pilot Robert Plath created the Rollaboard.

Humanity suddenly woke up from this collective hypnosis and realized how obvious it was.

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1. Mimetic Thinking

Nobody saw the obvious idea -- because nobody else saw it.

Working from first principles requires cognitive RAM.

Your brain outsources thinking to other people because it's energy efficient.

2. The Simple Idea Hidden In Plain Sight

Peter Thiel said the best stock pick of the last decade would've just been buying FAANG and hold.

No hedge fund did this.

Why?

They wanted to appear smart.

People were spending their lives trying to design flying cars before we put wheels on luggage.

3. Where is luggage without wheels in 2023?

If you want a sleepless night, ask yourself that question before bed.

What simple idea is everyone ignoring in 2023 because everyone else is ignoring it?

[Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA @GRDecter]

I read the 30 page FTX Bankruptcy court filing.

How bad were FTX's internal controls?

Here are the worst examples 👇

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Apple lost $1 billion in 1997.

Steve Jobs returned to the company and spoke at WWDC.

When an audience member insulted him, he responded:

“One of the hardest things when you’re trying to effect change is that people like this gentleman are right.”

[Kinsey Grant @KinseyGrant]

the hardest part of starting a business is becoming shameless on instagram

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house.

[SGAG @SGAG_SG]

national university of sex scandals

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

Revenge is a moral obligation.

https://t.co/YUAswQYxET