Andrew Spelman

restrained jubilation

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

There is a form of Gell-Mann Amnesia associated with scrolling social media. You are aware that the people you know IRL are presenting an idealized version of themselves online but you don’t apply that same scrutiny to strangers/influencers

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

One thing that makes no sense about hoops culture:

Why are pickup games played as 1s and 2s?

That makes the 3pt shot worth twice as much as the 2pt

This trains players to over emphasize the 3pt shot in a way that doesn’t map onto basketball reality.

Reward functions matter

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

One thing I rly like about the world is that even the smartest people truly have no idea whats coming next

[Isaac @isaacturnersong]

That’s just brainslop. You only came up with that by thinking

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Sharing a TikTok with someone is an act of cognitive warfare

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Yudkowsky book ads on the nyc subway ironically reduces my p(doom)

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: U.S. Director of Federal Housing orders mortgage providers to accept Fartcoin when assessing creditworthiness.

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Signed all my emails today with “thank you for your attention to this matter”

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Posture is the new sleep

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

I know kung fu

[Joshua Kushner @JoshuaKushner]

the internet democratized access to information. ai will democratize access to skill.

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Dance yrself clean taught millennials delayed gratification

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Iced coffee is underpriced

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

@JosephKChoi TikTok

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Every song on NMF now is like Keith Urban feat. Banjoo from TKT//Dream

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Mentioned Chekhov’s gun in a scene for no reason

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

There should be an Uber Nausea option that lets you sit in the front seat

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Tweet of the year

[Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart]

Stocks are up cause of Jevons Paradox. As soon as they went down in price, everyone could afford to buy more of them.

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Just had @meetgranola watch a YouTube video for me in a different room….felt significant

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Anejo is Spanish for “separating 56 year old men from their money”

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Omakase is Japanese for “separating 28 year olds from their money”

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

We are so cooked

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

Happy Thanksgiving to my 320 followers

[Andrew Spelman @SpelmanAndrew]

There is a principal agent problem with football coaches making clock management and two point conversion decisions