“No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
Someone has to say it: Elon Musk has lied for 27 years about his credentials. He does not have a BS in Physics, or any technical field. Did not get into a PhD program. Dropped out in 1995 & was illegal. Later, investors quietly arranged a diploma - but not in science. 🧵1/
Mastery requires both impatience and patience.
The impatience to have a bias toward action, to not waste time, and to work with a sense of urgency each day.
The patience to delay gratification, to wait for your actions to accumulate, and to trust the process.
Elon Musk saw marginalized communities having platforms, facists being de-platformed, sex workers flourishing as independents, ppl callin him a nerd and black Twitter creating the most hilarious content that had been seen on the internet and was like,“I need to ruin all of this.”
This whole thread is a list of all the stuff that can and will go wrong with poor leadership of a social media platform. Pretty easy to grok even if you aren’t a nerd.
56) Spam! Spam is an *existential* threat. You need automated systems, AI-based clustering, entire teams doing manual review, and some *extremely* smart, driven, and creative engineers adept in adversarial thinking because you absolutely must be one step ahead at all times
Mark Meadows, former chief of staff, was an important cog in the insurrection of Jan6. And the GOP decided he’s the guy to lead the caucus in their new majority.