@Linahuaa Many startup/finance guys are just faggots whose value is only possible because they're a useful cog in society. There is little to no cunning, intelligence, grit, heroism, passion or other traits that made men in the past.
@favelaoverlord I think Elon is a bit of a special example in the sense that this *African American* has acquired vast amounts of paper wealth based somewhat on hype to midwits (VCs) who need to sustain hype for exit liquidity from private rounds. Some incredible achievements but ๐ซช valuations
@favelaoverlord From logistics pov Amazon(just webstore part) is a incredible and prob essential if you live large US city. But not sure if selling tons of 1) chinese junk to the masses 2) making certain store types uncompetitive is that great of a service to humanity.
@PBDsPodcast@patrickbetdavid Some time ago I tutored a family friend who is in high school. His two assignments in chemistry class that semester were writing poems about 'chemistry being fun'.
@whitepizzaolla This is kinda best case scenario. Many apartment buildings look worse. Also I would rather live in an average euro apartment building than an average American suburb. Suburbs are an open air prison.