Gopal Venkatesan

Programmer

[Gopal Venkatesan @g13n]

@dmuthuk Unless the self services work flawlessly this is bound to fail. My friend has been trying to get an NOC for his vehicle in vain. Since the service is broken 90% of the time he has no option but to visit the RTO. The system is built for corruption.

[Jack @jackcoder0]

Two economists just published a mathematical proof that AI will destroy the economy.

Not might. Not could. Will — if nothing changes.

The paper is called "The AI Layoff Trap." Published March 2, 2026. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Boston University. Peer reviewed. Mathematically modeled.
The conclusion is one sentence.
"At the limit, firms automate their way to boundless productivity and zero demand."

An economy that produces everything. And sells it to nobody.
Here is how you get there.
A company fires 500 workers and replaces them with AI. A competitor fires 700 to keep up. Another fires 1,000. Every company is behaving rationally. Every company is following the incentives correctly. And every company is building a trap for itself.

Because the workers who were fired were also customers.
When they lose their jobs faster than the economy can absorb them, they stop spending. Consumer demand falls. Companies respond by cutting costs — which means automating more workers — which means less spending — which means more falling demand — which means more automation.

The loop has no natural exit.
The researchers tested every proposed solution. Universal basic income. Capital income taxes. Worker equity participation. Upskilling programs. Corporate coordination agreements.
Every single one failed in the model.
The only intervention that worked: a Pigouvian automation tax — a per-task levy charged every time a company replaces a human with AI, forcing them to price in the demand they are destroying before they pull the trigger.

No government has implemented this. No major economy is seriously discussing it.
Meanwhile the numbers are already tracking the curve. 100,000 tech workers laid off in 2025. 92,000 more in the first months of 2026. Jack Dorsey fired half of Block's workforce and said publicly: "Within the next year, the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion."
Nobody is doing anything wrong. Companies are following their incentives perfectly. That is exactly the problem.

Rational behavior. At scale. Simultaneously. With no mechanism to stop it.
Two economists built the math. The math leads to one place.

Source: Falk & Tsoukalas · Wharton School + Boston University ·

[Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats]

Okay GBA, I accept the #1KmChallenge. I'll walk 1 kilometer.
Now a #1KmChallenge for you: Build 1 kilometer of footpath somewhere.

[Nikhil saini @iNikhilsaini]

Only question: why can’t we just act normal when we’re abroad? Foreign jaate hi sabka dance kyun bahr ane lagta hai ? Why do we feel the need to stand out everywhere across the globe? Everyone else is sitting quietly and enjoying the moment, but our people somehow have to pull out a full Chaiyya Chaiyya performance.

[Subhashini Chandramani @Neelavanam]

Some of you know me through my art and gardening column. I am also a co-founder of a Bangalore food tech startup.

We are starting a pilot. Please retweet this for good karma!

About The Pilot

RedTile is a single-person food system that slow cooks tasty healthy meals with zero daily planning or cooking hassle.

We’re looking for 30 young people in Bangalore to use it for about 6 weeks.

You’ll get:
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•⁠ ⁠Full support from our team

All we ask: honest, practical feedback on how it fits your routine.

Interested? Fill this form out:
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We’ll reach out if it’s a fit!

RedTile: https://t.co/2O6fPO4BIg

[Chubby♨️ @kimmonismus]

This is hilarious. This is what AI was made for.

I love it. 100% accurate.

[Gopal Venkatesan @g13n]

@CleansedTweets Well written. It shows the way we keep and maintain our own country.

[Gopal Venkatesan @g13n]

@ARanganathan72 @ncbn I also doubt if this is to keep or increase the MP representation in the future based on the delimitation commission. It’s also related to the declining fertility rates.

[Venky @Amerikannadiga]

No flashy PR. No dove. Quietly serving good food to its customers since the last 100 years in the Basavanagudi neighborhood.

Happy 100th, Mahalakshmi.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

A joyous moment for every Indian!

Chola Copper Plates dating back to the 11th Century will be repatriated to India from the Netherlands. Took part in the ceremony for the same in the presence of Prime Minister Rob Jetten.

The Chola Copper Plates are a set of 21 large plates and 3 small plates and largely contain texts in Tamil, one of the most beautiful languages of the world. They relate to the great Rajendra Chola I formalising an oral commitment made by his father, King Rajaraja I. They also showcase the greatness of the Cholas. We in India are immensely proud of the Cholas, their culture and their maritime prowess.

I thank the Government of the Netherlands and Leiden University in particular, where the Copper Plates were kept since the mid-19th century.

@MinPres

[Arappor Iyakkam @Arappor]

இனிமேல் பேனர் வைக்க கூடாது என்று எச்சரிக்கை கொடுத்து விட்டீர்கள். இது வரை உங்கள் கட்சி சமூக விரோதிகள் வைத்த பேனர்களை யார் எடுப்பது? @CMOTamilnadu @TVKVijayHQ @AadhavArjuna @TVKPartyHQ @EcrPSaravanann
இந்த நடைபாதையில் நடக்க மக்கள் சர்க்கஸ் செய்ய வேண்டுமா? இப்படி பேனர் வைக்கும் ஆட்களுக்கு கொஞ்சமாவது அறிவு இருக்கா?

இதை அகற்ற நீங்கள் யாருக்காக காத்திருக்கிறீர்கள்? @ChennaiTraffic @chennai_Highway

இடம் - ECR, கொட்டிவாக்கம் குளம் முன்பு.

[Arappor Iyakkam @Arappor]

மக்களுக்கு நன்றி சொல்ல வேண்டுமா? அவர்களுக்கு நல்லது செய்யுங்கள். இது போன்ற சமூக விரோத செயல்களை செய்து அவர்கள் உயிருக்கு உலை வைக்காதீர்கள்.

இது போன்ற பேனர்கள், கொடி கம்பங்கள் வைக்கும் போது மேலே செல்லும் மின்சார வயர்கள் பட்டு உயிரிழந்தவர்கள் ஏராளம். இது போல சாலை ஓரங்களில் நடைபாதைகளில் வைக்கப்படும் பேனர்கள் அந்த வழியாக செல்லும் வாகன ஓட்டிகள் மீது விழுந்து அதில் உயிரிழந்தவர்கள் ஏராளம். இத்தனை நடந்துமா அறிவு வரவில்லை..?

அனுமதி வாங்காமல் சட்ட விரோதமாக பேனர்கள் வைத்து மக்கள் உயிருக்கு ஆபத்து ஏற்படுத்துபவர்களுக்கு கடுமையான தண்டனை கொடுப்பதே இதற்கு தீர்வு. என்ன செய்ய போகிறீர்கள் @CMOTamilnadu @TVKVijayHQ @COPTBM

[Gopal Venkatesan @g13n]

@A_n_b_e_S_i_vam It’s a shame such a leader is oppressed.

[Shyam @shyamfr]

Is driving an EV in the rain for 30 mins a "Customer Fault"?

My barely 4-month-old @VinFastofficial @VinFastIN EV died completely on the highway after its very first exposure to rain. Now they’re refusing my warranty and blaming me. A total nightmare. #VinFast #EVIndia 1/6

[Gopal Venkatesan @g13n]

@dmuthuk Whatever it is, it felt like a nice gesture and heartfelt moment.

[Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats]

Boys and girls, what did the Tamil Nadu chaos teach you?
1. Democracy is never about the voters. It's always about the leaders.
2. The voters role is just to create the initial game conditions. After that, they have no say.
3. Once elections are over, absolutely no one cares about administration or welfare. It's just power and ego.
4. The role of governor is exactly what the British envisioned. A local enforcer of central interests.
5. We, as a country, will win, not because of politicians, but in spite of politicians.

[🌻Sarahsecret @sarahdiaryz]

Sir David Attenborough arrived at Royal Albert Hall for his 100th Birthday Celebrations 🎈

📹 At Horse Guards

[Gopal Venkatesan @g13n]

Well written piece.

[Arnav Gupta @championswimmer]

https://t.co/BwpF1bXhIr

[Gopal Venkatesan @g13n]

@svembu But this is problem. After losing blaming the people will never help you get back in the race. Instead Mr. Anandhan should introspect what went wrong. It might not be him but his party’s ideologies. Maybe he could’ve won as an independent candidate. My two cents.