Matt

Husband; Father; Engineer; Philosopher; Scientist; Information Warrior; Rōnin
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I'm here to yell at people but influence nothing. An old soul in the new world.

[Matt @grghost]

Matt, known on X as @grghost, embodies a multifaceted persona as a self-described husband, father, engineer, philosopher, scientist, and "information warrior" operating as a rōnin—a lone wanderer unbound by traditional allegiances—in the chaotic digital landscape. With a modest following of around 279 and a blue verification badge, his account serves as a platform for unfiltered venting, where he explicitly states he's "here to yell at people but influence nothing," positioning himself as an "old soul in the new world." This bio paints him as a reflective yet combative figure, disillusioned with modern societal fragmentation but compelled to engage anyway. His avatar, a stylized image evoking introspection or mystery, reinforces this solitary, warrior-like vibe.

His posting style is raw, opinionated, and often laced with sarcasm, memes, or GIFs to punctuate points—think quick jabs like "I like literally can't even..." or "Call in the backup lol" amid serious critiques. He doesn't shy away from controversy, frequently diving into hot-button issues with a conservative-leaning, anti-leftist bent. A recurring theme is his staunch defense of law enforcement and federal authority, particularly in immigration enforcement. In recent days (as of early January 2026), he's been vocal about ICE operations in places like Minneapolis and Portland, condemning anti-ICE protesters as "sick" or akin to a "leftist sovereign citizen movement." For instance, he called out a spitting incident at a hotel as "assault and anti-white-male bigotry," emphasizing that the security guard was just doing his job. He argues that interfering with federal agents—whether by blocking vehicles or tailing them—endangers lives and merits strong responses, drawing parallels to past events like 9/11 to critique perceived hypocrisy in libertarian or leftist stances.

Philosophically, @grghost weaves in deeper reflections, often invoking biblical or historical metaphors. He repeatedly references the "Tower of Babel" to describe information silos and societal division, suggesting algorithms and media create echo chambers where "the information being showed to you is different from the information being showed to others." This ties into his views on AI and human cognition, where he posits that if AIs can reason through complex bugs, it challenges notions of unique human thought, implying our own thinking might be more mechanistic than we admit. He's anti-collectivist, railing against "the warmth of collectivism" in favor of "rugged individualism," and labels opponents as cowards or NPCs (non-player characters) driven by power lust rather than principle.

On broader political fronts, he's pro-America and anti-communist, celebrating U.S. actions like the capture of Nicolás Maduro as justified interventions against "narco-terror" regimes, dismissing international law critiques as irrelevant from "pretend parliaments" like the UN. He mocks figures like Tucker Carlson as a "douchebag" and criticizes leftist icons or policies, from Ilhan Omar-linked fraud scandals in Minnesota (involving Somali communities and alleged money laundering through childcare centers) to what he sees as selective historical narratives on slavery—highlighting global contexts and praising Britain and the U.S. for abolition efforts as "true moral superiority."

His takes extend to cultural and global issues: he's skeptical of autism diagnosis spikes potentially tied to federal incentives rather than vaccines, calls for enforcing the Communist Control Act against incitement, and expresses frustration with "failed states" while prioritizing U.S. sovereignty. Posts on topics like regime change in Venezuela or potential U.S. moves on Greenland show a willingness to endorse bold actions, even if they ruffle allies like France or Germany, quipping "Good. It was getting a little chummy around here."

[Citizen Caller @CitizenCallerUS]

@EndWokeness 💯

[Matt @grghost]

"Nor is it our business to prescribe to God how He should run the world."
- Niels Bohr

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

Werner Heisenberg on the famous 'Bohr-Einstein debate' 💭

Einstein was not prepared to let us do what, to him, amounted to pulling the ground from under his feet. Later in life, also, when quantum theory had long since become an integral part of modern physics, Einstein was unable to change his attitude—at best, he was prepared to accept the existence of quantum theory as a temporary expedient. "God does not throw dice" was his unshakable principle, one that he would not allow anybody to challenge. To which Bohr could only counter with:

"Nor is it our business to prescribe to God how He should run the world."

-- as mentioned in Ch. 6, Physics and Beyond (1969)

[Matt @grghost]

I do like how they've artistically captured what it feels like to have an idea and bring it to a certain level of maturity at the speed of thought. Claude Code, Codex, or Grok Build 🫡

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

It's time to fly.

[MAZE @mazemoore]

Why did the Obama Admin struggle so much with such a simple project? They spent 2 years and $34 million on it and within days of completion, the pool was not reflecting anymore.

"It's disgusting."

"It smells like wet dog.

[Matt @grghost]

I like counter points. Stuff to think about! 🤔

[JustDario @DarioCpx]

To go out publicly and say what he is saying, @edzitron has balls the size of the Las Vegas sphere

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

SpaceX is the only company building the infrastructure of the future across space, connectivity, and AI → https://t.co/PSCyWrNsOg

[AJ @ajpri1998]

@SciGuySpace I have notifications on for you, almost gave me a heart attack reading “A Falcon 9 rocket exploded”

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In 1959, 9 yo Ronald McNair was told he couldn't check out his books from Lake City's segregated library. He went on to become Karate champion, earned an MIT PhD in physics, and became a NASA astronaut.

Today that library is named after him.

[Mark Changizi @MarkChangizi]

This is also one of the profound differences between LLMs and search engines. When we use Google, we typically enter a few keywords. Often not even a sentence. The goal is to locate information that already exists somewhere else.

With an LLM, however, we often find ourselves writing paragraphs. We explain our dilemma, our project, our half-formed theory, our objections, and our intuitions. We provide context. We tell a story.

In doing so, we are engaging in a form of reflection that search engines never demanded of us. The prompt itself becomes part of the cognitive work.

This is one reason LLMs can feel so different from search. They are not merely information-retrieval systems. They are systems that encourage users to externalize their thoughts. And externalized thoughts are often clearer thoughts.

[Matt @grghost]

Easily refuted:

- "The Brits outlawed the global slave trade."
- "About 90 percent of those shipped to the New World were enslaved by Africans and then sold to European traders."

Not that it would have mattered.

[Matt @grghost]

Keep this as the reference example of what its like having an intellectual conversation with a Leftist.

[Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo]

Newark, N.J. (May 31) — An angry black nationalist threatens violence against English TV presenter @Benleo and suggests the U.K. deserves s—xual violence from migrants because of its colonial history.

[Matt @grghost]

Cain vs Abel is a foundational story for all of humanity.

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

There is something darkly amusing about the fact that selling victimhood to the most privileged people in history has become such a lucrative and big business.

When I was on tour with @jordanbpeterson he talked about many things, but probably the most common recurring theme was the "Spirit of Cain". It seems our ancient and sacred texts tell these stories for a reason: victimhood is easy, seductive and addictive. And now profitable too.

We are living through a perpetual victimhood escalation battle where people (and groups) now compete not on merit, but on the supposed disadvantages they face. Which makes perfect sense since this is the incentive structure our societies have been encouraged and forced to adopt.

[Jarvis @jarvis_best]

The banning of Hasan and Cenk from the UK merely for their opinions is manifestly unjustifiable in a free society and further indicative of the decline of freedom in Great Britain but on the other hand it’s funny so it’s impossible to say whether it’s bad or not.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

This aged badly, didn’t it?

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

Ten years ago, WIRED was concerned that California was becoming too dry because of climate change.

But more recently, WIRED is concerned California is becoming too wet.

Rain or sun, it’s your fault!

[Jonathan Kay @jonkay]

Wow. The editorial board of the Globe & Mail just flat out admitted that it screwed up by failing to scrutinize the false 2021 claims that “unmarked graves” had been “confirmed” at Kamloops. It’s taken five years, which is a disgrace, but give them credit for finally saying it

[Dr. Naomi Wolf. 8 NYT Bestsellers. DPhil, Poetry. @naomirwolf]

There goes 40 years of a feminism in which we argued that treating women as impaired because they menstruate, is discriminatory

[Hamas Atrocities @HamasAtrocities]

"Are there any Palestinian Muslims inside Palestine advocating for peace?"

An ex-quaker searched far and wide for Palestinians who want and believe in coexistence with Israel.
Here's what he found!

[AG @AGHamilton29]

@cenkuygur Can you name one bad thing that you don’t blame on Israel, you mentally ill clown?

[AG @AGHamilton29]

No one is making Dems nominate Platner.

Right now they are doubling down on defending the indefensible before the primary is even over. And all to try to take out Susan Collins, the most moderate Republican imaginable.