Grumpy

[lil @fikeism]

Why is he so adamant about it chill omg

[Dominic Fike Updates @fikeupdates]

this new song … #needthat

[kinda evil lin @disciplinds]

@m4dder4ll siiiigh nobody calls me sexy when i do this

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

There's a physicist at Stanford named Safi Bahcall who modeled this exact principle and the math is wild.

He calls it "phase transitions in human networks." When you're stationary, your probability of a lucky event is limited to your existing surface area: the people you already know, the places you already go, the ideas you've already been exposed to. Your opportunity window is fixed.

When you move, your collision rate with new nodes in a network increases nonlinearly. Double your movement (new conversations, new cities, new projects) and your probability of a serendipitous encounter doesn't double. It roughly quadruples. Because each new node connects you to their entire network, not just to them.

Richard Wiseman ran a 10-year study at the University of Hertfordshire tracking self-described "lucky" and "unlucky" people. The single biggest differentiator wasn't IQ, education, or family money. Lucky people scored significantly higher on one trait: openness to experience. They talked to strangers more, varied their routines more, and said yes to invitations at nearly twice the rate.

The "unlucky" group followed the same routes, ate at the same restaurants, and talked to the same 5 people. Their networks were closed loops. No new inputs, no new collisions.

Luck isn't random. Luck is surface area. And surface area is a function of movement.

The lobster emoji is doing more work than most people realize. Lobsters grow by shedding their shell when it gets too tight. The growth requires a period of total vulnerability. No protection, no armor, soft body exposed to the ocean.

That's the cost of movement nobody posts about. You have to be uncomfortable first. The new shell only hardens after you've already moved.

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

Just because you're used to the desert doesn't mean you don't deserve the ocean.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Absolutely chaotic finish for this guy.

[G-PA @IndianaGPA]

In a World of “Karens” We need more Allen’s 😂😂 Wait till the end 🤣

[Time Capsule Tales @timecaptales]

In 1988, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole called a recording studio at 3 a.m. & recorded a single song in one take - this masterpiece

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

When I said I wanted to do science this is what I meant.

[Thrasher Magazine @thrashermag]

👉🏽 Big T strikes thru San Francisco 🌁✨

[blue @bluewmist]

someone told me yesterday that when they feel nervous about trying something new & their heart starts beating really fast, that they call it their “inner applause” because their body is cheering them on, and i think that’s the best narrative adjustment ever.

[Dan Carney @DanManCarney]

I hate myself for not uploading a 10 hour video of a fireplace or rain to YouTube a decade ago

[Nithya Shri @Nithya_Shrii]

Stay away from people that COMPLAIN about EVERYTHING & never do ANYTHING about it. Those are CERTIFIED losers.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

As 2025 comes to a close, I'm continuing a tradition that I started during my time in the White House: sharing my annual lists of favorite books, movies, and music. I hope you find something new to enjoy—and please send any recommendations for me to check out!

[Community Notes & Violations @CNviolations]

We need more reporters like him, lmao.

[Violet! 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @veryultraviolet]

@CFC_GABRIEL3 i swear you would be of more use to me if i skinned you, and fashioned that skin into a lampshade.

[𝒜𝒟 @lulahh777]

quality is buns but dominic fike new song ?!

[Doug @reservoirdougs]

every other filmmaker should honestly be embarrassed

[peninsular princess 🐑💫🪻 @sdrx902]

letting everyone know my days are like 40 minutes shorter than usual right now because i live in the morning shadow of a mountain like 100 miles away from me