Don Draper’s real name was Dick Whitman, and Heisenberg’s real name was Walter White, and Walt Whitman wrote “do I contradict myself? Very well, I contain multitudes”, and the American prestige drama is primarily concerned with this: unsustainable internal contradiction.
Wow, new model just dropped. Congrats on the new model. Looks like it scores higher on the benchmark than the old model. That’s good. The old model was state of the art but now it isn’t. That’s how it works. Can’t wait to see the next model, which will be bigger. I love the model business.
Honorable mention to Douglas MacArthur as Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers post WW2. The guy had basically unchecked power over Japan and some of its formerly occupied territories.
What is the most powerful any one man has ever been?
I'd guess Stalin from 1949 to 1952? Unlike Truman, Stalin exercised autocratic control over almost everything. His word was law.
And the USSR, while bloodied from WWII, was a massive, modern, nuclear-armed power.
I’ve always heard Merchandise Mart was originally lined with statures of Native Americans to honor the original indigenous trade hub, and that they were largely removed in the 50’s in modernization efforts. I heard a few were still up there and they finally caught my eye today!
the problem with AI isn't just that it's ugly and lazy, it's indicative of a culture uncaring about everything. you have to care about something. you have to care about what you're putting out in the world. you have to make effort somewhere so people can perceive it.