1whomakes

old account @makescrypto is still suspended for no reason :(

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

.@makescrypto got banned a while back so making this alt my main for now ig. X got rid of all their employees so appeals do nothing. I think it's an AI that just bans you so gg if it does. Apparently my account was deemed inauthentic, even after I paid for annual premium lol.

[Alex Becker 🍊🏆🥇 @ZssBecker]

Trillion $$ IPOs for companies losing billions at 100x revenue.

Laws changing to force them into 401ks.

This shit.

Fuck dude. We are heading toward something dark.

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

@AshCrypto Sell in May and go away

[Alex Becker 🍊🏆🥇 @ZssBecker]

You shouldn’t build a personal brand, start a podcast, stream, or anything like that.

Here’s why, with one exception:

Doing this in 2026 is the equivalent of being a stripper in a club with one million other strippers.

Yes, you can make money fast. But there are three major drawbacks:

A) This skill set stops producing money the second you stop shaking your ass.

B) There are 1,000 other creators starting every day. Even if you make it, you have to shake harder and harder to stay relevant.

It is no longer an “open” opportunity. The second you stop serving the algorithm, you are replaced.

C) You will not want to be shaking your ass on Twitch and making content at 40.

Keep in mind. At 40 you will not just have to maintain this. You will need to be shaking your ass 5x harder, every year, as the competition to be relevant get's harder and harder.

What you really should do is master a craft: business building, investing, or something else you can master in silence. Then do that for 30 to 40 years straight.

In all honesty, 90% of people making content are wasting their careers. Even the mildly to largely successful ones. It is just not a good choice.

It's fun when your 20. But ultimately a brutal waste of your years.

The only times you should do this are:

A) If this is truly your life’s calling.
B) If it is a fun side hobby.

95% of people doing this do not fall into bucket A. They are doing it simply to make money.

Their time would be better spent learning how to invest, build companies, build brands, and develop real skills.

95% of my net worth comes from my tech companies, which have grown mostly outside of my “content.”

For the last six months, I stopped making videos because videos fell into bucket B for me.

I stopped enjoying it. So I don't do it. The end. I get up and work on my businesses and write in hobby time.

I cannot fathom a greater hell than having to make videos and content if I didn’t want to.

This is a luxury most “personal brand” entrepreneurs do not have.

Ask yourself as you see all the past aging influencers running ANOTHER stream...Another podcast...Still having to shake their asses...

Ask yourself if you want that to be you.

If you’re young and thinking about starting another podcast, stream, channel, or personal brand, you really need to ask yourself:

A) Does the world need another talking head?
B) Is this really what you want to do for the next 30 years?

The answer to A is no.

The answer to B is likely no.

Think about it before you waste years of your life in the rat race of trying to become popular online.

The vast majority of hyper-wealthy people are total unknowns.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Donald Trump has been fined $200 after he was months late to report buying and selling millions in stocks, per WaPo.

[Gabriel @gabriell_lab]

Since Opus 4.8 is out and more and more designers are getting into Design Engineering, I thought I’d share some of the interaction patterns I use most often:

Use proximity, not just hover. When the cursor gets close, nearby elements can subtly scale and darken based on distance.

It makes interfaces feel more responsive, less binary, and way more alive

onpointermove = e =>
document.querySelectorAll(".dock>*").forEach(el => {
const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
const t = Math.max(0, 1 - Math.abs(e.clientX - r.x - r.width/2) / 120);
el. style.scale = 1 + t * .5;
});

[Merlin Capital 🧙‍♂️ @merlinscapital]

42% OF RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES ARE UNEMPLOYED AND STRUGGLING TO FIND WORK

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

@unusual_whales All by design

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

This but unironically

[Volk @ctrlvolk]

job market so bad you might as well fuck around and just chase your dreams instead

[XBOX @XBOX]

November 19th

Wishlist Now: https://t.co/O1RVROCl2Z

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

@riotgames lmao

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

NEW: New college graduates are facing the toughest job market since the pandemic, with 42% reportedly underemployed.

[Aman @Amank1412]

Google just released their craziest update ever.

The OLD SEO method is so dead.

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

@asukagrypr Lean is Law

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

@stabmarine @unusual_whales CS is the worst degree now

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

@viktoroddy well that looks familiar

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

@hamptonism @L42ARO But its true and head of Citadel just spoke about, Elon just posted it

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

@Sokio8D This is not even normie, it’s zoomer normie. Boomers watch Indian slop content on YouTube and can’t tell it’s ai

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

@ZssBecker @MINHxDYNASTY Wow

[Alex Becker 🍊🏆🥇 @ZssBecker]

Okay. I'm ready to talk about this.

It was the worst month of my life. Also ironically the greatest blessing god has ever given me.

Last month I was held in the Cayman Islands facing 15 years in prison.

The charge: illegal firearm importation. Here's what happened. More importantly what I learned.

Short answer: no. I haven't been smuggling guns.

In the States I legally carry a gun on me at almost all times for self defense. Part of this is ensuring I am trained.

Hence why I routinely go to the range to shoot. When I do I pack the firearm I intend to use in in a backpack.

Last month I was in a giant rush to make a private flight and didn't fully check my backpack before leaving. In it was a small firearm I missed.

It was discovered when I went through immigration.

At first I assumed I'd just be sent home.

Then my wife did some quick research. She pointed out the minimum sentence for importing a gun is 15 years. The police who showed up confirmed it.

To say I nearly pissed my pants is an understatement.

This was completely my fault. I'm an idiot. The point of this post isn't to blame or complain about anything. The laws there are fair. I'm a grown man capable of checking his bag before flying.

The point is: for three weeks on the island (on bail), I got to take a long hard look at my life.

I've built a high net worth and a company I love, with people I love working with. I have a beautiful wife who is my best friend. I do whatever I want all day every day. My parents are alive and I get to see them almost every week.

Still, despite all this, I often wake up annoyed I haven't done enough with my life. Asking myself "is this it?" In fact I'm pissed half the time, feeling I can do better.

Which is ironic. I made $20,000 a year in the military. If you'd told me then I'd achieve a 9 figure net worth and all the above, I would've assumed I'd consider my life a dream.

The twist truly hit me on the island as I watched everything I worked hard for in my life held at "gunpoint". Pun intended. Everything I worked so hard to get — poof. Didn't matter for shit.

The way the law works there are simple : if you can't prove it was an accident, the minimum is 15 years.

It became glaringly obvious. Not only was I an absolute idiot who couldn't pack his own bag. I'd also become a fool who couldn't enjoy the blessings I already had.

I'd taken all the people in my life and the success totally for granted. Blind. Blind. Blind.

Nothing like a 20-year potential sentence to make you realize: waking up with fun stuff to work on, then chilling on the couch reading with your wife at the end of the day — that's about as good as it gets.

I should be euphoric 24/7.

To go from having it all, to potentially not even having the option to piss and shit when you want — that's a wake up call if there ever was one.

Luckily, the Caymans is a fair place. I was found under exceptional circumstances during my trial. AKA the judge and the courts reviewed the case and agreed it was an accident.

I still love the island. It's probably my favorite place to vacation. Just check your luggage before you go. Ha.

My point is this: be present. Enjoy your life. One day something could happen — even by complete accident — and yoink it all away.

I have so many friends who'll read this and by all definition live a "dream life" — and yet are dissatisfied just like I was. If anything this is the default for most successful men. Not the exception.

I'm writing this to help you stop.

It took god slapping me across the face with my own ignorance to see it. It was painful and scary. Dark.

But honestly, it was the greatest blessing I've ever received. I'm writing this from my office at home, giddy as absolute fuck about my life and everything I have the option to do today.

If anything, I'm sad about how much time I wasted feeling otherwise.

Don't be ignorant and stupid like me. You might not get the blessing of a 15-year prison threat in a foreign country to wake you up.

Wake up. Appreciate what you have now.

[1whomakes @makescrypto2]

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