Daphne Stolmeier

Life is Amazing!

[Daphne Stolmeier @mrsstolmeier]

This is too hilarious to skip 😆.

[Selene Mariposa @Selene_Mariposa]

The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world.

And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way.

Here is what they are discovering:

Free public restrooms. Europeans pay every time.
Free water at every restaurant. Just appears.
Free refills. Coffee. Sodas. Iced tea. Unlimited.
Free chips and salsa before you even order.
Free warm bread with dinner.
Ice in drinks like civilized people.
Air conditioning everywhere. Not a moral debate. A fact.
Parking lots attached to the actual place you are going.
Drive throughs where the food comes to the car while you sit in it.
Ranch dressing by the gallon.
Tex-Mex that cannot be explained only experienced.
Dental care that actually works.
Buccee’s. There are no words for Buccee’s.

Then they found the grocery stores.

Five of them within one mile.
Each one the size of an aircraft hangar.
Burgers. Steaks. Brisket. Ribs. Pulled pork. Lamb. Veal. Every cut of every animal ever domesticated by human civilization available in one refrigerated aisle at ten in the morning on a Tuesday.

The Germans stood in the meat section for forty five minutes.
In silence.
Processing.

They finally understand why we do not have trains.

We have roads wide enough for the cars we actually drive.
Parking lots the size of small European countries.
Airports in every city worth visiting.

Why would we need trains.

The Germans are taking ranch home by the bottle.
The Dutch found queso and briefly lost the ability to speak.
The Japanese are photographing HEB like it is the Louvre.
The Czechs are weeping in West, Texas.

Welcome to America.
Everything is free, enormous, air conditioned, comes with chips, and has five grocery stores within a mile that will sell you any cut of any animal you have ever imagined.

Write that down. 🦋

[DOKI @doki_jerry]

2040년.

월스트리트의 한 신입 애널리스트가 노교수에게 물었다.

“교수님, 왜 사람들은 한때 Tesla와 SpaceX를 Apple, Google, Meta 같은 기업들과 같은 카테고리로 묶었던 건가요?”

노교수는 웃었다.

“그건 농부와 카지노를 같은 산업으로 분류한 것과 비슷한 실수였지.”

“무슨 뜻인가요?”

교수는 창밖을 가리켰다.

“저 밖을 봐.”

수천 대의 로보택시가 도시를 움직이고 있었다.

공장에서는 휴머노이드 로봇이 일하고 있었다.

머리 위에는 수만 기의 통신 위성이 지구를 감싸고 있었다.

달에는 광산이 있었고 화성에는 첫 번째 도시가 건설되고 있었다.

“저것들이 무엇으로 만들어졌는지 아니?”

“기술이요?”

“아니. 생산성이다.”

교수는 말을 이었다.

“20세기와 21세기 초반의 대부분의 빅테크는 사람들의 시간을 두고 경쟁했다.”

더 오래 보게 만들고,

더 오래 클릭하게 만들고,

더 오래 머물게 만들고,

그 시간을 광고주에게 팔았다.

사람들이 하루에 1시간을 쓰던 것을 2시간 쓰게 만들면 성공이었다.

하지만 Tesla와 SpaceX는 반대였다.

그들은 인간의 시간을 뺏으려 하지 않았다.

오히려 돌려주려 했다.

운전 2시간을 없애고,

단순 노동 8시간을 없애고,

비싼 물류비를 없애고,

비싼 발사 비용을 없애고,

에너지 부족을 없애려 했다.

“생각해 보게.”

교수는 종이에 두 줄을 적었다.

광고 기업:
인간의 시간을 소비 → 수익 창출

Tesla · SpaceX:
인간의 생산성 증가 → 수익 창출

“둘은 같은 기술 회사가 아니었어.”

“그럼 무엇이었나요?”

“문명을 확장하는 회사.”

교수는 잠시 침묵했다.

“Google이 하루 동안 멈추면 불편하다.”

“Meta가 하루 동안 멈추면 심심하다.”

“하지만 전기가 부족하면 공장이 멈추고, 물류가 멈추면 경제가 멈추고, 우주 발사가 멈추면 인류의 확장이 멈춘다.”

“차이가 보이나?”

신입 애널리스트는 고개를 끄덕였다.

교수는 마지막으로 말했다.

“많은 사람들은 Tesla를 자동차 회사로 봤고, SpaceX를 로켓 회사로 봤다.”

“하지만 시간이 지나고 보니 둘 다 같은 사업을 하고 있었어.”

“인류 문명의 생산성을 높이는 사업.”

“광고 회사들은 인간의 관심(attention)을 거래했다.”

“Tesla와 SpaceX는 인간의 능력(capability)을 확장했다.”

그리고 2040년이 되자 사람들은 깨달았다.

Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon은 훌륭한 기업이었다.

하지만 그들은 문명 위에서 사업을 했다.

반면 Tesla 와 SpaceX 는 문명 자체를 업그레이드하고 있었다.

그래서 어느 역사학자는 이렇게 기록했다.

“21세기 초 사람들은 광고 회사와 문명 회사의 차이를 이해하지 못했다.”

“그들은 모두를 빅테크라고 불렀지만, 사실은 전혀 다른 종(種)이었다.”

[Founders Fund @foundersfund]

MAFIA EP 001

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

I ordered one pancake in America. The waitress wrote it down and said, "one short stack."

Short. I am a small and humble man. A short stack sounded perfect for me. I waited with a calm heart.

She returned carrying three pancakes, each the size of my face, stacked into a tower, with a block of butter on top sliding down the sides like slow lava.

This was the short one. I did not dare ask what the tall one looked like. Some knowledge a man is not ready for.

I ate for forty minutes. I was not full. I was afraid. The tower did not shrink. I am fairly sure it was growing back faster than I could eat it.

I had to surrender. I left half. In Japan, leaving food is a deep shame. So I leaned in close and apologized to the pancakes directly, in a low voice, one by one.

The waitress asked if I wanted a box. I did not know food could be taken into custody. I declined. I did not want it following me home.
In America, is the short stack truly the small one?
I need time to prepare my spirit before I ever face the tall one.

[Daphne Stolmeier @mrsstolmeier]

@FreightAlley This is hilarious.

[John Arnold @johnarnold]

Highly recommend “How to Rule the World.” It’s the social commentary book of the 'fake it till you make it' era. Written by the 17-year-old who brought down Stanford’s president, it shows how a toxic mix of power, money, and hubris has transformed the school and SV more broadly.

[Daphne Stolmeier @mrsstolmeier]

@profplum99 👏🏼

[Daphne Stolmeier @mrsstolmeier]

@pickover Mathematics = Pattern

[Daphne Stolmeier @mrsstolmeier]

@02trollking It has to do with automotive industry. Vietnam.

[Daphne Stolmeier @mrsstolmeier]

This is easily one of my favorite fight scenes! A perfect combination of action and sound. 🎬🔥😎🎶✨ #FangsofFortune #HouMinghao #TianJiarui

[Norgard @BrianNorgard]

“Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise.”

—Ted Turner (RIP, old friend)

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

For an artist this is one of the most powerful experiences of a career.

You absolutely can, perhaps for just a moment, know that you have become timeless.

It is the reflection of your music that is the perspective…

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

A 28-year-old Roald Dahl walking alongside a 45-year-old Ernest Hemingway in London, 1944.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Chris Evans spent weeks working on his timing for the elevator scene so his movements would line up with Journey, but much of the now-iconic dancing ended up being improvised on the day of filming.

[Kosuke @kosuke_agos]

心臓が単なる血液ポンプであるという常識を覆し、数万のニューロンからなる独自の「ミニ脳（心臓内在性神経系）」を持っているという衝撃的な事実が明らかになりました。

単なる比喩的な表現ではなく、心臓自体が情報を局所的に処理し、脳に対して直接的な指示を送るネットワークとして稼働している事象です。

その衝撃的な全貌と人体システムの最適化を3つのポイントにまとめました。

1. 処理の『局所的ハック』
心臓は脳からの指令を一方的に待つ単なる筋肉の塊ではありません。内部に数万のニューロンを備え、独自の神経系を構築することで、外部情報の処理プロセスを心臓内で自律的に完結させるメカニズムを持っています。

2. 意思決定の『稼働』
最も驚愕なのは、心臓が独自の記憶と学習能力を持ち、脳を介さずに迅速な意思決定を行っている点です。生命維持におけるタイムラグという摩擦コストを限界まで削ぎ落とし、瞬時の反応をシステムとして強制稼働させています。

3. 制御の『構造的逆転』
従来の「脳が全てを支配する」という前提は崩壊しました。心臓内在性神経系は、心臓から脳へ向かって絶えず指示と情報を送信し、感情や認知システム全体の最適化に直接介入するという、トップダウン構造の完全な逆転現象を引き起こしています。

[Daphne Stolmeier @mrsstolmeier]

@fitzgerald1337 You may need to explain the tedious process: if A then B then C.

[Daphne Stolmeier @mrsstolmeier]

@fitzgerald1337 Spoiler alert: they may end up explaining to you in detail what was obvious to you from the get go.