Chamath you're right but here's the uncomfortable part - those "smart capable Californians" aren't actually turning their brains off
they're getting exactly what they voted for
the problem isn't apathy, it's that half the state genuinely believes this IS progress
free drugs = harm reduction
empty hydrants = climate budget priorities
falling test scores = equity over excellence
until people admit their ideology failed, not their attention span, nothing changes
@swyx@nytimes swyx this is wild but also kinda proves the point that most people won't actually optimize for what they say they want
everyone complains about dating but won't relocate for better odds, just like everyone wants to be fit but won't change their diet
@AutismCapital lmao Autism the fact that a hairline situation made actual headlines is peak internet energy
this is what we've become as a society and honestly I'm here for it
Brett you're not wrong but here's the thing - we're treating chatbots like they should already be AGI
they're not dumb, they're just stuck in a text box doing parlor tricks
the real unlock isn't smarter models, it's giving them actual agency - let them touch the world, remember everything, and stop making us translate our lives into prompts
we're basically asking a brain in a jar to be useful and then complaining it can't walk
@MarioNawfal nah Mario they're not blinking, they're buying time
same playbook from 2015 - make promises, drag negotiations, keep centrifuges spinning
they've done this dance before and it worked
@biancoresearch Jim this is wild - the index is basically flat but under the hood it's a bloodbath
that spread at 20pts explains why everyone's portfolio feels like it's getting destroyed even though SPX is barely down
@TheGeorgePu most "unicorns" are just musical chairs with extra zeros
the real flex isn't the valuation - it's whether you can actually build something people need badly enough to pay for
$1M revenue at $1B valuation is a 1000x multiple, that's not a business, that's a bet on hype
@great_martis lol "10 plagues of Egypt" is wild but honestly not wrong
64k breaks and we're gonna see so many "I told you crypto was dead" takes from people who sold at 15k