Kevin-BrandonCorbett

"Games shouldn't only be fun. They should teach or spark an interest in other things." ~Hideo Kojima

[Matthew McConaughey @McConaughey]

bets still on the table America, yet.

[Kevin-BrandonCorbett @TheKB14]

@Octosoup_ after 2077 and prequel to cyberpunk 2077 part 2

[ONE PIECE(ワンピース) Netflix @onepiecenetflix]

The cameras have stopped rolling, but the journey is far from over.
ONE PIECE Season 3 has officially wrapped production. 🏴‍☠️

No further questions about the wall behind us.

[KH Tomorrow @KHMLTomorrow]

🌟The Creator of Expedition 33 talks about Kingdom Hearts in a New Interview

I wonder if he's played all the non-numbered games

🔗Full Interview: https://t.co/MsuFYmLf6q

[Kevin-BrandonCorbett @TheKB14]

@ZssBecker Really?

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

'Avatar: The Last Airbender' co-creator Bryan Koneitzko shares a message to the fans over everything happening at Avatar Studios

• The AAA video game following an Avatar living thousands of years before Aang could still happen

• Teases big news is coming at SDCC

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Major cheat code for life: Be fully where your feet are. When you're at work, work. When you're with family, be with family. When you're resting, rest. Most people are physically present and mentally everywhere else.

[emely 👾 @emelyzalez]

did this in japan & it was amazing

[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.

[Shadow Monarch @sungjinwu_]

Damnnnn, imagine if Ben 10 had this kind of animation style 😮‍💨

[Kevin-BrandonCorbett @TheKB14]

@ReplitSupport @Replit Thank you. I already opened a ticket yesterday but haven’t heard an update since yesterday morning.

[Kevin-BrandonCorbett @TheKB14]

@ReplitSupport @Replit My Replit AI Integrations charges went far beyond my visible $1 budget limit. During the free period. The dashboard itself says usage reached the monthly cost limit and that I’d need to increase the limit to resume normal functionality. I’m asking for support to investigate this as a budget enforcement issue.

[Sabine Hossenfelder @skdh]

Recent developments strongly suggest that quantum computers are becoming dangerous much faster than expected

[kaidee @kaideeyy]

the courage to choose what is right, no matter the cost.

[Kevin-BrandonCorbett @TheKB14]

@Ofcimcold A resounding yes

[The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub]

Every white dude who has dated a Latina has been right here

[naiive @naiivememe]

Your future wife working so hard just for you to retire her immediately. She’s waiting for you at the next bull run.

Stay Strong

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

I have changed my mind on how AI will impact jobs in America.

Previously, I believed AI would replace many entry level roles typically filled by young employees. The technology would then work its way up the organization and eventually reduce the total number of jobs in a company.

The data is saying something different, so when I get new information I am willing to change my mind.

The number of software engineers being hired has been increasing. The number of open software engineer roles is growing.

The number of new college grads who get hired has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months. The unemployment level for people aged 20-24 years old who have a college degree has fallen from nearly 9% to almost 5% as well.

The Wall Street Journal recently wrote “AI created 640,000 jobs between 2023 and 2025 in the U.S., according to an analysis by LinkedIn of job posting data, including new white-collar positions such as Head of AI and AI engineer.”

And I am starting to see companies throughout our portfolio aggressively hiring to keep up with the demand for their products and services.

If AI can make employees more productive, which is widely accepted as fact, then companies are going to want as many productive units of labor as possible. This is a key reason why I am changing my mind.

AI appears to be a magical technology that will make companies more productive and more profitable. The net result will be more corporations, more startups, and more jobs.

All three are big, positive wins for the American economy.