Tony Wright

Working on new things. prev founder/CPO @glowforge / founder/CEO @rescuetime I (re)tweet about optimism, effective altruism, rationality, & startups.

[Tony Wright @webwright]

@adamac Apparently!? Hotel web sites tend to be pretty hit or miss for direct bookings, but maybe I need to suffer through that variability.

[Tony Wright @webwright]

1/ .@bookingcom Sick w/ a positive covid test on the road.

The hotel that I booked with the https://t.co/t5LQBjyF5v app said they’d happily approve a refund but I needed to request it via https://t.co/t5LQBjyF5v.

https://t.co/t5LQBjyF5v says…

[Angel Eduardo @StrangelEdweird]

Very much looking forward to this one!! Congrats, @moniguzman, @braverangels! @ABraverWay

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Green shoots I see in America right now:

1. Industrial policy and the factory boom

2. The YIMBY movement

3. The rise in young people's wealth

4. A whole bunch of new inventions

5. The re-fragmentation of the internet

https://t.co/PMEyHbltIP

[Tony Wright @webwright]

@SteveStuWill https://t.co/EaP63kZOan

[Tony Wright @webwright]

@Chamoen @aakashgupta @verge Or The Amazon Echo leaders talking about Siri / Apple Homepod.

Cell phones were ubiquitous and daily-use products— and Apple made them great.

Not the case (yet) with VR.

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

One out of every 30 deaths in Canada, and one out of every 22 deaths in the Netherlands, is a medically assisted suicide.

https://t.co/NfpBxGjzAX

[Tony Wright @webwright]

@hubermanlab Risks of one-time use and risks of frequent long-term use.

[Tony Wright @webwright]

This is the way.

[IFLScience @IFLScience]

"Whoever said to put a pinch salt in coffee to get rid of the bitterness I owe you my life."
https://t.co/ukJioQhSsI

[Tony Wright @webwright]

@arinewman That’s… MMF? (Marketing Market Fit)

You can make a landing page that looks cool, promises all sorts of compelling features that spark curiosity, seem valuable, paper over costs and complexities for the user, emphasizes the positive emotions around the idea, etc. That’s not PMF.

[Angel Eduardo @StrangelEdweird]

I often think about @bungarsargon’s brilliant point that every time you get angry on the internet, someone is making money as a result.

Reminding myself of that fact really helps me keep my equanimity.

[Mónica Guzmán @moniguzman]

"The people calling for gun control today wouldn’t shed a tear if every child on earth was shot. Just remember that. They want to to hurt you."

An absurd exaggeration like this (direct quote from a real tweet) is the ticket to viral spread.

But only because people want to either a) believe it, or b) shame the poster to even more culture war power they can abuse.

Both these trigger-happy habits hurt.

So next time you're tempted to spread or shame, stop for a second. See the lie for what it is. And reject it.

Your attention — positive or negative — is your power here. Don't give it where it's not deserved. ❤️

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

Whenever I get to know someone who seems perfect, I end up disappointed. Whenever I get to know someone who I think is the worst of the worst, I'm pleasantly surprised. Angels and demons aren't real.

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

The doomers are wrong about humanity’s future — and its past. Excellent case by @bryanrwalsh, echoing & expanding arguments I made in Enlightenment Now. https://t.co/mO1Qk8yUz4 via @voxdotcom

[Tony Wright @webwright]

@iamharaldur Good rule of thumb.

But: how many businesses were bailed out by the government(s) during the the pandemic? After natural disasters?

Is it possible that *some* events like this are more like hurricanes than just bad management?

[Darren Barefoot @dbarefoot]

Darren Barefoot died on February 20, 2023 following complications from metastatic cancer. Just weeks before he passed, Darren wrote this reflection on his life. I hope you find pleasure in it. https://t.co/6xknZCOVml

[Angel Eduardo @StrangelEdweird]

Idealism isn't thinking the world is different than it is. It's knowing how you want the world to be, orienting your behavior in that direction, and trying to inspire others to do the same.

Idealism isn't naïveté, it's ambition—a refusal to concede the future to the present.

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

"Buy American" is very dumb, it raises U.S. costs while giving our allies and friends the middle finger.

[USAFacts @USAFacts]

Ahead of tonight's #sotu2023, measure the nation's progress with numbers instead of rhetoric!

For instance, did you know that the federal government collected $5.0 trillion in revenue in fiscal year 2022 (FY 2022) — or $15,098 per person?

Learn more: https://t.co/suG25UDEY6