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just ponder.

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@micahfattahi @rumwithme Glazerrrrr

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Fuck Godaddy

[A D A M @AdamDunneOffic]

I'm sorry but AI doesn't need to be added into every single fucking thing

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@rumwithme Legend

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@tyguyot @chrisguyot Legends

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@micahfattahi @zksnarks_ Ngl fire snag

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@rumwithme Larpology

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collector of physicals. This just stash 1…i have 5 other piles of stickers, keychains, pins, patches, business cards, flyers, flatten dielines. My inspo comes these.

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My "Read Later" bookmark folder is full of things I’ll probably never open.

I just learned there’s a name for this: the Collector’s Fallacy. It’s that mental trap that collecting good ideas is just as good as putting them to use.

[Steve Lauda @stevelauda_]

For designers who feels just getting started or left behind,

I also feel that I am just getting started. And probably I will always feels like a beginner every single day.

this writing will be as cliché as it can get.
As cringy as it can be.
But I just want to write it out today cause I feel like it.

What I want to share is,

Define your goals by your own terms.
Don't let comparison steal the joy of your growth journey.

Yes, allow yourself get inspired by designers that you think already "make it" and you define them as your "idol".

But you won't be exactly like them.

Your idol is unique.
So is yourself.

No one can become the next Steve Jobs.
No one can become the next @benjitaylor .
No one can become the next @jackbutcher .
No one can become the next @adriankuleszo .
No one can become the next @joshpuckett .
No one can become the next @jamesm .
No one can become the next @oguzyagizkara
And the list goes on and on.

Be comfortable with your own journey.
Do your best every single day.
Nobody is perfect.

Embrace the struggle and the pain of unknown, because learning is a lifetime journey, and chasing greatness is something to enjoy.

Followers numbers or any social media metrics don't define the quality of someone. It might one of the good signals, but not the absolute determinator. Don't play the cheap game.

Enjoy your social media journey like a video game.
Don't stress yourself out.

Last but not least, enjoy your real life more than your social media.

Embrace your family, friends, and your loved ones more than your social media goals.

I hope you feel better by reading this.
Have a great and blessed life!

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@MitcheIl Lol peak storytelling

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@stevelauda_ This…

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@micahfattahi Is this before or after KBBQ we had 😂😂

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@micahfattahi @shownmedia best in the game 🔥

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@rumwithme Reality 🥲

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@micahfattahi Damn wth, even tho you met quota??

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@micahfattahi windows should start giving screen time stats lol. see the length of time we spend on our computers

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@micahfattahi Def looking like a bboy, bout to bust out a coffee grinder rq

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Most people say “your job shouldn’t be your identity.” I agree to a point, but it feels more complicated than that. We spend most of our lives working, building, and chasing something, while the rest is just managing life. It is hard to believe that work does not shape who we are. Maybe it is not our whole identity, but it leaves a mark. And it is insane how one call can change the entire direction of someone’s life.

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

I am the VP of Workforce Economics at Oracle. We are worth $420 billion.

On Tuesday, we sent 30,000 employees a termination email at 6 AM.

Not 9. Not business hours. Six in the morning. They woke up to the word "eliminated."

The email came from "Oracle Leadership." Not a manager. Not a name. Oracle Leadership.

It said: "We are grateful for your dedication, hard work, and the impact you have made."

By the time they read the word "grateful," their access to email, files, and Slack had already been revoked. The gratitude was the last Oracle communication they received.

We did not eliminate the roles. We eliminated the salaries.

In the same fiscal year, we filed 3,126 H-1B petitions to hire foreign workers. 436 this year alone. The roles are identical. The pay is not.

An H-1B software engineer earns $87,000. The domestic median for the same work is $106,000. Eighty-three percent of H-1B workers are classified at entry-level wages for senior positions.

The industry calls this a skills gap. It is a pay cut that requires a passport.

The visa is tied to the employer. If the worker leaves, they lose their legal right to remain in the country. If they negotiate, they risk the same. If they organize, the sponsor declines to renew.

That is retention.

Our revenue this quarter is $17.2 billion. Up 22%. Net income up 95%. We have $553 billion in committed future contracts. Up 325%.

These are not the numbers of a company that needs to lay anyone off.

We took a $2.1 billion restructuring charge. That is the cost of the gratitude. It frees up $8 to $10 billion in annual cash flow. That cash services $156 billion in AI data centers we are building. Starting 2028, OpenAI pays us $82 million per day.

Larry Ellison is worth $189 billion. He pledged $51 billion in Oracle shares as collateral for the Stargate AI venture. Announced at the White House.

The stock rose 4% on Tuesday. The day of the 6 AM emails. Wall Street did not see 30,000 people. They saw the margin.

Amazon laid off 30,000 since October. Filed thousands of H-1B petitions in the same window. This is not one company. This is the operating model.

Fire the salary. Keep the role. Fill it with someone whose legal right to remain in the country depends on your continued sponsorship. Pay them less. They will not complain. They cannot.

One employee's father worked at Oracle for 20 years. No phone call. No meeting. An email at 6 AM and a locked laptop.

The role is still open.

The people we fired are free. The people we hired are not.