Tech C-Suite libertarian in the Great Free State of Florida | Science. Space. Tech. e/acc. k/acc. Freedom. Health. Hardware Revolution. Free Speech Absolutist.
I endeavor to balance my posts across 5 topics:
1️⃣ Geopolitics & Domestic Politics
2️⃣ Advanced Technololgy & Science
3️⃣ Energy & Resources
4️⃣ Business & Finance
5️⃣ American Exceptionalism & Defense
If I am becoming too unbalanced on these, call me out please.
@elonmusk
It’s been awhile since I’ve disagreed with
@elonmusk
, but this is definitely one of those moments and in a big way. Here are the top 3 reasons why:
1) Our geopolitical adversaries like China will not pause/throttle and develop a massive advantage with economic & national
My
#1
highlight at
@CincyTennis
this year: Catching a glimpse of
@VivekGRamaswamy
hit the ball around with
@BenShelton
. Two legends in their own domains having some fun on the practice courts. BTW, Vivek can play! Is there anything that man cannot do incredibly well?! 🎾💊🎤📈🗳️
@BillAckman
@RobertKennedyJr
’s speech was the most intellectually honest I’ve seen from a politician in my lifetime. His sacrifice and dedication to the American people knows no bounds. He’s also logical & pragmatic as demonstrated by his recently forged alliance with Trump. Thank you for
@raketstar2
@elonmusk
You’re right that innovation has “always found away” and that trait is part of the Silicon Valley culture’s past successes. It’s the political control which (just today again by Zuck’s admissions of censorship) has demonstrated we cannot trust centralized power with these things.
@chamath
True. I moved myself, companies, & family out of Canada almost 2-3 years ago to Florida. It seemed like the “only” choice when viewed through the lenses of my boys having future, my companies flourishing, and my own personal talent being utilized to its greatest extent.
@TdLeaker
Without real estate, all Canada has left is glorious Alberta oil & natural gas (honorable mention to SK and NFLD for their contributions) and some mining in Quebec/Ontario.
@RAD_ED
@elonmusk
Precisely. Like with every other regulation is will become “rules for thee, but not for me” when it comes to the government themselves or their ideologically-selected crony companies.
@TdLeaker
Even the most left-wing of Canadian woman are saying “this is enough, we are full, our culture is disappearing, and our hospitals & schools are full”. That same demographic would call the same statement racist 18 months ago. Times are changing in Canada.
@DavidSacks
@twobitidiot
A once-in-a-generation event that creates new coalitions whose desires for freedom, self-reliance, and personal choice will be reflected in our politics for decades. If RFK, MAGA-folks, and tech innovators can all see a space for them In this tent, there is room for all.
@SteveLovesAmmo
@mcarsonaos
Worth noting that this is what they can do to people of immense power, status, and wealth. Imagine what they can do to the rest of us?
@CortesSteve
I would exit any industry or venture with only a 1.2% profit margin (and that is what they’re able to achieve after recent consolidation and automation). We should almost be thanking grocery stores for performing a community service.
I believe Monday, August 5, 2024 will go down in history as “the beginning of the end” of this suboptimal chapter of human history and the start of something new once we reach the other side. Why today:
- 🚀Hot war between Iran & Israel destabilizes the region and results in an
@VivekGRamaswamy
They aren’t even hiding their disdain for the will of the people anymore
@VivekGRamaswamy
. They feel their control slipping away and are lashing out. Thanks to Trump/Vance/RFK & other leaders like yourself millions of Americans who love this country and our freedom are waking up!
@WFLA
The woke, left-wing media is the enemy of the people. They turned their back on their subscribers so people tuned out and stopped reading. Exactly what the
@tampabaytimes
deserves.
@redsteeze
Precisely. Yet more proof the “resistance” became the “authoritarians” in reality & practice but continued to stick with the attitude of the former. The culture of victim hood from these left-wing elites is the most irritating aspect of the whole thing for me.
@VivekGRamaswamy
Thank you for holding them accountable
@VivekGRamaswamy
! The legacy media refuses to do it, so we must. We need to engage every friend, co-worker, family member, gym buddy and stranger on the street to give them a cognitive-shake and awaken them to this gaslighting!
@NancyMarieHolm1
@elonmusk
Medicine and biotech. “Too scary, too risky, too dangerous, too immoral” stifled our progress by a century and millions have died or suffered as a result. It would have been messy, but unregulated health & biotech research would have accelerated what we know and how we treat by
@cselley
Having grown up in Canada and now living in America, there is American Exceptionalism and Canadian Conformism (Alberta being an exception). It’s a desire to exaggerate harm, buy into government & CBC propaganda, and fight so hard for a status quo no matter how destructive. Odd!
@DavidSacks
The gaslighting and “dirty politics” has reached intolerable levels all under the guise of “joy”, “hope”, and “democracy”. Their NPC supporters need to way up and demand better for them (or even better, switch sides to the true party of Freedom).
@Howlingmutant0
Heartbreaking display. A truly terrible human who will treat all Americans, including his closest supporters, the same way if elected: “Blindly follow me immediately or I’ll force you in that direction no matter how painful or scary”
@MavencampTyler
@elonmusk
You are completely correct
@MavencampTyler
.
#1
is the risk & issue which supersedes all others. If we are naive on this front and don’t compete, we will become subjugated to the PRC within a generation as pointed out below.
@AynRandGalt_FL
@elonmusk
If we allow China to gain an insurmountable lead in this space, we will find ourselves subjugated to their rule within a single generation. —Winning the compute/AI race against China is exponentially more critical than it was to win the nuclear arms race against the USSR.
@imjdsharp
May the truth set him free.
An awake Zuck and an awake Elon at the same time would have enormous implications for society in the most positive of ways.
@TdLeaker
Risk reduction = credit restriction = a self-perpetuating downward spiral. Second time in the last half decade TD has had a major role in ruining Canada.
@chriswithans
Agree with your analysis. I believe the following three factors will contribute to a rather outsized win for Trump and the GOP in November from how it is looking today:
1) Oversampling in the polls, even post weighting, of Democrats has them overstate support in these swing
“Ultimately the only thing that will save our country and our children, is if we choose to love our kids more than we hate each other.” -
@RobertKennedyJr
I want to give a Saturday Salute to 7 private companies & their leaders who are perpetuating the values of excellence capitalism, free speech & thought, American Dynamism, & privacy in a way government could never compete with or stifle.
📈
@StriveFunds
& CEO
@ColeMacro
who
@MacroEdgeRes
@vjeannek
The dominos are all falling. August 5 is a day that shall live in infamy as the begging of the end. Fortunately, we will come out the other side better than today.
@peruvian_bull
Yet many in America wish us to follow the same dead-end path. Superior demographic, geography, and existing wealth base can only act as a buffer to bad policy for so long as Europe is now proving.
@IsraelWarRoom
@GLZRadio
It’s about to get hot in that theatre.
Do what you need to do Israel. After this conflict, make me never have to hear the words Hamas or Hezbollah again. Eradicate them.
PS: Would be great if you could find a way to do that without needing my US tax dollars though.
@ciegomonero
@chamath
Insurance 20% less than Canada. I also pay 40% less tax on my marginal income and my overall tax burden has decreased ~60%.
I am more prosperous, receiving better health care, am freer, my children are getting a better education, and I don’t have to shovel snow!
Winning!
@mrbcyber
Industrial espionage, hiring of former US military personnel, and cyber theft is deteriorating our military advantage. How do we fight back other than continuing to go faster/outpace them?
@MyLordBebo
If he were an American-citizen (vs French/Russian) and I were President; I would demand his release in 48 hours or I would sincerely send Delta Force and Seal Team 6 to exfiltrate him in addition to the economic hellfire I would bring upon France with sanctions.
“Ultimately the only thing that will save our country and our children, is if we choose to love our kids more than we hate each other.” -
@RobertKennedyJr
@SuspectFed
I fear these types of people aren’t ready for the FAFO world that awaits them now that the world is waking up from the woke nightmare we’ve been living these past years.
@yacineMTB
Waterloo is to US Tech as the WHL is to the NHL: A great development Leauge to get some of the best players on the planet ready for the pros. Canada as a whole really is just a semi-pro entity with some folks lucky enough to make it to the US and play in the big show!
@chriswithans
Fascinating that the down ballot Senate race is -5 for the GOP vs Trump on the top of the ticket. Is he that much more popular than the party there? Or Kamala just that unelectable? Both!
All organizations and facets of life should be MEI not DEI. The greater or more impressive the organization, the more DEI robs that entity, their employees, and society as a whole of so much value that could have been created. NASA high on that list for worst offenders.
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@Polymarket
. Now, when you search for events on Perplexity, you'll see news summaries paired with real-time probability predictions, such as election outcomes, market trends, and beyond.
@DavidSacks
@FischerKing64
Each day, thanks in large part to your inspiration
@DavidSacks
, fewer and fewer tech liberals are “useful idiots for the woke left”. Thank you.
I do think that
@FischerKing64
is correct in that those who are part of the exodus to freer states should remember the policies that
@ScottPresler
@EarlyVoteAction
The unity, vibe shift, and positivity in the past 12-24 hours since the RFK announcement has been inspiring. Thank you
@ScottPresler
for your part in helping us all unify, bond, and win!
“Ultimately the only thing that will save our country and our children, is if we choose to love our kids more than we hate each other.” -
@RobertKennedyJr
@shaunmmaguire
Lawsuit. Get their deception on record and make the network, editor, producer, and reporter have consequences. Only way to prevent this behavior in the future.
The height & evolution of art over 540 years:
🧜♀️1484 - “The Birth of Venus” by Sandi Botticelli
🌠1889 - “Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh;
🧠2024 - “Cortex” by
@elonmusk
.
@AlexEpstein
Catastrophizing is the only tool left in their kit. Logic, fact, and data have proven them wrong for two-straight decades so they need to play on fear, emotion, and a desire for people to feel like they are “part of something”.
@elonmusk
@pmarca
Accurate ratio to this statement indeed. Most of the folks “feeling” as if they are working in an “ultra hardcore” Musk management style company, have no idea what that level of intensity entails and are probably just upset that açaí bowl breaks were reduced to 4 a day.
@PalmerLuckey
This type of independent thinking, creativity, optimism, and realism shows why
@PalmerLuckey
has been so successful, so many times, in so many different industries.
It all comes down to: “Own it” and demonstrate ingenuity in pushing through today to the future.
This deserves to be the biggest story of the year, yet the legacy media is mostly silent. It’s time to start getting your news from places like
@micsolana
’s
@PirateWires
and many others just like it. Seek truth, not docile conformity my friends!
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are likely the only way America can enjoy a nuclear renaissance due to the cost and regulatory burdens associated with larger more traditional reactors. Recommend anyone interested in this space follow
@davidu
’s advice and read the profile of
☢️ Incredibly deep profile of
@RadiantNuclear
from
@packyM
this morning. There's no other nuclear company that has made as much progress on the design, build, testing, and licensing of a new SMR in history. It's coming, and it's going to change the world.
@SaintJoe_AmI
@NancyMarieHolm1
@elonmusk
Fair point. The key is distributed and non-centralized power by any one entity so that the broader ecosystem can naturally keep everything in check.
@rimcrater
@elonmusk
I think that is a very fair critique and find myself agreeing with your argument prima facie. Nice challenge!
I do still think, however, the regulation leads to centralized power by big tech / incumbents which is even more dangerous than the harm this bill seeks to prevent.
@MichaelCKeaton
The constitution was designed by and for a rational people.
Truth does not come from faith but logical reasoning.
Quoting the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson:
"Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every
@ActionRainGuter
@elonmusk
A super-intelligent AI that can A) “destroy humanity” but B) Isn’t intelligent enough to overcome an “emergency stop button” or can be controlled by a government-imposed boundary is cognitively inconsistent. If it’s capable of A, than it cannot be contained by B.
“Spite infrastructure” is the future of inter-state competition.
You heard it from
@DeveloperHarris
first!
If it makes economic sense, is private-sector led (or at least a P3), and helps out productivity & competitiveness, why not?!
@MichaelAArouet
Great post that gave me a chuckle
@MichealAAroue
! All jokes aside, there is something about the traditional American work ethic which as of late has been melding with the modern e/acc philosophy coming out of tech resulting in a new generation of 15-35 year olds whose greatest
@ScottPresler
🙏 I’m going to celebrate this milestone by doing the following. Please everyone else consider doing the same. Times are tough economically, but for those who can, this is about as important of a cause imaginable to donate to.
Personal Commitment: Going forward I will challenge, and then unfollow, perpetuators of gaslighting whether it is “my side” or “the other side” on an issue. It is not a behavior demonstrated by those seeking truth.
@TrayHewitt2
@FLVoiceNews
This isn’t a joke. If you move out of Florida, I will pay for the plane tickets for you and your important others (up to 4 max) and $5k of moving costs. Everything about your profile screams ‘Big City Woke Democrat Culture of Victimhood Perpetuator’ so I’d love to reunite you
@TheAliceSmith
@elonmusk
@SACNSNew
Agreed
@TheAliceSmith
! When society prioritizes liberty, individuals have the freedom to pursue their own goals, create wealth, & make personal choices which allows for the maximization of equality in the sense that people can freely use their abilities to improve their
@raketstar2
@elonmusk
Precisely. In a perfect world (or even better world) with more noble technocrats and a more Vulcan way of balancing risk & reward, regulations could have a chance to work. In our current world of today, they are all but guaranteed to fail!
Marcus Aurelius on waking up early:
"I have to go to work—as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I'm going to do what I was born for—the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?"