Austin M. Craig @austinmcraig Twitter profile

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Austin M. Craig

@austinmcraig

10 months

Time is not a flat circle. ⭕️ It is an ascending helix. 🧬

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@JasonKPargin Well this is horrifying. So thanks for that.

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@MovieHooligan But it’s good while it lasts! They just need the conviction to end the story once people escape.

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@ChaseMit But he’s already in the MCU? But I guess… RDJ is ALSO… already in the MCU.

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@ShteveDubya @Billyhottakes Too real.

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@DentesLeo For any confused, this is a @CorridorDigital YouTube vid from 3 years ago, all CGI.

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@MattWolking “You have full freedom of speech, as long as you stick to the approved topics and opinions.” I… don’t think that’s how it works.

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@Public_Citizen You’re free to speak. He doesn’t have to listen.

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@DurangoEagle1 @alfranken @elonmusk Freedom of Speech =/= Others Must Listen

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@Cancelcloco @stoolpresidente Ian, huge fan of your stuff. But I struggle to even *imagine* a more targeted attack on a widely disbursed, difficult to identify, plain-clothes combatant force. The videos I’ve seen show those explosions hurt the wearer and nobody else. The people standing next to them

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@LPNational It’s all PR until he makes some kind of principled stand that COSTS him something. Elon has done it repeatedly. Zuck never has.

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@LyanneMelendez @Walgreens @chesaboudin UnREAL to me that everybody there just lets the guy stroll out. Like, “Not my problem”. I’ll say it again; this would end in about 30 seconds in a flyover state. Somebody would knock the guy’s teeth out.

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@PeterMcCormack @elonmusk Peter, these are clearly glasses half folded.

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@michelletandler Mass drug use, homelessness, & crime fueled by bad policy. Policy paid for by public coffers. Affluent mobile tech public leaving the city. What is the play when the tax base collapses?

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@cloverhogan Wait… so technology can’t solve the problem, but you believe political mandates will?

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@checkmatestate It’s amazing to me that gun *competency* is scary to people. Kid obviously isn’t, like… out of control. Clearly has a father figure actively teaching him. This is typically the kind of person you DO want handling a firearm.

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@AlexJefferson76 @Seven7Alexandra @proetrie Yeah. This is a nightmare. “I can’t stand men…” [schedules three dates] [filming the whole night] This woman is dating her TikTok followers.

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@nikillinit There’s a story about how the CIA found a mole based on the way he held flowers. Americans will always hold them with blossoms up. Eastern Europeans won’t.

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@fshakir Do you really yhink “corporate greed” is the fundamental cause of inflation? All the companies just got super greedy at the SAME time?

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@tatertotsconor Lived there for a year as a door to door missionary. Met some crazy folks. People move to the middle of the woods bc they don’t want to be found.

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@ylecun @elonmusk No. You don’t get to keep using “conspiracy theory” as an epithet. That never made sense, but now it’s just absurd. Elon is not erroding trust in public institutions. The actual conspiracies erroded trust. Conspiracies are real. Always have been.

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@KaseyKlimes This isn’t “unlike any other Anerican city”. Any place is different as a visitor rather than as a resident. Literally any city. Sheboygan will be different if you’re visiting for three days as opposed to it being your hometown.

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@jimbocoin Because they built incredibly useful, amazing businesses, that virtually every American benefits from, from the ground up, out of nothing, rather than exerting personal influence for political favors to achieve their wealth?

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@webdevMason “I’ll only do this intensely difficult, lifelong, and risky thing if it’s easy and guaranteed to go how I want.” This is a person who will do nothing.

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@TrustlessState She’s in office. Right now. Has been for almost four years. Not sure you noticed. If you believe Kamala’s vaguely pro-crypto sentiment, then I have some BlockFi, Celsius, Voyager, and FTX tokens to sell you.

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@zachklein I know they’re celebrating, but that crowd is legitimately terrifying to me.

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@TechBroDrip Gavin Belson (founder of Hooli)

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. @Naval 's maxim "Read what you like until you like to read" is pretty well known. But I think it's broader than reading. “[VERB] what you like until you like to [VERB]" seems true. Pick a project you really like to acquire the difficult skill/habit/knowledge you want.

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@Rochasaurusrex @ShteveDubya @Billyhottakes

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@selamisandwich @nikillinit Looks like it was the FBI. Start at 2:35 for the story.

Former FBI Agent Explains How to Read Body Language | Tradecraft |...

Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro breaks down the various ways we communicate non-verbally. What does it mean when we fold our arms? Why ...

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@MayoIsSpicyy He’s accomplished some unbelievable things, any one of which would be the crowning achievement for any other person. Hating him is weirder.

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@MalePsychology @jacasiegel Dads, who historically were the breadwinners and are now in the latter half of life, have probably purchased for themselves all the material things they want, if they can afford it.

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@Danofran @ChrisSpoke lol is this the “human meat” ball?

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Great panel, but seeing him IRL really drives home the thinly-veiled reality that @Breedlove22 is a literal giant viking demigod transported to us from Valhalla to expound the cause of individual sovereignty. #Bitcoin #BTC2022 #Bitcoin2022 #bitcoinmiami2022

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@Aella_Girl What do the results suggest? People who don't have kids don't fully understand what they're missing.

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@Sargon_of_Akkad As you said, two receipts for identical items. Except the items today almost certainly have been shrankflated to smaller portions.

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@AsTheBeaver @LAController @PodShare @ElvinaBeck @bruces gave a talk ten years ago predicting this *kind* of thing. He called/calls it "favela chic".

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@Indian_Bronson Literal murder. That was not an accidental kick.

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@paul_griffiths Don’t forget:

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@jet_set @designmom I can actually answer that for you. I’m not a fan of broad, sweeping, negative stereotypes and generalizations. I am a fan of individual responsibility. I’m probing the edges of this tweetstorm thesis, trying to better understand.

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@morganisawizard Yeah. Same thought. The fascism accusation doesn’t even make superficial sense.

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@RyanSAdams You really asking this after the FTX collapse? The BTC self custody case has never been stronger.

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@roddaut @balajis He was the second largest individual donor to Democratic campaigns after George Soros.

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SBF was one of the largest donors to Democrat candidates, second only to...George Soros SBF gave the second largest donation to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign in 2020

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"A failed businessman is worth a million academics [who don't have skin in the game]". "Soldiers with scars show them off." @nntaleb @Paralelni_polis

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@radleybalko Wait… you’re an OPINION writer, at WaPo, telling Elon Musk he doesn’t know what he’s talking about? Is this a parody account of oblivious pseudo-intellectual journalism?

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@MegMorleyWalter “Incorrect, you don’t actually want that,” he said to the woman he’d never met.

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@TestingRhymes @CryptoCred @SBF_FTX “Nobody trusts CZ the way they trust SBF” uh… wut?

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@michelletandler SF well on its way to following Detroit as a once-great American city and titan of industry that fell victim to its own success. Bad policies enacted by those with no understanding of real-world human dynamics, or worse, genuine malice toward civilization-building structures.

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@cryptomanran @IOHK_Charles @VitalikButerin Film critic Roger Ebert.

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"Make the videos YOU want to make." Couldn't agree more. @shaycarl @CVXLive

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Listening to @shaycarl at @CVXLive - I can TOTALLY tell he'd just come from a @TonyRobbins event 😉

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@ggatehouse @rivatez Because calling somebody racist for… [checks notes] running an ad for 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬 is insane, malicious, libelous, and unthinking people may actually believe your lies.

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@neiltyson Astronomically speaking... are *any* days significant? Or people? Or human history?

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@Over_Revving @jimbocoin Bezos was raised by a single mother until she married his refugee stepfather. He had rich friends because he was a high-achieving prodigy. They both were, and we’re better off for it. Don’t know why people villainize those who legally built amazing things we all use.

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@Austen Subsidize school. School prices rise. Subsidize healthcare. Healthcare prices rise. Subsidize housing? Should be fine.

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@nikitabier Why does “deep state” trigger that? It’s not a theory. The vast majority of government are unelected bureaucrats. I’m not in a position to find the time stamp, but Curtis Yarvin lays this out pretty clearly. Search the transcript for keywords.

Tucker Carlson Today - Curtis Yarvin

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The world is full of foolish smart people. I’m convinced that intelligence (the speed of one’s mental processor) has zero correlation with wisdom (the ability to accurately foresee future events).

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Knowledge is discovered collectively, wisdom is rediscovered individually.

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@designmom Do you have other general feelings about men and their intentions as a collective gender?

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Nic, who hurt you? He was a vocal member of this “secular religion” not long ago. His screed accuses bitcoiners of plenty, including not caring about @binance or @coinbase depositors. Nic knows that’s untrue. Look at ALL the lost deposits from last year. Bitcoiners were right.

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If you're somewhat new to the space and you're wondering why self-professed Bitcoiners today cheered on SEC attacks against the two most important Bitcoin companies of all time, Coinbase and Binance, let me explain... There's "people who use Bitcoin" aka Bitcoiners (the vast

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@levie Really? Where is the lie?

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@elonmusk Elon, I feel like you might enjoy @HTTOTW , and that show's host @BenWilsonTweets might enjoy The Explorers.

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@thomas_fahrer Or maybe like this.

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@river_is_nice “Over-socialized” is one of the most useful terms that doesn’t get used or understood enough.

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@coindesk In other news... 'Stay Away' from Uber, Warns Taxi Union Leaders 'Stay Away' from AirBNB, Warns Hotel Association 'Stay Away' from Amazon, Warns Retail Industry

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If you’re waiting for the adults in the room to figure things out, in virtually any context… I have some potentially upsetting but necessary news. There are no adults in the room. There never really were. Just predecessors fumbling through. We’re them. You’re it.

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@dhh You’re telling people to drive less, or stop eating meat. Some might actually do it, but vanishingly few. People started using these things for a reason. We don’t need an anti-big-tech campaign. We need better tech that respects end users (and does so sustainably/profitably).

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@JoshuaSteinman Yes, but we’re going to need a new word for this. “Scifi” alone won’t cut it.

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@Aella_Girl @RobertMSterling “I might not get invited events” is a helluva’ reason to push back against the faith tradition that built Western Civilization. And as we all know, you’re pretty good at organizing your own events.

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@Duderichy @Aella_Girl

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The great @saifedean has been on stage for all of four minutes, but I have a feeling this’ll be one of the most *important* messages from #Bitcoin2022 . #Bitcoin #BTC

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This interview between @JeffBooth & @scottmelker is excellent. Inflation is poison, and the endgame is inevitable no matter the supposed competence of central planners. #Bitcoin & decentralization is the escape vehicle.

Jeff Booth: Buying Bitcoin Is Not Enough

Deflation is the key to our future. Learn why from guest Jeff Booth - GP at Ego Death Capital. Jeff believes that Bitcoin will help us move from a society ru...

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@dvassallo Terrible position. This is how you ensure nobody can challenge an authoritarian regime. Make sure they can’t communicate thought-crimes.

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@mrexits Is there ANY reason to believe this is anything but a buoy? It’s… it’s just a buoy, guys.

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@JoshuaSteinman Checks out.

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@NYPDnews here fixed it for you. “Your officers will continue to remain resilient in their efforts to stop violent criminals, ensure they have actually committed the accused crimes, then immediately release them back onto the streets to re-offend.”

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@Andercot These… exist? Mach 25 at sea level? Also some of them just look like Bullet Bill.

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@denverbitcoin @RyanSAdams This is it — People who entered the space long after bitcoin or without deeply considering WHY it was invented are missing the point entirely. WHY does cryptocurrency exist? Hint: it ain’t so you can get insta rich.

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@kareem_carr @graciegcunning She was discriminated against? For something other than what she said?

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Decred Is Turning Its Entire $21 Million Crypto Treasury Over to Investors via @CoinDesk

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@0rf Kids, I have a much better book for you from @tuttletwins and @cboyack .

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@weirddalle I like that the broccoli is *also* extremely bored.

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Guy hasn’t heard of Mormon missionaries. I spent months side by side with guys I didn’t mesh with.

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Would you spend 100 days in this room with a random stranger for $500,000? (Door is unlocked, if one of you leave before day 100 you both lose)

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@ShteveDubya @Billyhottakes And why do men think this way? Because animals like this used to exist.

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@RonConway @svangel You’re endorsing a literal Communist. In the name of “pro-business, pro-American Dream, pro-entrepreneurship, and pro-technological progress.” I want you to listen to the actual words of the person you’re endorsing.

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Kamala Harris proposes a regime of "equity" based on a simple principle: From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs. This should sound familiar.

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Dad died last Fall. So this is me now. Happy Father’s Day, everyone!

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100%. We do not understand the brain or consciousness, and our models are insufficient to mechanically explain what's going on. You're more than a complex meat bag. There's something much deeper going on.

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This man is 44, had a job, wife, children—a perfectly normal life. His IQ was ~75—low but not mentally disabled. He suffered hydrocephaly. The thing is he had almost no brain (left), black area is fluid—the right image is a typical brain. We need a new theory of the brain.

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@nosilverv If you really want to drive this home, try watching the late-night comedy shows (Fallon, Kimmel, Colbert, Conan, arguably The Daily Show). They're filming from home, don't have a crew, don't have live audiences. They look like aspiring vloggers who aren't particularly promising.

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@anothercohen I’ve concluded that one of the major qualities needed to become rich is just an absolute lack of shame. Utter shamelessness. That could be “shameless” as in “hasn’t done anything wrong” OR Lacks or ignores the moral compass that informs most people’s decisions.

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@AutismCapital Ever hear of the “Baron Trump” novels from the late 1800s?

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@WalmartThomist No.

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@wanyeburkett TBH I’m just really impressed with people who have collections like this. Shows expertise, intent, interest.

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@primalpoly @JDVance The attacks on Vance have been especially interesting *because* of how baseless they are. He’s “weird.” He did a thing with a couch (he literally didn’t). He hates women because he… [checks notes]… acknowledges the historical role of sex and gender? What I’m seeing is the Dem

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@fightwithmemes

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@MerrittIUfan82 @hiandlois @Vahn16 @Shannon_Liao

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@ShaneAParrish Stories are the universal language of our species. We turn everything into story. We can’t stop. It’s compulsive, like seeing faces in the grain of wood (pareidolia). BUT... our stories are poor models for reality. We need to resist the urge to believe the 1st apparent story.

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@tweetsauce I love that A) You wrote this, and B) You still have it.

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@antoniogm @balajis Everybody is trying to reinvent riligion for the non-religious.

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@Austen I’m impressed. They created an epithet for “family member” with “emotional support human.”

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@ElTimidoTorero @DKThomp 100%. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought about this. I like Ferris and Huberman plenty, but there was never any “The 4-Hour Parent.” And there never could be.

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