Elon’s political party “America party” is official: There are several possibilities: 1. Elon does not actually understand how electoral politics works. I see this as unlikely given his experience with politics under Trump. 2. Elon knows his party will split the vote, but does not care. 3. Elon hopes to cost Trump’s successor reelection, as… Continue reading Elon’s “America party” : my thoughts
Month: July 2025
A nation in perpetual crisis
June 2025 was the most eventful month in a long time, with the following big events having transpired: -Iran strikes -LA riots (remember that?) -The rise of Zohan Mamdani -Vance Boelter -Peter Thiel interview (not really newsworthy, but a major meme-worthy event online) -‘Big Beautiful Bill’ (which despite the protestations of Elon Musk, passed) -Elon-Trump… Continue reading A nation in perpetual crisis
Persuasion techniques are overrated and survivorship bias
I saw this interesting post, “Intelligence Is Not Magic, But Your Threshold For “Magic” Is Pretty Low.” None of these examples are that impressive. I would say someone who can learn advanced math is more impressive than being able to draw a skyline from memory. In the case of El Chapo running his drug business… Continue reading Persuasion techniques are overrated and survivorship bias