Ben Vance
@benvance.bsky.social
Researcher, but the cool type. Thoughts on data, strategy, and general American culture. Living that Quiktrip lifestyle. 📍Dallas, TX
If you were a conservative who decided not to file that lawsuit before 2025 you probably missed out on generational wealth.
Full statement:
“The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with Gina Carano to resolve the issues in her pending lawsuit against the companies"
“The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with Gina Carano to resolve the issues in her pending lawsuit against the companies"
August 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
If you were a conservative who decided not to file that lawsuit before 2025 you probably missed out on generational wealth.
Recieved on 50 out of office replies today.
July 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Recieved on 50 out of office replies today.
In my new role at work my desk is by a tv with CNBC, and it’s astounding how much of the day Jim Cramer is on television during the day. Just non-stop.
July 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In my new role at work my desk is by a tv with CNBC, and it’s astounding how much of the day Jim Cramer is on television during the day. Just non-stop.
An interesting dynamic on the Unlimited PTO trend was that you ran into issues with the extreme use cases on both ends. Hard to combat without undermining the very nature of the concept.
July 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
An interesting dynamic on the Unlimited PTO trend was that you ran into issues with the extreme use cases on both ends. Hard to combat without undermining the very nature of the concept.
My “I’m not a movie buff” ballot
June 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
My “I’m not a movie buff” ballot
Every modern CEO is somewhere on the spectrum of Jobs to Cook. You have to pick one of the two when you first get to the C-Suite
June 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Every modern CEO is somewhere on the spectrum of Jobs to Cook. You have to pick one of the two when you first get to the C-Suite
I left my AirPods at home and my backup headphones died so now I have sit at my desk for three hours listening to nothing. No one deserves this torture.
June 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I left my AirPods at home and my backup headphones died so now I have sit at my desk for three hours listening to nothing. No one deserves this torture.
Would not have guessed that basically all pigs are Canadian
President Trump’s on-and-off tariffs have created deep uncertainty about the cost of imported goods. We looked at the items the U.S. relies on most from 140 trading partners (not including large quantities, such as petroleum.) Here's the full list. nyti.ms/4jzv31o
June 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Would not have guessed that basically all pigs are Canadian
If we consider near universal suffrage a condition for legitimate democracy, then democracy itself isn’t very old at all. Oldest women’s suffrage was only early 20th century.
May 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
If we consider near universal suffrage a condition for legitimate democracy, then democracy itself isn’t very old at all. Oldest women’s suffrage was only early 20th century.
They always ask people who served in the military to stand during Memorial Day events but they rarely specify for which country they fought. I feel like that’s important.
May 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They always ask people who served in the military to stand during Memorial Day events but they rarely specify for which country they fought. I feel like that’s important.
No one with two legs can ever block a fire exit
Everyone has one Mitch Hedberg joke stashed in their brain like a squirrel to sustain them whenever they need to feel joy for 30 seconds and mine is “they say the recipe for Sprite is Lemon and Lime but I tried to make it at home, there’s more to it than that”
May 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
No one with two legs can ever block a fire exit
Not really sure hardware is the way to go here, but I do enjoy a good device.
Breaking News: OpenAI is uniting with Jony Ive, the designer of the iPhone, in a $6.5 billion deal to make artificial intelligence devices.
OpenAI Unites With Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal to Create A.I. Devices
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Not really sure hardware is the way to go here, but I do enjoy a good device.
An interesting wrinkle about the current immigration moment is that groups once venerated by conservatives (people fleeing socialism, persecuted Christians) are now the groups most targeted for deportation.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari, an Arizona Democrat, is introducing a bill named for Artemis Ghasemzadeh, an Iranian Christian convert who was deported by the Trump administration. The bill seeks to stop the expedited removal of people fleeing countries that persecute religious minorities.
U.S. Bill Named for Iranian Deported to Panama Aims to Shield Asylum Seekers
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
An interesting wrinkle about the current immigration moment is that groups once venerated by conservatives (people fleeing socialism, persecuted Christians) are now the groups most targeted for deportation.
S&P 500 even over the month of April. Efficient Markets Theory wins again.
April 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
S&P 500 even over the month of April. Efficient Markets Theory wins again.
One unifying thing about the people celebrating job loss to AI is that they really do believe they’ll be the last ones left with employment.
AGI is coming for all of us. It will write symphonies, direct movies, and author the best novels.
The only thing it won’t be able to do is VC investing, which must be reserved as a task only for the most-special people
The only thing it won’t be able to do is VC investing, which must be reserved as a task only for the most-special people
April 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
One unifying thing about the people celebrating job loss to AI is that they really do believe they’ll be the last ones left with employment.
It’s kind of depressing how comedians who used to be on SNL give interviews and the only thing they can talk about are stories from their SNL days.
April 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
It’s kind of depressing how comedians who used to be on SNL give interviews and the only thing they can talk about are stories from their SNL days.
Drove through Atoka just a few hours earlier…
The tornado-warned supercell just west of Atoka, OK at around 3:20 p.m. this afternoon. Not to shabby for a day I wasn't planning on chasing...but in what felt like the blink of an eye, there were like 10 tornado warnings all around us without a tornado watch even being issued lol #okwx
April 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Drove through Atoka just a few hours earlier…
“The program initially cost $10,000 for Lebanese attendees and $20,000 for foreigners, with the proceeds going to the university.”
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Five Years After He Escaped in a Crate, Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Is Teaching Business Strategy
Ghosn lives in Lebanon where he teaches business strategy and avoids arrest warrants from Japan and France
www.wsj.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“The program initially cost $10,000 for Lebanese attendees and $20,000 for foreigners, with the proceeds going to the university.”
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
This is the future worth fighting for
April 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This is the future worth fighting for
It took reelecting Trump for many Americans to remember how they felt about Trump
April 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It took reelecting Trump for many Americans to remember how they felt about Trump
One thing I’ve learned in my career is one of the best advantages you can have in the corporate world is a name that can be shortened to something catchy and memorable.
April 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
One thing I’ve learned in my career is one of the best advantages you can have in the corporate world is a name that can be shortened to something catchy and memorable.
DHL suspending shipping to the U.S. is a death blow to my android based handheld hobby
April 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DHL suspending shipping to the U.S. is a death blow to my android based handheld hobby
Someone will tweet that Trump’s close to a deal with Penguin Island and we’ll be back to even
The market's getting killed
April 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Someone will tweet that Trump’s close to a deal with Penguin Island and we’ll be back to even
It’s clear only a culture that produced Bluey could also produce this clip.
SORRY. Sorry.
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
April 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It’s clear only a culture that produced Bluey could also produce this clip.
Pope Francis probably as good of a Pope as you could possibly ask for. Very sad he’s no longer here for this moment of history.
April 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Pope Francis probably as good of a Pope as you could possibly ask for. Very sad he’s no longer here for this moment of history.