Otis Chandler
@otown.bsky.social
Founder of Goodreads, currently building https://www.smashing.xyz to help people read smarter online.
Super disturbing if Elon is really moderating that way (how would we know?). But Elon is super right on immigration - we need legal immigration of talented workers. More to the point, Elon is a first principles thinker so he's not going to align with maga or anything else. Gonna be interesting.
I wrote about Elon Musk “going to war” with MAGA influencers and major right wing figures and what this could mean for the future of the pro-Trump movement www.usermag.co/p/a-maga-civ...
A MAGA civil war is breaking out
+ the Walmart Birkin, RIP Gators Daily, Julia Fox + Hunter Biden, the biggest online moments of 2024, and Matthew McConaughey's secret tuna salad recipe
www.usermag.co
December 28, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Super disturbing if Elon is really moderating that way (how would we know?). But Elon is super right on immigration - we need legal immigration of talented workers. More to the point, Elon is a first principles thinker so he's not going to align with maga or anything else. Gonna be interesting.
Thoughtful piece about class divide and morality.
“There is a sense that we followed our parents’ advice on how to lead a successful life but the formula changed while we were invested in the pursuit."
www.smashing.xyz/contents/lui...
“There is a sense that we followed our parents’ advice on how to lead a successful life but the formula changed while we were invested in the pursuit."
www.smashing.xyz/contents/lui...
www.smashing.xyz
December 28, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Thoughtful piece about class divide and morality.
“There is a sense that we followed our parents’ advice on how to lead a successful life but the formula changed while we were invested in the pursuit."
www.smashing.xyz/contents/lui...
“There is a sense that we followed our parents’ advice on how to lead a successful life but the formula changed while we were invested in the pursuit."
www.smashing.xyz/contents/lui...
I think the answer here is to cluster similar users and quadratically cap each cluster. Just like Twitter Community Notes does. smashing.xyz/c/042d0b96-f...
The Matthew Effect of Post-Twitter Social Networks
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smashing.xyz
December 20, 2024 at 12:22 AM
I think the answer here is to cluster similar users and quadratically cap each cluster. Just like Twitter Community Notes does. smashing.xyz/c/042d0b96-f...
Great take on why he went so big into Bitcoin. He started when it was at 11K and has continued buying until now. Bitcoin has vastly outpaced the S&P 500 in the last 10 years.
www.smashing.xyz/contents/the...
www.smashing.xyz/contents/the...
The Future of Bitcoin w/ Michael Saylor (2024) | EP #92
Listen to this episode from Moonshots with Peter Diamandis on Spotify. In this episode, recorded during the 2024 Abundance360 Summit, Peter and Michael discuss why Bitcoin will never fail, how to inve...
www.smashing.xyz
December 10, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Great take on why he went so big into Bitcoin. He started when it was at 11K and has continued buying until now. Bitcoin has vastly outpaced the S&P 500 in the last 10 years.
www.smashing.xyz/contents/the...
www.smashing.xyz/contents/the...
I love 3 body problem books so this was a fascinating comparison. Basically it's too hard to be truly open and honest on the open web so most of us are doing that in safer more private spaces. This why I'm building smashing.xyz - it's easier for everyone to curate not just the forest creatures!
December 3, 2024 at 10:36 PM
I love 3 body problem books so this was a fascinating comparison. Basically it's too hard to be truly open and honest on the open web so most of us are doing that in safer more private spaces. This why I'm building smashing.xyz - it's easier for everyone to curate not just the forest creatures!
Most interesting and well researched article I've read lately. As a parent of high school bound kids, this resonates a TON that our current system for evaluating kids is not suited for today's society. I want to live in a meritocracy. A true one, where people are flourishing doing things they love.
How the Ivy League Broke America
Every coherent society has a social ideal—an image of what the superior person looks like. In America, from the late 19th century until sometime in the 1950s, the superior person was the Well-Bred Man...
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November 22, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Most interesting and well researched article I've read lately. As a parent of high school bound kids, this resonates a TON that our current system for evaluating kids is not suited for today's society. I want to live in a meritocracy. A true one, where people are flourishing doing things they love.
Everyone knows the internet is increasingly full of noise. But it’s also filled with so, so many good reads (pun intended!).
I’m thrilled to announce Smashing, a new app that helps you find the gems. Check it out at Smashing.xyz!
techcrunch.com/2024/06/25/s...
I’m thrilled to announce Smashing, a new app that helps you find the gems. Check it out at Smashing.xyz!
techcrunch.com/2024/06/25/s...
Smashing, from Goodreads' co-founder, curates the best of the web using AI and human recommendations | TechCrunch
Smashing is an AI and community-powered content recommendation app, now launching into an invite-only beta.
techcrunch.com
June 25, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Everyone knows the internet is increasingly full of noise. But it’s also filled with so, so many good reads (pun intended!).
I’m thrilled to announce Smashing, a new app that helps you find the gems. Check it out at Smashing.xyz!
techcrunch.com/2024/06/25/s...
I’m thrilled to announce Smashing, a new app that helps you find the gems. Check it out at Smashing.xyz!
techcrunch.com/2024/06/25/s...