Venkatesh Rao 🔹
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🙃 #42 in my ongoing art series
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
🙃 #42 in my ongoing art series
This could backfire in an interesting way. I think prices have gone up by more than 2k for the average household due to tariffs and making a per capita dividend number legible is a sign of weakness. Dems should commision a credible estimate. www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/e...
Trump floats $2,000 tariff rebate checks. What you need to know | CNN Business
President Donald Trump, embattled by America’s growing affordability problems, has once again floated a unique solution: Sending Americans rebate checks for the tariffs that his administration has col...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This could backfire in an interesting way. I think prices have gone up by more than 2k for the average household due to tariffs and making a per capita dividend number legible is a sign of weakness. Dems should commision a credible estimate. www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/e...
When AI is used to address enshittification you get entoiletpaperfication
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
When AI is used to address enshittification you get entoiletpaperfication
This is probably the most literate discussion of alignment problems across crypto and AI protocols you’ll find anywhere that’s still generalist accessible. Emmett Shear and Alex Stokes really went at it with some high-level and sophisticated sparring. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHGg...
Bridge Atlas - Episode 4: Alignment | Emmett Shear & Alex Stokes
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November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is probably the most literate discussion of alignment problems across crypto and AI protocols you’ll find anywhere that’s still generalist accessible. Emmett Shear and Alex Stokes really went at it with some high-level and sophisticated sparring. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHGg...
I’m going to run a conference called “HolyShitCon🤯 2026” to talk about AI developments. Who wants to come?
November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I’m going to run a conference called “HolyShitCon🤯 2026” to talk about AI developments. Who wants to come?
Am I really the first one to think of this transposed meme?
November 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Am I really the first one to think of this transposed meme?
