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"A complex decision is like a great river, drawing from its many tributaries the innumerable premises of which it is constituted." - HA Simon

https://adamelkus.com/ + also @ aelkus on twitter

all opinions my own but also your cat's
document things like this, flouncing, and other stuff
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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compiling forum lore dynamics is a good pivot to wiki use case btw
“alt board that needs main board to fuel itself because it lacks sufficient dynamics of its own to survive” is well known internet pathology probably going back to BBS era
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
finance and gambling are big cultures of tech right now
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“alt board that needs main board to fuel itself because it lacks sufficient dynamics of its own to survive” is well known internet pathology probably going back to BBS era
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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like i can understand entertainment value of this and its better to have outer enemies than inner enemies. but all it does is drive home message that x is where things truly happen and we’re a ghost town alt-board
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
competing for mates? nah she a born hater, she does it for the love of the game
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
they’re only going to get serious when they actually have to justify investment. which is why i am rooting for a crash. ai needs discipline and frugality
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
anecdotally its already happening
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
the vegans won’t take their victory lap because they will oppose lab grown meat
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
pretty sure even shadiest live service devs are paragons of integrity compared to FIFA
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
you are the appointed punching bag
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“maybe he really needs to have the dinosaur plushie”
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a certain electric car company over-indexed on it
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
despite being written largely abt online 2010s media
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
the book is really insane bc almost every single thing he talks abt is now how legacy media orgs behave
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
In "Trust me, I'm Lying," Ryan Holiday talked about how online-only media outlets (then 2010s blogging) dishonestly edited headlines and content post-hoc, often reactively in response to outrage or being caught getting things wrong. its really incredible that this is MSM now
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
rent-seeking
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
is the bearded guy the syrian leader?
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM