As we worry about deficits and debt, we need to talk more about how much private wealth there is in the US -- and how much more wealth there is today than there was in 2020. The new wealth of the top 1% alone is in the neighborhood of the entire National Debt (not deficit, debt).

Fun fact: The main research farm for Johnny's Seeds is in Albion Maine.

Sometimes I think the political compass maps pretty well onto guilt and anger susceptibility, where left is more guilt-susceptible and authoritarian is more anger-susceptible.

There are two main things "big government" can mean.
1. Big bureaucracy.
2. Big budget.
These are not the same, and it feels like Elon/Vivek are intentionally conflating the two.
Even if the bureaucracy needs some refactoring, the budget is not particularly large:

I'm guessing this was generated by AI. I've circled some clues.

In "V for Vendetta", "the 5th of November" was the trigger for collective action, when unilateral action was not enough.

We are witnessing the same thing with BlueSky right now. The 5th of November, once again, was a trigger for collective action when unilateral action was not enough.

Authenticity is about shrinking the gap between who you are & who others think you are. There are two main ways to do this:

1. change your self so it matches who they think you are (Fake it til you make it)

2. change their image of you so it matches your self (radical honesty).

Both can be good.