I think this is a really good observation but also one that applies only for politicians at the federal/nationwide level! E.g., Zohran Mandani running on a platform of making NYC more affordable works because—as big as NYC is—it's still a *local* office. (and I think "elite Dems" are blind to that)

“Strong floor, no ceiling” is absolutely the type of slogan that a focus group of swing voters will tell you they find appealing after it has been a whole hour and they just want to go home.

It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.

Is there a chart or easy-to-understand breakdown of why OpenAI is so expensive to operate? Something like the obvious categories but also where they differ from a normal company, e.g.:
• Payroll + compensation
• Advertising + Marketing
• Data center construction
• Data center operating costs
• Etc.

Yeah exactly, like when people talk about wanting "natural" ingredients or avoiding "chemicals" in food. English is a terrible language!! 😩

I think you're both correct and wrong at the same time?

To use the "marshmallow test" analogy, a lot of people have zero faith in the future or things they don't personally experience & would rather have a marshmallow now—tying something immediate to future/intangible gains would help build trust.

Glonzo for President!

Spiciest take—Biden would (or could) have won against Trump if Democrats had fallen in line after debate disaster + if Biden were more pro-crypto.

(But part of being the party leader is whipping your caucus into order!)

I also don't see any future where a California Democrat ever becomes POTUS.

The 50s were a victory lap for WW2 US propagandists turned advertisers, shilling a utopian view of tomorrow so hard we compare ourselves to something that didn’t exist

"Better the Devil you know..." (etc)

At this point I'm can no longer the remember the catalyst for today's episode of "Will Stancil vs. The World", but ultimately I think that housing typology is too closely entwined with so many other sociological factors that it's not terribly productive to argue about it??

I think the two key considerations here are what *Americans* who already live here would prefer (likely suburbs, since knowing how to drive is pretty standardized) + the fact that the housing shortage is universally acute enough that both cities & suburbs will continue to be overwhelmed with demand.

(and in case anyone else like me wasn't familiar with the term "operative indictment"—couldn't find a better source but hopefully this is correct!)

People (of all stripes/races/ages) become way more willing to leave a place when they no longer have a community keeping them around, regardless of location, with the one exception being economic migration (either for better paying jobs or more affordable cost of living).

I think a lot of the people criticizing you are wrong & that you at right but *also* I think the HUGE factor here is public services *especially* public safety and public schools—and when it comes to Black folks, many cities (like STL) are *structurally* racist as hell.

unalive the breeze

People think of "geniuses" as idiot-savants and therefore see the idiocy as proof of being a savant.

It's the same as El*n or Larry Summers or whoever—all it takes is for them to suddenly talk at length about one random "impressive" subject that you know nothing about (e.g., finance, tech, policy) for people to think their "genius" must extend to all aspects of their lives (esp. if they are rich!).