Ben Thompson
@thebent.bsky.social
Design, startups, mountains, trails📍Colorado
No kings in Durango CO
June 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
No kings in Durango CO
May 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Each click is like opening a tiny door into the most organized alternate universe as Wes Anderson might have curated it
accidentallywesanderson.com/surprise
accidentallywesanderson.com/surprise
May 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Each click is like opening a tiny door into the most organized alternate universe as Wes Anderson might have curated it
accidentallywesanderson.com/surprise
accidentallywesanderson.com/surprise
This picture of me was taken 25 years ago and I’m glad you reminded me about it
April 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This picture of me was taken 25 years ago and I’m glad you reminded me about it
you tell when I went oh shit this is happening after the Hardrock lottery
March 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
you tell when I went oh shit this is happening after the Hardrock lottery
How to feel fast in a town full of elite elites:
make an obscure Strava segment called “slightly inclined boring gravel connector (not that one)” and own the CR and Local Legend forever
make an obscure Strava segment called “slightly inclined boring gravel connector (not that one)” and own the CR and Local Legend forever
March 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How to feel fast in a town full of elite elites:
make an obscure Strava segment called “slightly inclined boring gravel connector (not that one)” and own the CR and Local Legend forever
make an obscure Strava segment called “slightly inclined boring gravel connector (not that one)” and own the CR and Local Legend forever
big day for guys who insist everything down there is totally fine
February 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
big day for guys who insist everything down there is totally fine
I say dress for the rain and the replies
January 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I say dress for the rain and the replies
This R.E.M. bio filled in a lot of gaps in my awareness and memory. Highly recommend if 80s/90s nostalgia might give you a boost rn
January 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This R.E.M. bio filled in a lot of gaps in my awareness and memory. Highly recommend if 80s/90s nostalgia might give you a boost rn
feeds full of retweeting identical content
January 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
feeds full of retweeting identical content
The AI face factory is getting warmed up over here. This batch all has identical content in their feeds. Reported and blocked
January 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The AI face factory is getting warmed up over here. This batch all has identical content in their feeds. Reported and blocked
So this happened today…
Been trying to get in for a decade.
Any other past runners or future hopefuls on this app?
#ultrarunning #hardrock100
Been trying to get in for a decade.
Any other past runners or future hopefuls on this app?
#ultrarunning #hardrock100
December 7, 2024 at 10:04 PM
So this happened today…
Been trying to get in for a decade.
Any other past runners or future hopefuls on this app?
#ultrarunning #hardrock100
Been trying to get in for a decade.
Any other past runners or future hopefuls on this app?
#ultrarunning #hardrock100
Well put, Andy.
Now do fitness… oh wait you just did:
“Try to offer a personalized AI [recap of your latest trail run]…
…end up being formulaic and making people feel predictable and wholy unoriginal. Soul can’t be scaled.”
Now do fitness… oh wait you just did:
“Try to offer a personalized AI [recap of your latest trail run]…
…end up being formulaic and making people feel predictable and wholy unoriginal. Soul can’t be scaled.”
December 5, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Well put, Andy.
Now do fitness… oh wait you just did:
“Try to offer a personalized AI [recap of your latest trail run]…
…end up being formulaic and making people feel predictable and wholy unoriginal. Soul can’t be scaled.”
Now do fitness… oh wait you just did:
“Try to offer a personalized AI [recap of your latest trail run]…
…end up being formulaic and making people feel predictable and wholy unoriginal. Soul can’t be scaled.”
Whoever sent the wine advent sampler box: Thank you for believing in my potential to drink daily
December 2, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Whoever sent the wine advent sampler box: Thank you for believing in my potential to drink daily
When water decides it’s the main character
November 25, 2024 at 9:36 PM
When water decides it’s the main character
Some late fall vibes for ya
November 18, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Some late fall vibes for ya