Tech, politics, and optimism.
I've been meaning to write you all. Seven weeks ago I launched my campaign for California State Assembly in our 51st district. My launch video went viral on Instagram and X which led to multiple interviews . That one three-minute video has reached orders of magnitude more people
The countercultural in the '60s was the hippies. We landed on the moon in July of 1969. Woodstock started three weeks later, and with the benefit of hindsight, that’s when progress ended, and the hippies took over the country. Today the counterculture is to believe in science
Primary season is upon and it's time to remember you are an actual citizen of an actual country called The United States of America that is actually the greatest country in the world. Take pride in your citizenship here. For the USA to lose, that means humanity loses.
I’m almost through Chris Dixon’s new book Read Write Own and think it’s awesome. I highly recommend it for those wanting to learn more about why blockchain technology has such potential. As Dixon argues, blockchain is not just “internet money”, it is
Slower week fam, trying to lower heart rate and recover my brain. Your brain on X is your brain on fire. Fire is good, but sometimes you need to step back. Reply to this newsletter directly if you have feedback for how I present the info. My homie Shawn Dog
"I have observed that not the man who hopes when others despair, but the man who despairs when others hope, is admired by a large class of persons as a sage." - John Stuart Mill Me getting this out asap so I can return to the fam: " Colorado
I guess if I had to put it all simply it would be legalize conversation, legalize being wrong in the pursuit of truth, legalize technology, legalize building, legalize actual progress not "progress", legalize the best among us and the best within ourselves to make an impact on humanity
I recently torpedoed a dinner party arguing the fact that rising income inequality in the US is just not a real thing. This will break so many people’s brains. The system is working. You are being misguided by people who have a fundamental misunderstanding of the facts . I
I was in a heated vinyasa yoga class and in the middle of it we took a break from the poses and the instructor asked us to appreciate this moment. Appreciate that we took time out of our day to give to ourselves. Appreciate how we came to be in
I swear to god it saddens me so damn much how negative most people are about the state of the world and where things are headed. I'm bursting with optimism over here because I'm constantly reading about technology and how powerful of a driver it is
“The next four days were a period torn out of the world’s usual context, like a breathing spell with a sweep of clean air piercing mankind’s lethargic suffocation. For thirty years or longer, the newspapers had featured nothing but disasters, catastrophes, betrayals, the shrinking stature
Right as my quaint little weekly newsletter was going to press the biggest leadership change in tech since Jobs hit the streets. Sam Altman has been ousted from the company he built. Ousted by a non profit board of nobodies who, by all accounts, were so worried about "safety&
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated;
Inspired by Chamath Palihapitiya , I want to start sharing things I read throughout the week that I found interesting. Let me know what you think. A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor
Read this description of how modern computing chips are made and I beg of you to even attempt to look me in the eye and tell me with a straight face that there is a single problem humanity can’t solve: An extreme ultraviolet lithography machine is a technological