People often talk about “privilege” as if it’s mostly about money. I suspect the highest sort of privilege is ‘focused attention from high-quality nervous systems who try to teach you their best moves’

And love, of course, but there’s more overlap than people realize

The holidays are a good time to reconnect w/ people who’ve helped you get where you are. Find your senior year English teacher, say you appreciate her patience. Write to your last boss. You won’t be giving up anything. Gratitude feels good both to receive & to give.

I call this the “Zillow Effect”

Seamless online transactions increases demand while supply stays the same. Applies to housing, job applications, college applications, used items, concert tickets, dating, hot vacation spots, and more

La comunidad es la moneda del nuevo Internet y las membresías son la forma en que se le pagará.

“Animals live in a state of perpetual religious ecstasy.”

memories may stay. but i will grow and change

There's a new kind of coding I call "vibe coding", where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists. It's possible because the LLMs (e.g. Cursor Composer w Sonnet) are getting too good. Also I just talk to Composer with SuperWhisper so I barely even touch the keyboard. I ask for the dumbest things... See more

Susie Dent

@susie_dent

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May 2, 2024

Yes, for that we have the Italian ‘sprezzatura’: a casual nonchalance that hides the effort going on behind the scenes.

the sexual tension between me and disappearing without an explanation