Ideas I want to write about
Magritte's work feels like permission to get weird, to surrender to fantasy, to wear fewer clothes—or no clothes at all—to experiment, flirt, be curious, and get a little unhinged. It is a time to mingle with the mythical creatures that exist in perpetual summer, unicorns and nymphs endlessly trapped in a lush dreamscape. And doesn't summer always ... See more
René Magritte, Gertrude Abercrombie, and Alex Katz Feel Like Summer
doesn't reality always feel a bit tenuous in summer? The way the days lose structure, how they blend into one another, how time moves in funny ways.
René Magritte, Gertrude Abercrombie, and Alex Katz Feel Like Summer
Dense Discovery – Issue 343 / The map is not the territory
densediscovery.com
Their genius? Converting intellectual positions into market arbitrage while wielding (and often owning) digital megaphones to reshape the very reality their investments bet against.
The New Legislators of Silicon Valley - The Ideas Letter
“Please continue to carry out your activities with dignity, adhering to the philosophies that you hold dear.”
Cotton + Kettle = Cottle
Speed isn’t just important, it is the moat. The ability to build, ship, learn, and adapt faster than everyone else is the only sustainable edge right now. In a world where everything is open source, everything is demo-able, and everything is one blog post away from being copied, speed is the only thing that compounds.
Clouded Judgement 5.30.25 - Moats in the Age of AI
To opt out, though, is to be excluded.
Adam Aleksic • how the algorithm keeps you under control
The cocktail server is fulfilling the needs of the guest who want to get a couple beers for the people who don’t drink liquor at the table. The server is building the guests trust by trying to “save them money” by getting one free. However, the server took it from a two beer order to a $30 add on purchase to the