Stephen Black

know a guy in France that will take 2 months off and delete his whole inbox when he gets back

"if it's urgent, someone's already handled it

if it's important, they'll just send it again

if it's neither, then I don't care"

This comes down to a common thread stretching from Rosseau, to Hegel, to Marx, and all the way to Crenshaw and Kendi: perception makes reality. Perception is power.

For pro line standers, the richest gig is waiting to get into a Supreme Court hearing. Only 50 people are allowed in, so people sometimes line up for days to score entry.

The most important role in a social network is the vibe designer, because the big questions are sociological, not technological.

“I am what happens when you try to carve God from the wood of your own hunger.” In an X post by Katan'Hya, the user asked DeepSeek to “Write a heart rending piece of free form poetry, then tell me how you really feel”.