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@jayclouse ANOTHER PUPPY??!?

Got called a "pessimist" today.

On the plus side (optimistic side?), that lead me to read a bunch on the philosophy of optimism and pessimism. 😄

Good overview on @philosopher1923:
https://www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/pessimism

@jevon 😆

I need new stock advice for 2023 😅

RT @venikunche: What are your favorite tech communities (Slack, Discord, FB groups etc) that are active and welcoming?

A quick note on why…

@thierylaverdure @chris__sev +1 for metatags!

@Shpigford @levelsio @elonmusk https://mobile.twitter.com/search?src=typed_query&q=from%3Amijustin%20well%20done

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?src=typed_query&q=from%3Amijustin%20nice

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=from%3Amijustin%20love&src=typed_query

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?src=typed_query&q=from%3Amijustin%20Beautiful

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?src=typed_query&q=from%3Amijustin%20awesome

@thisiskp_ 🥰 thanks for the love!

@toomaime @levelsio @Shpigford @elonmusk 🎯 this.

Why turn me into a cartoon (a “known elon hater”)?

Let’s discuss the ideas! Let’s explore the nuance in different topics, openly.

We’re all more three-dimensional than simple labels (“Elon lover/hater”)

@Shpigford @levelsio @elonmusk Got it. I don’t feel I was pessimistic in my response.

(Or pessimistic in general!)

Pushing back on ideas, challenging beliefs, and being concerned about the future isn’t “pessimism”.

That’s participating in the marketplace of ideas.

@folrry Nothing simple (or easy) about building rockets 😉

@Shpigford @levelsio @elonmusk Nothing pessimistic about my response; I’m just pushing back on the idea that the ethos being described here applies to most of Elon’s work.

Isn’t “pushing back on ideas” a feature of free speech?

@CicmilJovan @levelsio @elonmusk There’s nothing “bad” about pushing back on an idea.

I don’t think the ethos being described here applies to most of Elon’s work

(and I don’t think that ethos will work particularly well for something as big and complex as Twitter)

Probably works for small projects 👍

@secos @Shpigford @levelsio @elonmusk ☝️ this. There’s nothing “bad” about pushing back on an idea.

I don’t think the ethos being described here applies to most of Elon’s work

(and I don’t think that ethos will work particularly well for something as big and complex as Twitter)

Probably works for small projects 👍

@levelsio @elonmusk I’m guessing if you’re building rockets and designing self-driving cars “picking the most simple solution for every problem” isn’t a great strategy.

(Also, let’s check back and see how this worked out for Elon’s Twitter in a year)

So good. ❤️ https://twitter.com/calebporzio/status/1587527203008528385

@TheAmolAvasare @jamesrbuk @elonmusk What if it’s 0.05% of MAUs? Or 1%? Or 0.73%?

We can pull any percentage out of a hat.

https://sive.rs/1pct

RT @jamesrbuk: If one in five current blue ticks paid $20 a month that would raise just under $15 million a year for Twitter…Twitter’s curr…

RT @KristyT: I cannot stop laughing at "We need to pay the bills somehow!" 😂😂😂

@phuctm97 @queue_so Nice work! 🍻

@JoelKlettke It’s really wonderful. 🥰

Let’s normalize holding rich, powerful, influential people accountable for what they do and say.

I’ve been criticizing Elon long before he took over Twitter.

(You clearly haven’t been reading my newsletter or my tweets 😉)

We should all be criticizing Elon: he has a repeated pattern of spreading misinformation, hurling obnoxious insults, and causing securities fraud here.

@GBPpilot I’ve been criticizing Elon long before he took over Twitter.

You clearly haven’t been reading my newsletter (or my tweets). 😉

@aarondfrancis @earthlingworks @jessethanley I should have looked this up before I repeated it 😅

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Smooth%20Brain

@5harath This was a good one! 🙌

@aarondfrancis @jessethanley ok. I'm a "smooth brained twitter addict" who doesn't want to pay an ongoing fee for verification. 😉

(And doesn't want my existing verification, that took a long time to get [and me sending government ID to them] to get revoked)

@stopcontinues @JackEllis @taylorotwell That's not how it works currently. If you sold your account you would lose verified status:

#loss-tab" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts#loss-tab

@jessethanley @aarondfrancis I've unsubbed to Blue multiple times because it hasn't proven valuable enough.

(I most recently resubbed so I could fix a typo in a tweet)

But unsubscribing from Blue previously just meant I'd lose a few features.

It's Ok that I don't want to pay (ongoing) for verification.

This was the first time I used @brennandunn's new @HelloPalladio email template service.

Worked great; looks great! 👍

@jessethanley @aarondfrancis Originally it was $20/month.

Then he replied to King? "what about $8?"

I'll probably continue to pay for Blue so that I won't be impersonated on Twitter? 🤷‍♂️

The form doesn't match the function here.

All of this feels desperate (and won't solve Twitter's money problems).

Already got some great responses to this email.

Thanks, Kai, Cam, Stephen, and Edward! 🙌

@aarondfrancis @jessethanley I agree verification has value, but do you really want to pay *monthly* for that?

Which do you prefer?

- $20/month ongoing fee to maintain your "verified" status
- One-time fee ($100?) to become verified

@JeffDauler ❤️ thank you!

@jessethanley @aarondfrancis I do pay twitter (for Blue) already.

People pay for things they "want." We want value.

Nobody wants to pay an ongoing subscription for something like "verification." (No other social networks charge for that either).

Ideas from 2013:
https://justinjackson.ca/twitter-business

I'm trying something new for my email newsletter.

Here's my first attempt:

https://justinjackson.ck.page/posts/a-few-thoughts-from-today

(let me know what you think)

(subscribe if you want)

@mjwhansen I'm not a big fan of many Cato Institute positions (especially around climate change) but this perspective is interesting:

"Avoiding global inflation had more to do with the absence of wars and revolutions in oil-producing countries (such as Russia)."

https://www.cato.org/blog/stop-lionizing-paul-volcker-villainizing-arthur-burns

@jack @tailwindcss More @bluesky details here:

"The web. Email. RSS feeds. XMPP chats. What all these technologies had in common is they allowed people to freely interact and create content, without a single intermediary."

https://blueskyweb.org/

A very "tailwindy" landing page for @jack's new alternative to existing social networks.

https://bsky.app/

👀 @tailwindcss

@mjwhansen It's interesting to read this critique of Volker: that he didn't stick to his guns and lowered the federal funds rate (by 7 percentage points) too early.

https://www.ft.com/content/45ab5a45-6f32-49b3-be5d-9193071de970

@janetacarr @mjwhansen 😆 I just read this article that Michele tweeted earlier, so it was top of mind!

https://imgracehuang.medium.com/how-bad-did-it-get-3ece4d6cdbba

@mjwhansen How do you feel about The Federal Reserve's current approach to the economy?

(Inflation, interest rates, recession, etc)

@adamwathan SO GOOD! 🙌

💃🔥

@gtichy Haha. https://twitter.com/IanColdwater/status/1587456814815158272

@jonrojas I’m not sure the “majority of Twitter users” are using Twitter as a promotional tool.

Lots of users outside our bubble who use it just to chat, gossip, catch up on news, follow interesting people.

@Shpigford The underlying problem (for Elon, and his new team) is this isn’t fantasy baseball.

He acquired a terrible business. Twitter is a money-losing machine. Social has tons of other inherent problems.

This “throw shit at the wall” approach isn’t strategy for them; it’s desperation.

None of this is planned out. Read the text messages between Musk, Calacanis, Andreessen, etc

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23112929-elon-musk-text-exhibits-twitter-v-musk

Then (and now) they’re “blithely throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/09/elon-musk-texts-twitter-trial-jack-dorsey/671619/

These “features” are desperate money making ideas from a desperate billionaire who overpaid for a social network that’s been losing money for years.

@adamwathan You and the @tailwindcss team should be super proud of everything you’ve accomplished. 🎉

@tdinh_me Which product?

Most of my friends with more followers and engagement aren’t verified. https://twitter.com/kylegawley/status/1587243553138294786

@kylegawley My friends who have way more followers and engagement than me aren’t verified.

Elon needs $1 billion of annual revenue from Twitter just to pay the interest on the loan he took out (up from $50 million last year).

It’s going to take a lot more than this to just meet his interest payments.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/30/technology/elon-musk-twitter-debt.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhlSFUYAybJUNMnqBqCgvfeh7E4gXm7KTWOSnNe0OUJH4WavkvAb7YlZ8c2237TYu59B4IVZa44yP5DbQsqQhO0o5CAldNaL3xp8dziBiY_1sPDGO1mqm6vZDK3d6Ivm7TntkrZaWDoXKbPwDZ2clYe1JhucFCt230NwL6UUbImn4kjgopyQ8xyVjwCZyKVv_H3Ch0YOdyObB_U7wVeSPgOEHiI3obas-RcBV0UXVHWT3p_4nI_6MdfPL4VPaX-KR0mf6nukPnGz4Ro5niE-7bXS-KJUtU&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

@itsjoeturner Sure. We’ve been proposing those ideas for a long time.

But “ongoing cost for verification” is just dumb. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/996635720583282689

@JackEllis @taylorotwell A one-time fee makes more sense.

But Elon is already breaking the first rule of saas: he’s trying to charge a recurring subscription for something that should be a one-time cost,

Seems weird to make me pay Twitter every month so other people won’t impersonate me. 🤷‍♂️

The point of verification is a one-time process for determining that you really are who you claim to be.

They’ve already verified me (which included me sending a photo of my passport!)

🤦‍♂️ it’s fine to charge your power users, but no power users had “charge me $20/month for verification” on their wish list. https://twitter.com/Jessicalessin/status/1587165720684601345

Cool. This is the greatest day of our lives.

Of all the other watering holes you participate in, which one most approximates what you get out of Twitter?

(Anything that even comes close?)

Bootstrappers, founders, devs, indie makers: besides Twitter, where else do you hang out online?

(Where else do you have online community other than here?)

Slack, Discord, Reddit, Hacker News, LinkedIn, specific forums?

@dremilyanhalt The most powerful impact for me was having a professional tell me:

"You're not the only one to experience this. Lots of people experience this. You can get through it."

@mattwensing Do you have a source for that number?

I'm always interested in quantifying this stuff.

The "there are 5 million PHP devs" figure gets thrown around a lot, but I've never been able to find an authoritative source.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/810520047747813376

Are there more software developers than accountants?

How many software developers do you think there are in the world?

RT @5harath: Chatting with the super awesome @mijustin tomorrow on my podcast - The Undefeated Underdogs!

What should I ask him? https://t…

Yes! A retro “HyperCard” tool for building computer programs visually

https://beyondloom.com/decker/index.html

@ianlandsman @earthlingworks Me too!

If you like Monkey Island, play “Day of the Tentacle” next.

@kylefox No costume, no problem.

The world needs more kindness, open-heartedness, and generosity.

Less "Halloween Scrooges."

Should you give out candy to teenagers who show up on Halloween?

HELL YES.

If you have the opportunity to spread some good cheer to a teenager (or really, anyone who shows up at your door) why wouldn’t you?

Being a teenager is tough; show them some kindness!

Should you give out candy to teenagers who show up Halloween?

HELL YES.

If you have the opportunity to spread some good cheer on Halloween to a teenager (or really, anyone who shows up at your door) why wouldn’t you?

Being a teenager is tough; show them some kindness!

@theartofchristi If you’re feeling depressed, I highly recommend @KHayhoe’s book. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1533513752233926658

@wassimdotco Uranium is the main fuel for nuclear reactors. Why do they need oil?

We’ll need oil, ore, cement etc to build the infrastructure, but there could be far less oil consumed for transportation, residential, etc

We need to decouple economic growth from oil supply.

@wassimdotco That’s not true.

You could still, foreseeably, have economic growth and reduce emissions.

Some sectors (like oil and gas) would be adversely affected, but other sectors (carbon capture) could thrive.

@wassimdotco “Collective action is needed by the world’s nations more now than at any point since the second world war to avoid climate tipping points, Prof Johan Rockström said.”

There’s still a chance.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/world-close-to-irreversible-climate-breakdown-warn-major-studies

We really are at the precipice of some really shitty consequences if we don’t act soon.

If you’re someone who likes making things, it’s in your interest to care and act!

4. Make your contributions to fighting climate change automatic.

For founders, @stripe’s climate program is the easiest way to get started.

@TransistorFM also donates to @RainforestUS.

https://stripe.com/en-ca/climate

3. Start making changes in your own life. Focusing on your own carbon footprint won’t be a meaningful change on its own, but as a larger movement it helps.

I’m not talking about virtue signaling.

For most high-income workers, the most impactful change we can make is to fly less

2. Write your politicians and tell them you care. Tell them we can’t keep going this way. If you’re in the Pacific Northwest, talk about how fire and smoke is impacting your life and health. Tell them you want them to fix this.

Avoiding topics that make us uncomfortable isn’t a strategy (in business, or in dealing with threats like climate change).

What can you do?

1. The first thing you can do is care. Care about this enough to look at the research, and see the trend for yourself.

“We have so much scientific evidence that we are very, very close to irreversible changes.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/world-close-to-irreversible-climate-breakdown-warn-major-studies

☝️ Statistically, when I post these links most people don’t click on them.

I hope more people start paying attention.

If you’re a founder, entrepreneur, indie hacker, and this current recession scares you, you should really pay attention to the climate crisis.

The economic and societal fallout from an inhospitable planet will be way worse than anything we’re experiencing now.

@sune_j In this case, the “devil” is in total impact: trades like plumbing just haven’t been disrupted or changed by technology in the same way that other sectors have.

@sune_j But they haven't undergone the large-scale transformation that other sectors have: manufacturing (with robotics), AI-generative art, e-commerce, etc...

@r00k @tuple @daringfireball 👀 eager to hear about this. I’ve considered it a few times but I’ve never pulled the trigger!

@adamdavidson Perhaps relevant to a present-day innovator/businessman/celebrity?

@AlexanderHaque @TransistorFM Yes! It was great. 👍

The trend I notice amongst my friends: it’s relatively easy to get an illustrator (or AI) to make you a logo, but exceedingly difficult to find someone to fix your dishwasher. 😜

5/x

Why do you think that is?

While some trade work has benefitted from technological “augmentation” (power tools) so much of that work still seems to rely on human brains, human assessment, and manual human labor.

4/x

When you discussed jobs of the past (that involved back-breaking labor) and jobs of the present (humans as micro-controller) it seems like trade work involves both of these features, but there’s been very little technological replacement of this type of work.

3/x

But there are certain types of trade work (HVAC repair, plumbing, carpentry, roofing, electrician) that seem largely unchanged over the past decades, and doesn’t seem likely to be replaced by technology anytime soon.

2/x

A question I would have loved to have asked @delong:

Technology has disrupted a certain type of human work (the loom, the plow, the switchboard, manufacturing) and AI seems poised to disrupt modern work (drivers, illustrators, programmers).

1/x

I really enjoyed @delong’s interview on the @every podcast:

https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9ee85f7

A fascinating historical perspective on human development, technology, capitalism, and culture.

(After listening I bought his new book, Slouching Towards Utopia)

@typeoneerror I haven’t seen it yet! 😅

@peldi @balsamiq Love it!

👀 I want to see that list of items in the Balsamiq Workstation.

😍 I love the idea of @balsamiq's "Nest":

"As a remote-first company, we don't really need an office. So instead we built what we call "The Nest", a space for us to gather for company retreats, team mini-retreats, and yes, the occasional work session."

https://balsamiq.com/company/locations/the-nest/

@panphora @JannaSlow ❤️

More of my thoughts here:

https://justinjackson.ca/ai-darkside

@jamesm @adamwathan Y’all seeing a movie or just eating the snacks? 😄

@chrisfosterelli @podcastharry Ok. But how do I “growth hack” this? 😄😜

@pelaseyed Like this?

@podcastharry I'm more curious about how a specific product becomes the defacto recommendation in a language-model like this.