Every friend I talk to is overworked since AI. Working weekends. Always on their phone prompting. Kinda sad.

Why do they always trash talk going to space as wasting resources that could feed the poor. Not once do I ever hear “imagine all the poor people who could've been fed with the money spent on the No Kings protests or welfare fraud”

Unfortunately most people including space fans, have no understanding of building infrastructure on the Moon. A bunch of small construction vehicles sent by Starship can build a mass driver in just few short years. Humans suck at comprehending future scale and it’s worsened by how long and difficult it is to build things down here on Earth due to regulations but such things do not exist in space and are driven by companies who actually need to lay down the foundation. Everyone needs to sit down and binge watch ANTHROFUTURISM on YouTube! The 2030s will be a turning point in human history.

I have a pet theory that the suckiness and stuckness of modernity is largely due to lack of a frontier. There must be new territory to expand into, places no one yet owns that aren’t choked with rent-seeking parasites. There was a gap in time between settling the whole Earth and space being economically settleable. If we can build financially viable moon bases now, then thankfully the suck period has ended and a new age of exploration has begun. Expect everything to get better in a million ways small and big.

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A New York bill would ban AI from answering questions related to several licensed professions like medicine, law, dentistry, nursing, psychology, social work, engineering, and more. The companies would be liable if the chatbots give “substantive responses” in these areas.

This is fascinating... the HEIGHT of the ceiling in the room you're working in has a DIRECT impact on how creative you are It's called the Cathedral Effect How it works: Your brain borrows metaphors from the physical world (space is one of the strongest) When a room feels tall and open, your mind unconsciously associates that with freedom and possibility - you zoom OUT When a room feels tight or enclosed, your mind goes into precision mode… attention narrows. You notice typos, spot mistakes, and hone in on details - you zoom IN Researchers found that people in high-ceiling rooms perform better on creativity. People in low-ceiling rooms perform better on detail orientation and error detection Churches and museums have soaring ceilings - meant to inspire awe. Libraries and war rooms are tighter - meant for concentration Startup brainstorms love lofts, and accounting teams love small rooms with doors Even coffee shops do this. The ones designed for deep work tend to be lower and quieter. The ones designed for conversation tend to feel more open So if you’re doing creative stuff - writing, designing, brainstorming - do it in a LARGE room with high ceilings. Then move to a smaller room to edit and proofread.

My Conversation with John Mackey (@iamjohnmackey), co-founder of Whole Foods Market. 0:00 Fanatical Entrepreneurs: Why Work Feels Like Play 2:18 The Missionary vs. Mercenary Co-Founder Conflict 6:16 The Shirtless Hitchhiking Hippie and Johnny Rockefeller 8:12 Entrepreneur Confidence: Solving Puzzles and Cracking the Code 10:19 Flying Under the Radar: How Supermarkets Ignored Whole Foods 10:52 Venture Capitalists Are Hitchhikers With Credit Cards 14:03 Builder Entrepreneurs vs. Serial Entrepreneurs 16:31 Time Is the Only Filter I Trust 20:52 How Walmart Accidentally Fueled Whole Foods' Success 24:01 The Jaw-Drop Effect: When Customers First Walked In 27:17 Growth Through Acquisition: Building Geographic Platforms 29:19 Secret Allies: The Natural Foods Network 33:17 Mrs. Gooch's and the Revelation of Scale 34:52 Missionaries Sharing Financial Statements and Building Friendships 38:10 Never Competing Head-On With Friends 41:22 Going Public and Creating Liquidity for the Network 42:00 Continuous Learning: The Michael Dell Principle 44:10 Steve Jobs and Spotting Markets With Second-Rate Products 46:50 The Joy of Watching Team Members Become Millionaires 48:09 Capitalism: The Greatest Thing Humans Ever Invented 55:59 Cult Brands Are Built by Evangelists 58:01 Passion Is Infectious: The Reality Distortion Field 1:00:08 From Busboy to CEO: The Resume of an Entrepreneur 1:02:57 Learning From Near-Death Experiences 1:04:05 Money Means Freedom: Early Work Ethic 1:05:25 Shoe Dog as the Benchmark: Belief Is Irresistible 1:09:16 Documenting Time: Why Chronology Matters in Memoirs 1:11:14 Rockefeller, Bezos, and Musk: The Master Strategists 1:14:39 Using Doubt as Fuel: The Slow Burn of Proving People Wrong 1:20:04 Daniel Ek and Having No Ceilings 1:23:09 How His Father Shaped His Ambition 1:25:52 Firing His Father From the Board: The Hardest Decision 1:28:01 His Mother's Deathbed Wish and Lasting Regret 1:34:47 The Ceremony of Forgiveness 1:36:17 MDMA Therapy and Breathwork: Accessing Deeper Consciousness 1:38:54 The Entrepreneurial Journey as a Spiritual Journey 1:40:45 Conclusion Includes paid partnerships.