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Elon Musk @elonmusk
Highly recommended reading
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Mike Solana @micsolana
ngl i killed this one https://t.co/7YD3N12ZsY
9:05 AM ∙ Dec 14, 2022
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Marc Andreessen @pmarca
"So change the world, but be mindful of temptation, and make good use of your god mode powers while you have them. Because they never last forever."
piratewires.comThe Fifth Estatepirate wires #85 // summary and analysis of the twitter files, a dangerous alliance of powers, and technology’s nature brings the industry home
5:20 PM ∙ Dec 14, 2022
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Trae Stephens @traestephens
1/ History is the record of TOP players completing GOOD quests. This is a moral imperative. Check out the latest @PirateWires post by @markiewagner and I and ask yourself what the world would look like if our best players all took on good quests.
piratewires.comChoose Good Questsready player one. what did you get done this week?
2:34 PM ∙ Nov 23, 2022
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Balaji @balajis
Solana is right. The establishment spent down all their trust. They cancelled, swarmed, and purged — enough to destroy their credibility, yet not enough to fully silence competing voices. Now alternatives are rising. Decentralized media is winning.
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Mike Solana @micsolana
it's pretty simple: americans increasingly don't trust establishment voices because establishment voices keep lying. we increasingly listen to "conspiracy theorists" because "conspiracy theories" keep turning out true. a love letter to gay frogs and AOC. https://t.co/U2Nvq9eH33
7:14 PM ∙ Jul 27, 2022
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