Tailrisk Bill

Tailrisk Bill

@dub.bsky.social

Roaming corporate comms consultant in emerging markets. APAC for now.

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I’m glad Bluesky shipped drafts but it also reminds me how long it’s been since anything was shipped? I don’t think it will be politics alone that will drive growth here.

It is entirely and completely likely and realistic that the military was just deployed to Venezuela in an effort acquire the nobel peace price.

The more I watch the car shooting the more it’s absolutely bonkers insane anyone would defend that. MAGA has decided that they won’t admit this guy made a mistake as it would somehow invalidate all of ICE? Not willing to admit there was even a mistake here is some crazy crazy behavior

The new entrepreneurship thing is to call yourself a “builder” and then vibe code weird little software apps that make millions by letting you edit PDFs with AI or whatever and lock people into recurring payments you forget about.

I periodically wonder what Bluesky management is up to. When was the last time there was any major product updates? Seriously, like a year? Two years?

It is quite possible the Rubio Miami Cuban coalition convinced Trump to do this- saying it would be good for his legacy etc. Because the oil thing is just not going to pan out - or at least not any time soon. Chevron is already there. Kicking out Maduro doesn’t magically make the oil flow.

Every time I’m in Europe I think about how bizarre it is that 1) the US just simply can’t do trains for basically inexplicable reasons. Even with conventional explanations, it seems totally insane 2) The US can’t do paid public toilets and Europe can? The US is the most capitalist country on earth?

It is clear that humans are going to have a lot of trouble staying sane with AI when you consider how people have the capability of anthropomorphizing almost anything they own like a car or a boat

I listened to a long interview with Nick Fuentes to get a clearer view of his beliefs. And.. 1) its just textbook racism. Classic ignorant bullshit. 2) He is incredibly talented and wraps this ignorance in something that sounds intelligent 3) It is very worrying that he is becoming mainstream.

This is a loss for the US and a gain for a bunch of countries that had “brain drain” problems. But at the same time, a lot of the best talent will probably end up in Europe and China.

Finally getting around to checking out Gavin Newsom's podcast. I gotta be honest, its not that bad as an interview podcast. Considering he just got into being a content creator and interviewer, its fairly decent and feels fairly natural.

Online media constantly gives too much info on people. You eventually realize some of the media personalities you like have cringy views on something that is hard to stomach. We were better off with the impersonal nightly newshour style media. Keep it professional. No parasocial relationships!