Day: March 18, 2025, 2:42 AM

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Chill Oof

When the dotcom bubble burst.

I was there, Gandalf. I was there 3,000 years ago when pets.com went to zero.

And it was a wild goddamn time. I’d already exited the market completely. I watched many friends and acquaintances go bankrupt. Some who did not were paying off margin debt for nearly a decade after that. It felt like an end of things. And then came 9/11 and a truly new era began — one we were still in until Trump 2.0.

Now, something more malignant is on the horizon than we could’ve even imagined back then. History is returning with a terrible vengeance and none of us are ready.

Chill Links

Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28. Anyone who uses that is a fucking dumbass.

A new survey of genomic evidence suggests our unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago. Subsequently, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.

Trump Celebrates After Killing Anti-Money-Laundering Law. Donald Trump is excited about one of the Treasury Department’s most sinister moves yet. Becoming a third world gangster state at a fast pace.

Anthropic’s CEO says that in 3 to 6 months, AI will be writing 90% of the code software developers were in charge of.

Trump’s tariffs are inflicting serious economic damage and reigniting inflation, OECD says.

Democratic Party’s favorability drops to a record low. Deservedly. They are fucking useless.

Trump Has Companies in Europe and Asia Walking a DEI Tightrope.

Gen Z’s Job Recession Needs Urgent Attention.

In America’s Insurance Crisis, Hail Hits Harder Than Hurricanes and Fires. Also a climate change effect, just not as flashy.

The Rise of the Degrowther Right.

The MAGA assault on US universities has begun in earnest. And it appears that the universities are going to passively surrender.

Elon Musk Has a Gaming Rig in His Government Office Where He’s Firing Workers for Being Lazy.

We Are Not Human Individuals.

We Were Badly Misled About the Event That Changed Our Lives.

Drone Warfare’s Terrifying AI-Enabled Next Step Is Imminent.

“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen. Piracy is the only ethical consumption method.