I timed the housing market and bought my place in San Jose for $365k. Or as a normal person would say, I got lucky and there is nothing that can be reproduced from my experience. Owning a home in the Bay Area is a kind of windfall for most people, and does not represent their hard work, intelligence, or skill at investing.

I wouldn't recommend a tech heavy portfolio right now. There is a time to ride the wave behind the biggest players in the market, which would be the bulge banks (like Goldman Sachs with around $2T) and not individual billionaires. And a time to step back and realize that most of us don't have an investment portfolio that can survive rash behvaior. So no, I don't care about billionaires, I'm not going to follow them anywhere. And white color compensation at tech companies has more to do with the money spilling down to create a petty bourgeoisie of professionals that think they are equals to their boss even though we fold like a cheap lawn chair when the return-to-office orders come in.

And good luck picking the AI company that is going to still be here in 5 years. The winner will be the one that buys up the bankruptcies and consolidates the data centers and hardware left behind after the bubble bursts.

Modern "innovation" is scams all the way down. From B. S. crypto to taxis disguised as "ride sharing" with no employees, only gig contract workers. Some countries are calling the scams out, while the grift thrives in most places.

Also, add to the terms of service policy that after N minutes grace period, there will be a per minute fee while occupying the vehicle.

Calling 911 for a non-emergency because the robotaxi can't figure out how to run its own business is just a way for a wealthy corporation to burn taxpayer money. I shouldn't have to pay more taxes (or get less services) because Waymo is incompetent.

I don't really care what happens to billionaires.

The Commerce clause gives the federal government nearly limitless authority over the States despite what the rest of the Constitution says.

Not usually. You have to add so many plasticizers back in that it would be more economical to burn it in a modern waste-to-energy incinerator, if onlynthose weren't basically illegal in California

Commercial speech is not free speech ... Fight me

There won't be any money to hire you after the bubble pops. We'll potentially enter a recession that lasts for a few quarters or perhaps a few years.

AI fraudsters that tricked millions of middle class retirement account managers to invest in the wrong* AI companies are going to come out ahead of course.

* I say wrong companies, because I don't believe anyone can pick the winners right now.

Simple LED display, radio, and the alarm was just a square wave BEEP BEEP BEEP at 90 dB like the house was on fire. I got it for $5 at a yard sale in the 1990's and that was my go-to for waking up my teenage self.

No one doing the hiring is competent, even if they accidentally hire competent people.

It can make completing school or holding most jobs a difficult and frustrating thing. So it isn't simply because someone decided the label is negative. But it is that modern society does not adapt around ADHD, so people with it have to adapt around society. Often with no diagnoses and little help or guidance.

Prop a few CDs on your bookshelf in the background while you stream.

In the US, U-turns are illegal in some states, and necessary in others. But we don't make a person who has a license in a different state take any tests to drive in a new state. It only comes up if someone becomes a resident, then they apply for id and license in their new state and take a written driving test. It's all multiple choice and if you fail it you can immediately take it again.