14: Generative AI

Generative AI Could Add $4.4 Trillion a Year to the Global Economy, McKinsey Finds $4.4 trillion is the high end of a range, with the lower bound sitting at $2.6 trillion. Even if the value created were to fall on the low end, it would still approximate the GDP of the United Kingdom, which was $3.1 trillion in 2021.

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The Dream of Harvesting Solar Power From Space Is Gaining Momentum
New Tesla Concept Store Shows How Its Electric Cars Are Built in 45 Seconds

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A New Lab-Grown Meat Factory in Spain Will Churn Out 1,000 Metric Tons of Beef Per Year
Solar Power Investment Will Overtake Oil for the First Time Ever This Year

Lab-Grown Chicken Is Now Legal for Sale in the US

14: Media And History

Here it is https://t.co/Qw6l3psE3O

— Karim Naufal (@mysticaltech) July 13, 2023

Life, the Universe and Everything https://t.co/gOlfUsnqd9

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2023

A suggestion if you aren’t a great cook and don’t have much time. Leftover fish (from a restaurant meal), canned black-eyed peas, instant rice, frozen mixed vegetables. Makes 4 meals😋#Dietitian #Nutritious #Delicious pic.twitter.com/8EAQvvp8j6

— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) July 13, 2023

While we face unprecedented flooding, record heat, and toxic air, our Congress has done nothing on climate. @ClimateDefiance is engaged in peaceful protest to shame us into action. I appreciate their courage and urgency. https://t.co/Sff4jAOmZV

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 13, 2023

Hear me out here @elonmusk:

What if Twitter launched an Instagram competitor? 🤣

The basically have no competitor.

— immad (@immad) July 13, 2023

SEC Statement on Ripple has vibes of young campaign hack spinning on bad facts, vs powerful government agency expected to tell the truth. Do better. pic.twitter.com/NIYc5260rL

— Katie Biber (@katiebiber) July 13, 2023

I’m going to @xai’s upcoming Space. Will you join too? https://t.co/fmnvoW7bmx

— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) July 13, 2023

Best acquisition I've had was on @microacquire

<1 wk from listing to close

Beat 100+ buyers w/email titled "Serious cash buyer"

LOI in 1 day

Transition was excellent, even w/first time seller.

Very well documented, patiently trained, & was seamless as a buyer could ask for.

— Ujwal Velagapudi (@UjwalVelagapudi) July 13, 2023

So I am at Walmart scanning and bagging my almost $300 worth of groceries while the employee "monitors" and then this happened.
Her - why are you double bagging all of your groceries?
Me - excuse me?
Her - you are wasting our bags!
Me - if you don't like the way I'm bagging the… pic.twitter.com/M1q647qH6M

— RANDYS777 (@RandySevy) July 12, 2023

Leveraged & Shared Assets (LSA) is not just a concept. It's an attribute of exponential growth, adopted by giants like Uber & Airbnb to outshine Hertz & Marriott. It's about staying nimble & scaling with zero friction

— Peter H. Diamandis, MD (@PeterDiamandis) July 13, 2023

This is a shocking visual 🤯 pic.twitter.com/rcyf6VZHDH

— Pomp 🌪 (@APompliano) July 13, 2023

You can make $5,000 per month using Canva.

But most people don't know how.

Here's how to use Canva to create digital products and make money:

— Ihtesham Haider (@ihteshamit) July 13, 2023

We continue our very successful agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine on its way to NATO by preparing treaties with countries... bilateral treaties. Only a day after Vilnius, six countries have already joined the seven largest democracies of the world with which we agreed… pic.twitter.com/Iv8ADqpIJu

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 13, 2023

This is the most absurd govt press release ever. It lays bare the SEC's real agenda. Not to protect consumers but to get people. https://t.co/Mtqyizftpu

— Cameron Winklevoss (@cameron) July 13, 2023

Why I love NYC:

Target: 3 min walk
Coffee: 1 min walk
Kid’s doctor: 7 min walk
Haircut: 5 min walk
Dentist: 8 min walk
Central Park: 12 min walk
Any type of food: 8 min walk

— StripMallGuy (@realEstateTrent) July 13, 2023

Here is how to improve your writing style:

Have you heard of the "F-Shaped" reading pattern?

It's a way in which people typically scan web pages, much like how the letter "F" is formed.

The first move is a horizontal sweep right across the top of the page.

Next, they drop… pic.twitter.com/cYB0s80nmb

— Linus (●ᴗ●) (@LinusEkenstam) July 13, 2023

I’ve been working remotely since 2011.

Hot take:

Being tied to an office makes you think too small as the business owner.

You’re constantly drawn back into the weeds.

People have access to you so they step in your office and pull you in to help.

Its hard to think bigger.

— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) July 13, 2023

"Google Search Generative Experience" is like the product names Microsoft had at its lowest point. You know a company has become mired in bureaucracy when things start to have names like that.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

Bug conquered; can go to sleep victorious.

— Greg Brockman (@gdb) July 14, 2023

Bonne fête nationale à @EmmanuelMacron et au peuple de France!

As close friends and Allies, we are united by commitment to democracy, rule of law and freedom. Freedom does not come for free. I thank you for your strong commitment to our common security. pic.twitter.com/aBO8dsYTnQ

— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) July 14, 2023

Development of the car replaced the horse as a mobility tool

The largest industry of the 20th century

Development of humanoid robots offers the promise to replace humans as the bearer of hard/dull tasks

This is more difficult & potentially more significant than the automobile pic.twitter.com/Vp9GSFzzUt

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) July 13, 2023

It's a little strange how we've tacitly agreed that the way use programs like ChatGPT is to plagiarize them rather than to cite them.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

What @elonmusk just did with Twitter ads is brilliant.

He just made every major creator on the platform a financial beneficiary.

When Twitter sells ads, the community gets a slice.

Alignment of incentives.

Same thing with paid subscriptions.

When creators get paid, Twitter…

— Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) July 13, 2023

I had 92 million impressions last month and just made $7.21.

— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) July 13, 2023

I have 266,000 followers and make $0

I am never deleting this app

— Inverse Cramer (Not Jim Cramer) (@CramerTracker) July 14, 2023

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— Beth Marie (@BethMarie_007) July 14, 2023

It's astounding to me that in a country that has been successful due to:

- Free markets
- Democracy
- Entrepreneurship

We don't teach any of this in school.

Especially entrepreneurship.

Instead, we spend thousands of hours teaching kids advanced calculus that 99.9% of them…

— Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) July 13, 2023

There's a huge divergence in the rate at which men and women repay student loans. Is this because they major in different things, or does this pattern hold even within individual majors? (Image via @Noahpinion.) pic.twitter.com/3d3Mn5WQfc

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

There is no need to scare the world with World War 3, because Russia will definitely not take part in it. Russia cannot capture Bakhmut in a month, so what kind of World War 3 could there be? - Kuleba. pic.twitter.com/Xkqez4RJGq

— Devana 🇺🇦 (@DevanaUkraine) July 14, 2023

Bestest best man ever 😂🤣

Follow: @ApstFortune

Half human Olamide Emefiele EKSU UNIBEN Peter Obi Tinder Swindler Olamide Tinubu Half Human South East Odumodu Viagra Zubby #DavidoTimelessTour #TheBlacklist Craig David World War 3 Nick Cannon #FridayFeeling #WillRacismEverEnd pic.twitter.com/DPM9ff1C0o

— Apostle fortune i. Angel (@ApstFortune) July 14, 2023

Pres Biden signed an executive order that makes up to but not more than 3,000 rotational American reservists available to go to Europe if needed, which they've been doing since 2014 just to show NATO support.

And now World War 3 is trending on Twitter. 🙄https://t.co/lV2x0jTJN1

— Elizabeth Violet (@elles_violet) July 14, 2023

Stage 1: Understand the world
· Read
· Listen
· Observe

Stage 2: Understand yourself
· Walk
· Reflect
· Journal

Stage 3: Make an impact
· Educate
· Create
· Serve

— Kieran Drew (@ItsKieranDrew) July 14, 2023

For decades Ron Conway has been quietly working to fix breakage in the tech world, often for companies he doesn't even have a stake in. Few people know even half the disasters he's averted and messes he's cleared up.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

आजको शून्य समयमा नेपालको दिगो आर्थिक वृद्धिको लागि श्रम, रोजगार तथा सामाजिक सुरक्षा मन्त्रीलाई मेरो सुझाव :- Part Time Job System को औपचारिक सुरूवात गरी Gig Economy लाई कर र सामाजिक सुरक्षाको दायराभित्र ल्याइयोस् र Part Time कामदारलाई घण्टाको हिसाबले वा दिइएको कामको आधारमा बैंकिङ… pic.twitter.com/labSmqmcPL

— सोबिता गौतम (@sobita465) July 14, 2023

Fantastic news! 👏 https://t.co/sUsrzXQsK5

— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) July 14, 2023

What’s the dog thinking about? pic.twitter.com/Nn40CHZsQN

— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) July 13, 2023

Amazing: Switzerland Government has selected Bharatpur Metro for the Swiss Tourism Awards-2023 as the Destination of Excellence for its tourism infrastructure, management and cultural heritage. It has also invited Mayor Renu Dahal for an official visit to Switzerland. ❤️🇳🇵 pic.twitter.com/IcTmi5bfVW

— Routine of Nepal banda (@RONBupdates) July 14, 2023

I’ve made millions on this platform, which gives me free access to 50 million + eyeballs a month, and they’re paying me?

I should be getting charged thousands a month and they’re paying me?

I’m confused by this business model.

Reach is extremely valuable and I’m getting paid… pic.twitter.com/qFo8e1Faol

— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) July 14, 2023

December
1876 followers mainly NFT friends.

March
Changed direction
Losing more followers than I gained

May
More focus on building relationships.
Mad a ton of influencer friends

Today.
Looking back on a wild ride.

Building relationships should be your main thing,

— Virgil Brewster (@thevirgilbrew) July 14, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 is today embarking on a journey that carries the hopes of 1.4 billion Indians. The whole nation prays for its success. pic.twitter.com/1l6LwuTY3O

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 14, 2023

the next time somebody tells your app is just a wrapper around gpt, remind them that liquid death raised 70M last year, made 130M, and are planning to go public next year

— Wesley Tian 🔥 (@wesleyytian) July 13, 2023

Met a 16 year old this week.

His plan:

1) Graduate high school with a lot of college credits

2) go to a cheap college to finish off the bachelors in 2 years

3) go into sales

I asked him what he wanted to sell:

“Something expensive”

How can I invest in this kid?

— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) July 13, 2023

Igor Strelkov's Warnings: Signs of a Possible Uprising in Moscow Amidst Military Unrest?

Despite his notorious reputation, stemming from his involvement in the 2014 Ukraine conflict and his subsequent conviction for the MH17 shootdown, Igor Strelkov's recent commentary on the… pic.twitter.com/2CMXLpePpy

— Niels Groeneveld (@nigroeneveld) July 14, 2023

A lot of “bigger creators” give really bad advice to people just starting out.

Is it malicious?

Not always.

Sometimes it’s just confirmation bias - they see what worked for them and then they think that’s “the way”.

Where it gets bad is with “meta” creators - these are the…

— Sean Kaye (@SeanDoesLife) July 13, 2023

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— Sean Kaye (@SeanDoesLife) July 14, 2023

Reading is an insanely high-ROI activity.

But don't have much time for it?

Here are 15 life-changing books you can finish in 5 hours or less:

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

3) "The Richest Man In Babylon" by George S. Clason

94 pages

Lessons:
-Live below your means so you can invest more and get richer faster
-Invest part of your income every time you get paid
-Put your money to work by investing it pic.twitter.com/sMUi9n2wcp

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

4) "Anything You Want" by Derek Sivers

96 pages

Lessons:
-Seek work that you find fun and gives you fulfillment
-Focus on creating value for others and you'll be successful
-Embrace constraints as it will spark creativity and innovative solutions pic.twitter.com/dC9YggD1SX

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

8) "The Greatest Salesman In The World" by Og Mandino

128 pages

Lessons:
-Visualize your goals and work toward them daily
-Realize rejection and setbacks are part of the path to success
- To get better at sales understand your customers' needs and establish a genuine connection pic.twitter.com/pZMJOGcMxW

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

9) "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield

190 pages

Lessons:
-Resistance is the negative force stopping you from being creative
-Defeat resistance by turning pro
-Amateurs show up when they feel inspired, professionals show up every day pic.twitter.com/yLh2ktZulq

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

11) "Steal Like An Artist" by Austin Kleon

160 pages

Lessons:
-Embrace constraints to fuel innovation
-Learn from other artists then add your own voice to it
-Share your creations with the world to grow as an artist and connect with an audience. pic.twitter.com/3LMc6GzAmx

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

Speed reading is reading 2x as fast to remember 1/2 as much.

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

For the first time, I’ve asked for help with my anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts - other than with the GP. Just came off the phone with the NHS folk and have a 45min psych evaluation call next week.

This makes me a stronger, not weaker, person.#fighting #depression

— Davey Winder (@happygeek) July 13, 2023

Adventures of a Mathematician, I Want to Be a Mathematician, Wing Leader, Nine Lives, The Big Show, Flying Start, A Time of Gifts, With the Old Breed, My Family and Other Animals, Gibbon's, Franklin's, Goodbye to All That, The Double Helix, De Bello Gallico, Anabasis.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

Just got off the phone with a Broker that has a property we would love to buy. He didn’t do anything “wrong” but I did not appreciate the tone in which he treated me. I get it, I’m 22 and sound 22; but you never know who is well capitalized & ready to close and who isn’t.

Any…

— Zach Molzer (@zachmolzer) July 13, 2023

Is there a secret real estate market that Brokers don’t advertise on so they can blast “Off Market” deals to?

Will someone invite us to this magical place where nothing is listed? pic.twitter.com/a6oRj53WyZ

— Casey Mericle (@CaseyMericle) July 13, 2023

Agree or disagree? https://t.co/IHdo12wmHw

— Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) July 13, 2023

This thread is a list of big changes that have already happened but that you're probably overlooking. I was surprised by several of them. https://t.co/f6YJerF2C3

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

2. The Rise Of Negative Media

Since 2010, the media massively increased headlines that use fear, anger, disgust, and sadness.

It has also decreased articles of neutrality and joy.

It's no surprise that few media outlets are covering this meta point. pic.twitter.com/UTQfeaS5wi

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

3. The Aging Population Crisis

70% of countries are below the required population replacement levels.

You need a 2.1 fertility rate to maintain a population:

• US = 1.64

• Germany = 1.53

• Japan = 1.34

• China = 1.28

• Korea (image below) = 0.84 pic.twitter.com/xYbdKAUQcQ

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

4. The Scale of Pharma Marketing

According to Kantar data -- Pharma ads are the news’ biggest customers:

1. CBS - 4/5 of their biggest advertisers are pharmaceuticals

2. ABC - Biggest advertiser is pharmaceutical

3. MSNBC - Biggest advertiser is pharmaceutical pic.twitter.com/Z57aVkpB8D

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

5. The Headline-Death Gap

67% of deaths are from heart disease, cancer, and road incidents.

The New York Times barely covers these topics.

Why? pic.twitter.com/w0WTFF1jY5

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

6. The Rise Of The BRICS

• BRICS = Brazil, Russia, India, China, SA (+ Bangladesh, Egypt and UAE)

• G7 = Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK (+ EU)

BRICS are now 31.5% of global GDP vs the G7's 30%. pic.twitter.com/qDE4JjIXJf

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

7. The Silent Fentanyl Pandemic

• Overdose is the leading cause of death in under 45's (Replacing suicide)

• Covid killed 8,900 young people in 2020. Overdoses killed 49,000. (2/3rds Fentanyl)

• In 2022, police seized enough Fentanyl to kill every adult and child in America pic.twitter.com/F1kUfCglyx

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

8. The Rise Of Obesity In America:

You can only appreciate this epidemic by watching this video... pic.twitter.com/vgN3rEW7zK

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

9. UK Housing Market Inflation

It's the most unaffordable since Victorian times

93% inflation in 28 years:

In 1994, it was 4.4x the average salary

In 2022, it was 8.5x the average salary pic.twitter.com/cyBjI4EUeP

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

10. The Lost Lockdown Generation

• Reading ability in the USA is the lowest in 30 years

• Maths scores are the worst since tests began in 1969

• 50% rise in mental health emergency room visits for young people

This has been swept under the rug. pic.twitter.com/m5JaNetYDR

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

11. The Homeschooling Boom

In 1971, 78,000 kids were homeschooled in America.

In 2021, 5 million kids were homeschooled in America.

Why is homeschooling booming? pic.twitter.com/zVp0iJav85

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

12. Male Testosterone Levels Plummeting:

Some studies are pointing towards the following in men:

1. Testosterone levels dropped 20% in the last 20 years.

2. Sperm counts have plummeted by 59% from 1973.

So few conversations about why this is happening. pic.twitter.com/jzSuTovnc8

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

13. Don't Ignore India:

• 2023 is the year India becomes the world’s largest population.

• Indians are the number one users of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp.

• In 2021, India exported more in software ($133 billion) than Saudi Arabia did in oil ($113 billion) pic.twitter.com/yGt0JqZQ8I

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

14. The Friendship Recession

• 15% of men have no close friends.

• 10% of women have no close friends

• This has increased massively since 1990 -- and is continuing to grow pic.twitter.com/jWGewWCwmv

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

15. Global Millionaire Migration

In 2019, the USA had a net migration of 10,800 millionaires.

In 2022, this dropped to 1,500 millionaires.

That's an 85% drop in 3 years! pic.twitter.com/CwU1xCJlRc

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

16. Norway Is So Damn Rich

In 2022, Norway's oil fund was larger than the combined wealth of the 10 richest people in the world.

It makes $1 billion per week -- and holds 1.4% of the world's shares.

(Nuance: Be skeptical of individual Forbes net-worth figures) pic.twitter.com/JphAeqnKOj

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

17. The Scale of Saudi Aramco

If you stopped most people in the street in the West, they would not know of Saudi Aramco.

In Q2 2022, it reported more net profit than Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and Tesla combined. pic.twitter.com/fwqFDXA237

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

18. YouTube Is The New TV

TikTok and Snapchat are associated with Gen-Z by the media

But YouTube is another level

One-in-five teenagers report being "almost constantly on YouTube" pic.twitter.com/WMOneGwhzb

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

19. How Incredible Modern Aviation Is

In 2021, there were only 176 deaths from 2.2 billion airline passengers.

In the same year, ~1.3 million people died in road accidents.

The airline industry might be humans most profound achievement to date pic.twitter.com/GaKguUlE5k

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

20. Japan's Homeless Rate

Why does Japan have so few homeless?

1. Are they lying with their stats?
2. Doing something unethical?
3. Know something we do not?

Either way -- it's an important question that few are exploring. pic.twitter.com/VnfD2jrTDW

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

21. The Video Game Industry Is Bigger Than You Think

The gaming industry is bigger than all music, TV, and film combined.

It has out-earned music and entertainment for the last 8 years! pic.twitter.com/ZYxh6C7wY8

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

22. Inflationary Industries vs Deflationary Industries

• Why are hospital services and college tuition fees getting more expensive?

• Why are TVs and software getting cheaper? pic.twitter.com/InL1P68Emh

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

23. The Great Tech Neglect

The UK government recently posted a job for the Head of Cyber Security -- at £57K per year.

Contrast this with Singapore which pays politicians $750K per year (arguably a less important job) pic.twitter.com/ESdsYtCO5T

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

24. The Rise Of The Leveraged Individual

There's no such thing as "mainstream media" anymore

Instead, there is "legacy media" & "new media"

The only thing that gives the "mainstream media" power is the legacy language of "mainstream media"

This is the Emperor's New Clothes pic.twitter.com/QbdKQEqGEf

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

• When it comes to new media, faces & personalities are outranking brands.

• Branding in marketing started in the 1500's.

• Meanwhile, human facial recognition dates millions of years - which is why there's such a power law to individual creators. pic.twitter.com/VSimBrv2Qq

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

25. The Importance Of Exercise

The mortality gap between a smoker and non-smoker: 40%.

The mortality gap between the bottom 25% of exercise fitness and top 2%: 400%

The best marketing minds of their generation created anti-smoking ads -- where are the pro exercise ads? pic.twitter.com/8bNoMlGrUx

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023