Ten Things that Occurred to Me #23

1. “I didn’t do anything illegal” seems like a meager standard for our expectations from politicians.  

2. I am a big fan of the in-refrigerator ice maker. 

3. I firmly believe that earbuds and headphones, especially wired ones, should be different colors, with the right one being red (red is right!).  Why this isn’t a thing is a mystery to me.

4. I think it is flawed thinking that says, "Sure, you coached a team to a Super Bowl win last year, but this year wasn't good, so off you go."

5. I need to figure out how to declare YouTube Subscription bankruptcy.  I have way, way too many, I don’t even know what half of them are, and it is making the experience very sub-optimal.

6. Here’s something I hate:  When someone gets up on stage and says “Good morning!” and then the audience gives a tepid “Good morning…” back, and the speaker says, “Oh, come on -- that isn’t good enough!” and makes you repeat good morning.  I really hate that.

7. Billion Dollar Idea of the Week:  Many interesting people have started great newsletters on SubStack (including yours truly). But many of them are around $5 a month.  That adds up quickly. The idea:  figure out a way to syndicate those folks so that you can get a group of folks for that $5 a month without them having to give up their independence. I think that would be better for everyone.

8. Here is something I think is important.  There is a lot of hype around Web3 and AI.  There should be.  But as of today, we have very little idea of how these impressive and interesting technologies will play out.  My prediction? They will play out in entirely unforeseen ways that very, very few people will have predicted.  

9. Do you want an instant, feel-good pick-me-up?  Go over to /r/progresspics on Reddit and tell people there that they are doing great and that you are proud of them.  Works every time.

10. If there is one thing that history teaches us, it is that concentrated power suppresses freedom and liberty.  The US Constitution was designed to diffuse power.  We seem to be losing touch with that sound wisdom.