Seattle/Methow. NL. Meditator. Outdoorsy: mountain biking, skiing (DH, BC, XC), kayaking. Interested in carbon footprint, art, generative art (but not NFTs), IT for non-profits. Spelunker of rabbit holes. Sooo many rabbit holes.
@Cdespinosa@daringfireball It was fun to see you pop up in the paper but I think it’s much cooler that you’re here hanging out with all of us! I first read about you in… “Fire in the Valley”, maybe?
@codinghorror Piketty has claimed something along the lines of: if we implemented an estate tax of 100% above some modest amount, we could fund a “starter capital” that gives each citizen a nest egg to be received at (say) age 25 or 30, of.. $200,000
@__ic I don’t know that it’s much more than coincidence. If I had yo guess: Musk comes from the tech world, where people are commonly referred to by their first name. Trump comes from the business world. But there was a time when he was often referred to as The Donald.