Weekend Reading
Writing worth reading - 25th/26th May 2024
The End of Social Media: An Interview With Jack Dorsey by Mike Solana
“There is perhaps no leader in technology more misunderstood than Jack Dorsey, the enigmatic founder and (twice) former CEO of Twitter, now X. Through Covid, and America’s first real era of broad, highly-politicized social media thought policing, he became the face of censorship for large swaths of the country. But from his second appearance before Congress, where he made enemies of both the left and right in one of the more inspiring displays of disrespect for would-be tyrants I’ve ever seen, and in light of his committed, years-long focus on anti-authoritarian technologies, that simple story of free speech villainy never made sense…”
Jim Simons and the Making of Renaissance Technologies by Trung Phan
“The iconic Medallion Fund — which was created by Simons' investment firm —made an astonishing $100B in trading profits from 1988 to 2018 (if combined with my portfolio, the figure grows to $100,000,000,007)...”
Small Things by Rishad Tobaccowala
“But it is the only time the brand and I interact (assuming that I remain lucky enough not to have to file a claim). Its their twice annual contact point. And every time I open their mail I see a cheaper card some confabulation of consultants, accountants and financial operators have optimized to reduce costs along with a standard completely non customized come on to buy more insurance along with the gift of a higher premium. Maybe the masters of optimization may want to consider a little less media spend on Jake from State Farm commercials to help fund a better existing customer interaction in the twice annual touch points? It is a small thing. But small things matter.…”
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Wednesday 29th May — London — details and signup here.
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The 9others Summer Party 2024
Thursday 20th June 2024 — London — details and signup here.
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