O Canada! Derek Gee-West smashed the ITT to clock... the current second best time behind Jorgenson. With that Derek will secure 9th overall at Tour de France™ 🔥 Derek’s debut TDF. Our best ever GC result. We’re nothing but proud! #TDF2024 #YallaIPTshow more

🚨 DEEP DIVE INTO THE RWA LAUNCHPAD + NAME... REVEAL 🚨 Hello EstateX family, The time is there: our RWA Launchpad is about to kick off. We will specifically focus on the RWA niche with only winner projects. The name has to be fitting, something that catches the attention, is easily recognizable and something that people remember. We’re proud to announce: *RWA Pad!* 💸 $ESX USE CASES 💸 RWA Pad will incentivize $ESX massively by: ✅ 20-35% of revenue flowback into $ESX ✅ Projects need to have a …/$ESX trading pair, giving more mass exposure ✅ Investors need to stake $ESX to get access to the best RWA projects ✅ Projects building on the $ESX Blockchain, increasing volume and TVL 🚀 MORE DETAILS OF RWA PAD 🚀 We will critically evaluate every project filtering the best of the best to make sure we only select projects who have the real potential to be the winners of this market. With our powerful EstateX community, who are hugely incentivized for the long term we will make sure we incubate the projects to dramatically increase their chances of success. We do that by facilitating legal frameworks, providing whitelabel technology, access to the ESX Blockchain, our marketing, network and community building to push them to the next level. Investors will be able to participate via access tiers, locking $ESX to get access to the best RWA projects. With current launchpads, a huge problem are their refund policies. Unfortunately this incentivizes short term investors to dump everything because they’re protected by refunds. We will change that, by introducing staking incentives for long term, high quality RWA projects. Our audience is vastly different the other launchpads. With being one of the highest staked ICO’s on the market, our community is very long term and high quality focused. By bringing these same terms to our launchpad projects, we are able to bring high quality audiences and create a win-win-win situation for our investors, projects and EstateX. The most beautiful thing about it? By selecting winner projects only who have built the right foundations, they will bring their audience to EstateX buying the token, staking to get access, building on the blockchain and make use of the $ESX trading pair all having a positive price effect on $ESX. The time is here, Q3 promises to be something massive. RWA Pad, powered by $ESX. SECURE YOUR $ESX NOW 👇👇show more

This bride was outside with her groom going through... the walk through before the ceremony. One of her best friends took this video of her dad sitting in this window who had been watching the whole time. The first man who ever loved her. 🥹 As a father I’ll say this, if that was me, I know I would be thinking about all the years that have flown by, remembering her running around as free as a bird with the whole world ahead of her. In that moment I would feel love, regret, passion, purpose, sadness, joy but most of all, I would be so proud of the daughter I’m giving away. To us, our daughters will always be our baby girls. Ladies, you remember your dad giving you away? Dads, do you remember giving away your daughter? Were you sad and happy at the same time?show more

MY DEBUT ALBUM „HONEYMOON IN A MOTEL“ is yours... OCTOBER 3RD!!!!!!!!!! ⭑.ᐟ this is absolutely nuts?!!!! :,) i‘ve never been more proud of anything ever and i can‘t believe that i finally get to share these songs with u. creating this album was so special, beyond magical, healing and truly the best and most fun time ever. solo written by me and solo produced by one of my best friends best music ;,)💒:,)!!🫀 so much has happened since and during the making of this album and i feel incredibly grateful and lucky that i was able to capture all of it in an album. the ups, the downs, the heart-ache, the love, the anger and the humor && everything in between. i‘ve never been more myself and all of these songs have such deep meaning to me. they are me. ✧˖°. i cannot wait to scream all of these songs with u….on TOUR BABY!!!! ❤︎ and if you know me you know - i can’t keep anything to myself ever so lots of songs off the album will be yours sooner than u think. :-) thank you so so much for everything u do and are. cannot wait to finally say EA1 out at midnight in october lolllll <3! feeling like the luckiest girl 💒🪞🪷🖤🧟‍♀️show more

I’m still riding the high from today. The Tulsa... Oilers Jewish Heritage Game was incredible. It was one of those rare moments that makes you feel like you’re watching the American promise actually happen in real time. Because what happened in that arena was simple, and it was enormous. We lived openly and proudly as Jews. In public. In our city. With joy. With confidence. With thousands of our neighbors cheering alongside us. There are moments lately when Jews are reminded, sometimes subtly, sometimes not, that we’re “supposed” to keep it down. Don’t be too visible. Don’t be too proud. Don’t ask for too much. Today was the opposite of that. Today was: we’re here. Today was: we belong. Today was: we’re proud. I looked around that arena and felt my chest tighten from emotion. That blue jersey with the Magen David. And we didn’t just have a fun night, we made history. This is the first time Jewish Heritage Game jerseys have been worn in a professional sports game. Think about that. In Tulsa. In 2026. With a packed arena. With our neighbors joining in. With Jewish pride celebrated. And what moved me most was this. It wasn’t only Jews wearing it. So many of our non-Jewish neighbors wore it too. If you’re Jewish, you know that’s not just “nice.” That’s deeply meaningful. The Magen David carries memory. It carries history. It carries everything our people have walked through. To see it worn proudly, by people who simply wanted to say, “We’re with you. You belong here,” was a kind of decency that restores your faith in people. That’s Tulsa. And it’s also America at its best. A country where you don’t have to erase yourself to belong, where identity isn’t a liability, where you can be fully who you are and still be fully part of the “we.” I’m proud of Jewish Tulsa. Proud of how our community showed up, joyful, confident, unafraid to celebrate who we are. And I’m proud of this city. Proud of the Tulsa Oilers organization for doing this with excellence and heart. Proud of Tulsa for showing up and making it real. Our identity is something we receive, carry, and hand to our kids stronger than we found it. Today that felt real and tangible. So yes, the game was incredible. But what I’ll remember is the feeling. Proud to be Jews. Proud to be Americans. Proud to be Tulsans. A huge thank you to Michael A. Sachs for the vision and heart that went into making this possible. Yasher Koach brother! And a heartfelt thank you to the Tulsa Oilers Hockey club for helping Jewish Tulsa celebrate this community and our city.show more

"Look at the dust on the road to your... temple. Drive there next Saturday. Walk the last mile if you can. Approach it the way the early Saints approached Kirtland. On foot, in the open air, with time to reflect on what you are about to do. The modern temple experience has been engineered for convenience. The parking lot is right there. The locker room is right there. The session begins at a posted time and ends at a posted time and you are out and on with your day. This convenience is mercy. The Brethren have made the temple accessible to a busy people, and the accessibility is itself a gift. But the convenience has cost us something. The early Saints walked. They walked from Far West to Kirtland for the dedication. They walked from Nauvoo to the unfinished temple on the hill. They walked from their wagon trains to the Endowment House in the valley. The walking was preparation. By the time they crossed the threshold, they had already left the world behind in their bodies, in their feet, in their breath. They arrived primed for the encounter. You will not walk a thousand miles. You can walk a mile. You can fast that morning. You can sit in the car for fifteen minutes before going in, with no phone, doing nothing but settling your spirit. You can treat the approach to the temple as part of the temple, the way they did. The temple has not been diminished by our convenience, but our reception of it has been. Restore the approach. Make the journey, however short, into something that prepares you. The temple will then meet you with a fullness it cannot give to someone who walks in distracted."show more

✨ [A GLOBAL GATHERING] SAIGON IS CALLING, GOLDEN STARS!... ✨ To our International Golden Stars, The countdown to April 18th has officially begun! While we are busy preparing the best surprises for Jessica’s homecoming, we realized something is missing... It’s YOU. Vietnam isn't just a tour stop; this time, it’s the heart of a global celebration. We are inviting you to fly across borders to join us in creating a birthday miracle that Jessica will never forget. 🌟 What’s waiting for you in Ho Chi Minh City? ✨ A Birthday Like No Other: This is our chance to show Jessica that her "Golden Sky" knows no boundaries. Let’s unite our voices to make the loudest "Happy Birthday" echo through the city! ✨ Pure Vietnamese Hospitality: From the moment you land, you’ll feel the warmth of the local fandom. We are ready to welcome you with open hearts (and the best coffee you’ve ever tasted!). ✨ Shared Memories: Meet fellow fans from all over the world, swap stories, and celebrate 20 years of brilliance together. Don’t just watch the fancams from home, come and be the one holding the lightstick! Let’s make this "Reflection" the brightest one yet. 🎫 Secure your spot under the Golden Sky: 📅 Save the Date: April 18, 2026 📍 Location: Tan Binh Exhibition & Convention Center, HCMC See you in Saigon! 🇻🇳✨ #JessicaJung #JessicaReflectionsTour #제시카show more

$ZEPH Chain Audit Update ⛓️📢 Upcoming Audit Hardfork (v8)... We’re rolling out our Auditing HF on the 31st March as a critical milestone for our chain audit and commitment to maintaining chain integrity! ➡️ Hardfork Date: 31st March Updated downloads will be available ahead of time and will be announced when ready. ➡️ Audit Window: Throughout the month of April, all users will have the opportunity to audit their coins. This process is essential to confirm the integrity of your assets and our overall supply. ➡️ GUI Wallet Functionality: Our GUI wallets (Web, Windows, and OSX) will be updated with streamlined auditing functionality – designed to be as close to a “one-click” process as possible – to make this as painless as we can for everyone. ➡️ Mandatory Audit: All assets on the network will require auditing (ZEPH, ZSD, ZRS, ZYS). Please ensure you follow the instructions once the update is available! But as mentioned, this will be made to be as painless as possible! We recognize that this development and process has taken longer than we initially anticipated. We apologize for the delays. Our approach has evolved significantly over time, and in addition; the necessary emergency Hardfork v7 to fix the morphing assets bug has ultimately set us back. But we’ve been working hard (and still working hard!) behind the scenes in order to bring this update for Zephyr as soon as we can, while being as rigorous as we can. We remain fully committed to providing a robust and secure protocol, and for us to move on from this and work on much more exciting features and developments! Thank you for your continued support! — The Zephyr Teamshow more

“That was fun, but not as fun as tackling... people.” Preston Lobliner had these words of wisdom after his first day of kicking camp with James Wilhoit. Without any training, he was the only kid in his league last year who could kick extra points, and that was HUGE since they are worth 2 points since nobody does it. With Middle School Football upon us, we are excited to see him contribute to his team as an accurate and powerful kicker and an all out DAWG on offense and defense. This was 30 yards, and after this camp and learning how to actually kick, I expect to hit 40+ by the time the season hits. Also the best news ever for us, he is starting back in wrestling next week daily after injuring his elbow at practice the day after winning state so we will start working on that 3rd state championship! SUPER PROUD of this kid!show more

We just launched our biggest creator partnership to date.... We're excited about it. It's done really well so far. A few of our big bets for this year and beyond are: - creator obsession - partnerships - In real life community activations - sampling - overall brand building Something that is definitely newer to us, and we're definitely late getting into, but the best place to start is today. We launched a product with a well-known creator last week. That has gone really well and will unfortunately be out of stock on a bunch of shades soon. We did an in-person event with her at, 8 months pregnant today at one of our stores. It was our first time ever hanging blister packs to sample. We had a bunch of blister packs and a bunch of agile trucks, plus some other out-of-home. It's all a big content play, but also building community and introing people to the brand and getting samples in as many people's hands as possible. We just bought a rivian and wrapped it for sampling events. Hoping to give away 7 figures in samples this year and next. We started with 1 but I’m gonna pull the trigger on a few more once we see signs of traction. We’re opening 12 stores this year and doubling down on IRL, community, and sampling. We have another brand partnership in a few weeks with a big IRL component as well. Excited to learn new things and keep pushing into building a brand, community, and meeting people IRL.show more

When we started Igloo APAC, we had one goal.... Capture every Pudgy Penguins moment in a way that does it justice. That’s why RIC was one of our first hires. What he built with Little Unusual Malaysia said everything. Every aftermovie he made was something we were genuinely proud of. And no video comes alive without the right people in it. SYMPHONY 紫匀🦄✨ and AloeVera brought so much heart to every frame. But I want to take a moment for the people who worked behind the scenes. Suenwins | YGG, now at YGG, one of the most dedicated people I have ever worked with. A true wonder woman. @magicross7, a genuine pillar of the Asian penguin community. The energy he brings is unmatched. Fallacy 西西 🐧, brand new to the team but gave more than anyone could have asked for. Shawn Benedict 🐧✳️, the most underrated one of all. The guy who showed up, did the hard work on the ground, and never once asked for the credit. The muscles behind every event. Most of them have moved on now. And honestly, that makes me proud. 🤍 These people didn’t just do their jobs. They cared. They showed up. They helped build something real from nothing. Paths change. Teams evolve. But the work we did together, and the people who made it happen, will always mean something to me. 🙏 They deserve every public shoutout. Not just one person alone. 👇🏻 full aftermovie at the commentshow more

With the DeFi sector being in constant evolution, striking... the right balance between stability and adaptability is essential. It's important to be agile and responsive, adjusting strategies to meet new challenges as they arise. However, while maintaining adaptability, it's essential to uphold a steady approach, emphasizing careful and calculated decisions that minimize risk and ensure each move aligns positively with a long-term strategic vision. At Hatom, synergies and sustainability are top priorities. This approach involves carefully considering how each decision benefits individual goals and contributes to the overall health and growth of the entire ecosystem. By focusing on sustainable protocols that mutually empower each other, we aim to create a robust and resilient environment that benefits all users, ensuring long-term success and stability. A prime example of this strategy is the introduction of the Booster and Accumulator, two unique products that did not exist elsewhere and were developed in response to the need to enhance the intrinsic utility of $HTM. These products not only reconcile the interests of investors with those of users engaged in our ecosystem but also leverage our TVL to build a robust economy for our token, $HTM, which will continue to add value as the ecosystem grows over time. Our initial plans were foundational, but what's coming will be monumental. As we delved deeper into this space over the years, our vision became increasingly sharp; today, we're excited to share our refined plans with you. What we aim to achieve would not only transform the #MultiversX DeFi landscape but also have a drastic impact on the entire DeFi space. At Hatom, we're building an entire omni-chain ecosystem, and with Soul Labs, we're crafting the interoperability infrastructure layer that will connect Hatom with other established liquidity protocols, breaking barriers without the need for bridging, thus immediately unlocking tremendous liquidity and opening endless new DeFi opportunities. Subsequently, we aim to extend this in a second phase to tokenized real-world assets, potentially creating one of the largest DeFi primitives ever to exist. That being said, let's take a deep dive into our vision for the future, where we'll explore various initiatives, from Hatom's evolution to an Omni-Chain Protocol to the release of Soul Labs, and our integration efforts with #Bittensor and their token $TAO, among other key developments. Please note that while the order of product releases is displayed chronologically, it could change if we deem it necessary. 1/3 👇show more

Officially moving on from Tech game after I get... this thought off my chest. I more than welcome anyone smarter than me in regards to the football to chime in. I truly, truly, truly cannot wrap my head around the thought process here. These two plays I'm sure anyone with brain can agree officially sealed KU's slim chances in having a chance to win this game. The play calling to me seems like completely flipped in logic at best? First one, you are down 4, on your own 30 so you are not going to go for this. Ignoring that we were getting dominated in the trenches in this game and that the 'obvious' play is a run, I don't get why we make the decision in a must get spot to take the ball out of our QB's (who at the time was rolling) hands. Jalon Daniels is our best player. In an absolute must get/need, we should be relying on him to make a play. Then the second one. I obviously don't know the answer here, but I feel somewhat confident that the reason we didn't run here was because of how the earlier 3rd & 1 run went. While I don't necessarily agree with the premise of decision making on this alone, I can appreciate the recognition that we are going to struggle to gain a yard in an obvious run situation. But the thing is, we are in go for it range so the one thing you absolutely cannot have is a massive negative play. Literally anything else is okay (obviously not a turnover). I truly don't think there's a good chance we run the ball on this attempt and get a yard. But THIS situation gives you a free shot at it if you want to take it. I think this play call would have worked if we didn't let their best player run at our qb freely but I'd just argue this play had a ton of potential risk that wasn't necessary. Hell even a play action pass out of out shot gun or something rolling JD out to the left would have given us a good shot at first down with an escape route to bail out on the play if something went wrong. I'm once again for the millionth time saying I know and understand that this entire staff knows more about football in their pinky than I do. But I do think the game has evolved and game + clock management doesn't really require football knowledge/have a direct correlation to one's football knowledge. It's not as simple as ESPN's graphic says GO so you should go etc, there are variables and human behavior etc to deal with and I understand that. But we are just getting these situations downright wrong. We are flipping a coin that has a 20 pound weight attached to the heads side and calling tails almost every single time. S/O anyone who read all this but would just love some insight if there's anyone who disagrees and is a lot smarter than I!show more

ANDITO NA NGA SILA! 🦁 Leons, Willievers, Ralphmates LOOK... UP! 👀 The city just got brighter because our best boys, Ralph De Leon and Will Ashley, are finally here in full view—standing tall, proud, and glowing on the big screen for everyone to see. 🥹 It still feels surreal, but yes, this is real. Our RaWill—the duo that brought us laughs and connection beyond words—now shining at billboard height, and we couldn’t be prouder. They’ve always shown us how strong and powerful their bond is, and now they’re literally exploring the city with us watching from below, hearts full and eyes wide. This is more than just a display—it’s a moment. A celebration. A testament to how far love and support can take two people who genuinely inspire. To Ralph and Will—your light is impossible to ignore. To all the fans—we did this, together. 🤎 RAWI EXPLORE CITYshow more

The k- drama We Are All Trying Here is... a must watch I know some people will watch one episode and call it boring. Because It’s not fast paced. It’s slice of life in the most literal sense people sitting in rooms with their envy, their 20 year old dreams that never launched, their friends who made it while they didn’t. It’s quiet. It’s slow. It lingers on silences. But that’s exactly why it gutted me. Because this show understands the war you don’t talk about. The one where you open Instagram at 2am and feel like a failure. Where you’ve been “trying” for years and the world still doesn’t know your name. Hwang Dong-man, twenty years into film school, still no debut. Byeon Eun-ah, called “The Axe” because she has to kill other people’s dreams for a living. Everyone in this drama is carrying some private worthlessness, some comparison they can’t shake. It’s not entertaining in the way K-dramas usually are. It’s uncomfortable. It holds up a mirror to the parts of you that feel behind, bitter, unseen. But that’s why it’s so relatable. That’s why I think everyone should watch it. On the outside, life looks fine but inside, everyone is struggling in their own way. And I think that’s what makes it so relatable. We spend so much time pretending we’re fine, pretending we’re winning. We Are All Trying Here just. admits it. We’re all scared we’re wasting our lives. We are all anxious. We’re all trying here. And maybe that’s enough to start with. #Wearealltryinghereshow more

Big news! Today we are announcing that Shopify is... acquiring the Threads team. There are a million feelings and thoughts from this journey, but nothing more than gratitude to all of our users and customers for building with us, my colleagues (both current and former) for making all of this possible, our investors, especially Mike Vernal, Elad Gil, Avichal - Electric ϟ Capital, and Jessica Verrilli for their unwavering support and guidance, and all of our friends and family who put up with the late nights, canceled plans, and the general roller coaster that is startup life. To our customers and users who have been asking, here’s how we got here: The past several months have been some of the most interesting and intense of my life. It all started with the rise of Instagram Threads, which presented us with the opportunity to sell our domains. Around the same time, a handful of companies approached us, wondering if we would be open to an acquisition. When this happened in the past, we would politely decline. However, this time, things were different. We weren't that excited about the time it would take to invest in a rebrand, and with mind-warping technological advances now being a commodity, we were excited about joining a place where we could tinker at scale. Each company we chatted with was incredible. However, what ultimately led us to choose Shopify over others was their culture; two distinct things in particular: 1) Craft-obsessed. Their obsession with not just building the right thing, but also building it the right way is inspiring. Sacrifice shows priority, and hearing stories about some of the hard decisions they made to ensure that what they ship is robust, scalable, and trustworthy, even at the cost of short-term metric gains, really proved that their obsession with craft was much more than a feel-good slogan. Their discussions and decisions have me truly believing they're going to be around for 100 years. 2) For entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. Just about every product and engineering leader I met was an ex-founder who grinded for years to turn nothing into something. They all still had that air of resilience, obsession with the details at every part of the stack, and a compelling vision of the future for whatever they were working on. Threads leadership is also made up of ex-founders, so the entrepreneurial focus at Shopify made it clear that it would be the best environment for us to grow and thrive. Very excited for this next chapter with the team and grateful for all of the support we’ve received over the years from those who believed in us. As always, thanks for (th) reading.show more

‼️🎙️ Great interview from Carlos Alcaraz today at the... Princesa de Girona CongresFest in Murcia, where he spoke a lot about consistency, discipline, and the daily work that goes into the trophies: ❔ “Today we’ve been hearing people talk about research, innovation, exploration… You revolutionized tennis at a very young age. What do you think is behind that ability to keep improving constantly?” 🗣️ Carlos: “Well, I think it’s the desire to learn. When you realize there’s still so much for you to improve, so much for you to learn, in my case, in the world of tennis… in the end you’re competing against players who also want to improve in order to beat you, who want to put themselves in the best possible position. And that’s what motivates you, or at least what motivates me, to keep improving, to keep up with the level of tennis and also keep up with the rate at which my rivals are improving.” ❔ “In elite sport, just like in science and entrepreneurship, a very important part is knowing how to push beyond your own limits. So my question is: what values have been most important in helping you develop that throughout your journey?” 🗣️ “I think consistency. Day-to-day consistency, trying to give your best every single day. “In the end, people probably see the matches, the tournaments, the victories and defeats, but you also have to place a lot of value on what happens behind the scenes: the work you put in every day. “I think that’s the most important thing: going every day, in my case, to the tennis court or the gym with tremendous excitement about trying to give the best of myself, trying to improve so that later it shows on the court. “That consistency of taking things day by day, of trying to control everything necessary to be in the best possible condition when it’s time to compete - that’s what motivates me. And it’s what I value most now in the position I’m in. I’m grateful to the version of myself from six or seven years ago for having done everything possible every single day.” ❔ “People see the trophies and the victories, but they don’t see the work behind them because it’s invisible. What advice would you give to young people, and to all of us, about discipline and consistency, so we can understand how someone like you keeps going?” 🗣️ “Above all, patience. “When I was 14 years old, I had zero patience. I wanted things overnight. I wanted results immediately. Personally, I hate losing at anything, even back there. So I always wanted to win, I wanted everything to work out perfectly, I wanted things to go exactly right. But I think what I’d tell young people is to have patience. “The beautiful thing is the process. It’s the journey. It’s going to a competition or doing something that truly fills you with pride and then seeing that it doesn’t work out. “You fail but what matters is how you get back up, how you come back the next day and try again. “That’s the beautiful part, and that’s the advice I’d give to young people: be patient, enjoy the journey, enjoy what you’re doing, because one day you’ll look back, value it, and feel proud of it.”show more

Real Club Valderrama hosted its first event on the... LIV Golf League in 2023 and has been a staple on the schedule since. The GM, Javier Reviriego, says they are very happy with their partnership and they will be looking to renew their contract when it’s up next season. Speaking to Flushing It Golf, Javier said: “We're very happy. I mean, for us, the event has been great, giving us a lot of visibility. “The best thing is to have these great players here. I mean, these players, we would have never dreamed of having them here in a DP World Tour event. That's a fact. “And we couldn't dream of bringing a PGA Tour event to Spain because I don't think that was ever going to happen either. So, we wanted this quality of players, and there was no choice, really.” LIV Golf Andalucía is just 5 weeks away and the build out is currently going up all over the course, with a huge hospitality area on the bank behind the 17th green striking an imposing presence. Advertising boards promoting the event greet arrivals at Gibraltar Airport and they are in the process of thickening the rough to make the course as challenging as ever. Javier says he has spoken to league executives who assure him it’s business as usual and Valderrama are even considering some renovations to the golf course to help improve the venue for future years. Their contract with LIV Golf ends after the 2027 season, and Javier says they are looking to renew and would be “happy to continue the relationship.” The LIV Golf League returns to Valderrama on June 4th as Talor Gooch aims to defend and win the title for the 3rd time in 4 seasons. Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII will defend the team title. Real Club Valderrama Javier Reviriego LIV Golfshow more

"Pros won’t use generative AI, and when the bubble... pops, nobody will ever talk about it again." No. That’s delusional. 1/ Generative AI is already being used professionally at the level of big studios like Disney ($1B to OpenAI), and there’s zero doubt that studios like Industrial Light & Magic, Netflix, Hollywood VFX experts, etc. are already experimenting with it too. Or do you think they’re idiots? They’re not idiots at all. They have the experience and, more importantly, the DISTRIBUTION POWER. The point is: someone with taste, judgment, and storytelling experience, basically from their living room, will have access to (almost, or not even almost) the same capability as the big guys, because the pure "making stuff" skills have been commoditized, and the new way to create is just NATURAL LANGUAGE. What hasn’t been commoditized is good taste, the ability to create great stories that move people, and the ability to get them in front of people. So in the end, what wins is story quality and distribution. Having good taste, making a name for yourself, and owning strong IP (Marvel, etc.) will still matter. That’ll be true right up until AI is genuinely opinionated and can create by itself: if it comes to that, with zero human direction, stuff as good as (or better than) the very best human experts today, and on top of that, interactive in real time... Because yeah: there’s nothing in this universe that actually prevents that from happening. BUT WE’RE NOT THERE. For now, generative AI is a tool that needs direction and taste to make anything decent. And I hope it stays that way for a long time, because otherwise that’s going to be a brutal hit to humanity’s ego. 2/ On the "bubble": you have to distinguish between a stock valuation bubble (possible, I actually believe it) vs a bubble like some people imagine where it "pops" and we never hear about AI again. That obviously makes no sense given how insanely useful it is. It can only grow, and it’s going to grow fast, regardless of any stock market drawdowns (the internet kept growing even when valuations got nuked in 2000). Either way, the near future is going to be extremely interesting.show more