Packy McCormick

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1Apr 15, '25You don’t really want high speed rail. You want easier airports.99.1×3.4M4k12166
2Nov 26, '23In our Uber home last night, we noticed that the driver was listening to questions from the US Citizenship test and giving the answers under his breath. Asked him where he was from98.8×3.4M14k383285
3Oct 21, '23This Hindu temple just opened near my in-laws’ in NJ. Second largest in the world. We can, we do know how to do it. Culture Critic in absolute shambles.83.8×2.9M15k1.1k1.1k
4Mar 4, '25holy shit. they did it. those crazy sonsabitches really did it.79.8×2.8M17k326717
5Dec 14, '24Caved and got o1 Pro. I asked it my favorite question to ask these models, and it gave much more interesting answers than either o1 preview or Claude 3.5 Sonnet. They're not quite 57.2×2M6.5k5837.6k
6Oct 26, '25Mamdani has achieved “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?” status. Every (legitimate, disqualifying in a sane politi53.3×1.8M11k628866
7Sep 29, '23~13 months52.9×1.8M9.8k480349
8Jun 5, '25astronauts when they find out Boeing is getting all the manned spaceflight contracts now48.3×1.7M50k3.2k1.2k
9Nov 6, '24I think the sneaky big turning point in this election was @jaredkushner on @lexfridman. It was the first real "Wait, you said this guy was terrible and he seems excellent." It seem46×1.6M7.6k3381.3k
10Feb 11, '25I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. Do people have access to much different AI models than I'm using? They're great, very cool, but they qualitatively don't feel like they're on a 39.6×1.4M7.4k1541.1k
11Sep 23, '24The dam is breaking.38.1×1.3M2.9k233164
12Oct 29, '25When I stay out a little too late with the boys and try to make it up to my wife by doing the dishes before she wakes up36.8×1.3M22k9331.6k
13Apr 30, '25We’re so back.35.6×1.2M32k7951.1k
14Nov 6, '24Insane how lucky Elon keeps getting.35.4×1.2M8.1k163330
15Nov 16, '23I understand why people want to ban TikTok, but I worry that Xi might shut down American products like Facebook and Google in retaliation. jk China blocked all of those over a deca34.8×1.2M5.2k472228
16Oct 30, '24You’re laughing, but 1 of every 17 American just lost their job.29.3×1M7.8k110330
17Nov 20, '23This sucks. The drama has been fun and the board/Ilya brought this outcome on themselves, but I can see trying to do the right thing, getting swept up and thinking it’ll work out t28.1×971k1.6k36144
18Jul 25, '23I believe it was Warren Buffett who said, "There is only one way I know of to beat the market. Buy $SNAP when it tanks on earnings, sell it right before the next earnings, and keep26×899k2k52345
19Sep 3, '23Are people OK?26×896k1.5k14156
20Apr 16, '25o3 answers the question I ask all new models: "You have consumed more information than anyone in the history of the world and you've demonstrated an extraordinary ability to make c25.2×869k3.7k3095.3k
21Mar 14, '25wtfhappenedin201324.5×844k4.5k121895
22Jun 24, '23Has Putin tried simply debating Prigozhin on Rogan?23.9×824k9.5k1.1k44
23Jul 4, '24What can be: Unburdened by what has been:22.7×782k11k913332
24May 19, '23odd takeaway, NYT...21.3×734k1.6k10048
25Aug 3, '23holy shit21.1×728k1.7k71189
26Sep 26, '25Guys it is very important that you resist Vibes. Disable your parents’ phones if they tell you they’re using Vibes. Make fun of your friends relentlessly until they stop using Vibe20.9×722k9.1k557667
27May 11, '24Little known rule. If you average 66% returns for 30 or more years, god lets you play with the lights on your first night.20.5×708k9.3k613665
28Aug 3, '23it took him a day Tuesday: Wednesday:18.8×648k3.5k133289
29Jan 5, '24WTF happened in 1971?!18.3×631k1.6k160509
30Dec 17, '24Indians are the only people who have figured out how to make vegetarian food good.17.4×599k11k752576
31Jan 21, '25This is so cool until you realize the government could have installed ~500 EV charging stations with this money.17×586k5.4k121184
32Jun 3, '24The world is going to keep getting better because people are going to keep making it better. Techno-Industrial Deep Dives:15.3×527k1.2k99785
33Aug 20, '23this isn’t as effective as i initially thought it would be15.1×521k2.6k7648
34Dec 26, '24“DEI is racist! We should only hire based on merit! Most talented person gets the job, sorry if that hurts your feelings!” Ok fair, good idea, we will just hire the most talented p15×519k10k1k811
35Mar 20, '25There is a whole world of software companies you've never heard of out there the carry on which will make you "buy the Celtics for $6.1 billion" rich.13.9×479k2k87725
36Jun 25, '25My fellow New Yorkers…13.7×474k2k7882
37Oct 9, '24Peter Thiel remains undefeated.13.5×466k4.1k2131.8k
38Mar 26, '25they did it 🇺🇸13.3×457k7k267382
39Feb 22, '24I’m sorry everyone. This is my fault. I just tried to email a white person.11.5×397k3.5k123123
40Nov 13, '23Queer Eye but it’s just Xi visiting troubled US cities then they get a makeover11×378k3.5k24676
41Aug 13, '25what is the best argument / evidence that this won't happen to LLM scaling laws? genuinely curious.10.9×376k1.8k43449
42Apr 6, '25View post on X10.6×366k4.6k414144
43Jan 23, '25But what will humans do if AI takes our jobs?!10.4×357k1.7k155802
44Nov 23, '23Can’t believe OpenAI figured out AGI before Apple figured out how to make Siri do anything10.2×350k3.7k16963
45Jun 25, '25Only one man can save us now9.9×342k5.4k200144
46Nov 6, '24If this keeps up Democrats are going to have to ask themselves why the hell they voted for this woman in the primaries.9.9×341k4.9k156194
47Oct 11, '25one of you needs to read 25 books on rare earth refining stat9.8×337k1.8k71245
48Sep 5, '25you ever think about the fact that everything is always just going on? like that one restaurant you went to 10 years ago in another country is just open right now, the hostess is s9.7×335k8k281747
49Oct 13, '24I cannot imagine the incredible things humanity will accomplish once people who are actually good at things start trying to do what Elon Musk, who is simply not very good at anythi9.6×330k4.7k214336
50Dec 1, '22ok this is wild9.0×09.9k1.1k2.6k
51Jan 4, '25it's impossible to get this book. it's not even on Amazon.9.0×310k1.5k40593
52Feb 16, '22Last week, I asked you: "If I wanted to be top 0.1% at understanding/designing tokenomics, what's one resource you'd recommend?" You gave 76 great answers. Here are the most popula8.7×04.6k1.1k5.1k
53Mar 14, '24SpaceX pulls off one of the greatest feats in human history. Let's check on the media reaction, they must be so pumped... Oh. I wonder why people are depressed about the state of t8.1×279k3.1k317229
54Nov 7, '25"If you pay an employee $270,000, you own the employee. If you pay an employee $2.7 billion, the employee owns you."7.6×263k2.9k97419
55Sep 3, '25i think we all owe sundar an apology7.5×257k3.1k62128
56Mar 8, '24If your startup doesn’t employ the gom jabbar in interviews, you’re not taking recruiting seriously enough.7.4×256k2.5k181140
57Jan 3, '24The great thing about the Room Temperature Superconductor thing is that at worst, it's fun like sports are fun, and at best, it's fun like the Industrial Revolution was fun.7.1×246k5.6k343207
58Oct 27, '23I want you to close your eyes and imagine with me. Metaphorically, of course. We don’t have the technology to read with our eyes closed… yet. OK, ready? The year is 2073. It’s a co7.1×245k1.4k189364
59Mar 16, '24Every day I appreciate this meme a little bit more. It works for pretty much everything. It’s different people at the same time, or the same person over time. Modern society’s grea6.8×234k2.6k174393
61Nov 11, '24Fondly remembering selling all 38 of my stupid Bitcoin in fall 2013 to pay for a trip to Oktoberfest with the boys. 🍻6.2×213k2.3k1740
62Dec 6, '23all of you5.9×203k1.4k8046
63Aug 1, '22DAOs shouldn't speedrun the history of offline governance. They should experiment with internet-native governance and evolve beyond offline at internet speed. Me, @LucaProsperi &am5.9×02.1k1.5k40
65Apr 9, '25[at the sock factory, incredulous that I even have to interview]5.5×188k4.7k90106
66Aug 31, '24The kids are alright.5.3×184k2.9k9856
67Apr 24, '24I don’t want to pay a 44.6% capital gains tax.5.3×183k3.4k18446
68Dec 4, '24Hyperion Cantos is my favorite sci-fi series. I feel like Dan Simmons got it the most right and his prescience will become more clear over time.5.2×179k1.6k591.2k
69Aug 23, '24> guy makes nuclear fusor in his bedroom > check profile > it's waterloo4.4×151k1.4k30233
70Dec 4, '24Seems light until you realize that’s 86 in Fahrenheit.4.4×150k3.3k8153
71Sep 14, '22What's your favorite essay/blog post of all time? Looking for >2 years old, and that you think will be as good in a decade. Instant classics.4.2×01.8k2422.7k
73Jun 21, '21I’m sorry, but does anyone else think it’s crazy that Shopify is worth 11.5x as much as Apple?3.8×05.3k173135
76Mar 26, '25this one2.9×99k4k157229
77Nov 10, '21gm Co-writing a piece in The Economist with @cdixon, my favorite and most-cited tech writer, seems like the perfect way to announce that I’m joining @a16z Crypto as an advisor.2.5×03.2k147458
78Sep 20, '21“Be greedy when others are fearful.” - Sam, 11, owns 0.05 ETH2.5×04.3k22634
79Oct 15, '25Everyone else: behold, an AI you can beat off to Google DeepMind: protein folding, weather prediction, new materials, and now an ai that can make its own cancer discoveries2.4×84k1.9k66129
80Jul 19, '21Bet you've never seen something like Axie Infinity. April: $670k rev May: $3M June: $12.2M July (18 days in): $79.1M Axie is a blockchain-based game pioneering a Play-to-Earn model2.3×02.3k574339
81May 10, '22VCs telling portfolio founders to tighten their belts.2.3×03.7k27574
82Jul 5, '2215 minute grocery delivery... on the blockchain.2.3×03.7k20874
83Aug 23, '20There’s no company like Tencent. It’s elements of Facebook, PayPal, Nintendo, Spotify, Netflix, and Shopify all rolled into one PLUS a 21st century Berkshire Hathaway. But American2.2×01.8k463719
84May 22, '21I'm considering moving a large % of my money into ETH. What are the most compelling reasons not to?2.2×02.4k79264
85Oct 18, '22A (Very Long) Screenshot Essay on Meta & The Innovator's Dilemma2.2×02.1k317668
86May 24, '21What if I told you about a business that: - Has strong network effects - Grew revenue 200x YoY - Is preparing to offer a 25% dividend - About to implement a permanent share buyback2.1×02k359567
87Dec 25, '24Merry Christmas to all, but especially to all my Indian-Americans 🎅🏾1.9×67k2.6k10062
88Mar 11, '25I can’t believe the bankruptcy guy would do this to the stock market.1.8×62k1.6k8520
89Feb 20, '21Clubhouse is the first big social network on which companies structurally can't participate as companies.1.7×02.6k19995
90Mar 30, '22I've read a lot of decks over the past year, and I gotta say, everyone's competitors are complete dogshit.1.7×02.7k116130
91Aug 2, '20Bezos: Hey need those Q2 earnings slides but please don't waste more than an hour on them. 5th Grader who just learned PowerPoint: OK.1.6×02.2k178128
92Nov 8, '21Imagine a place... - Built for gamers - Home to everyone playing the Great Online Game - Has 150 million MAUs - Generates $130 million in revenue - Is a web3 sleeper @mariogabriele1.5×01.7k162243
93Apr 26, '21I don’t believe that anyone actually likes IPAs1.5×02.3k9511
94Jul 12, '21Introducing... Not Boring Capital Instead of typical new fund PR, I decided to pull back the curtains and share the Memo I used to raise the fund, and the first LP Update I sent to1.4×01.5k81374
95Aug 23, '21our wills are going to be so bizarre. To my son, I bequeath a jpeg of an ape. To claim, go to rainbow dot me and enter the phrase "jump tiger run harvest moon elephant split hop le1.3×02.1k17841
96Nov 3, '22This has got to be the worst feature Apple has ever made1.2×02.1k3826
97May 9, '22It’s brutal out there. But did you know you have 3 organs you barely need and can sell for good $$$? Time for a 🧵1.2×02k13345
98Oct 4, '20I have bad news and incredible news. Bad news: I’m not sending out a Not Boring tomorrow. Incredible news: It’s because this little guy came a little bit early. Meet Devin Bhatt Mc1.2×02.1k717
99Feb 27, '22View post on X1.1×01.9k8413
100Apr 19, '22Do these people know that Netflix has a new show that’s just Obama narrating over videos of national parks?1.0×01.7k5632
101Oct 27, '21Full hour cal invite for an intro zoom 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩�1.0×01.8k4816

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