Italians still do (not knocking Italian people, but high-end Italian interior design brands).

They should’ve a while ago but it’s much too late for him. He has his own endorsement deals, just married an heir to another fortune, and for some reason gets actual photography gigs.

I’m here for the retro kitsch satire but this historical era just doesn’t hit anywhere near as dramatically as a backdrop to whatever character stories one wants to tell as it once did. I watched All the Presidents Men last night for the first time in a while and I was struck by how the underlying events and tension…

I have several friends and Meta and none give the slightest shit as consumers (obviously they work in other areas).

I’m still waiting for someone to explain why it isn’t just Second Life.

I agree, their active user numbers are a complete joke. For some reason, we haven’t heard him raging on about bots in a while. Curious, that.

I think it will. It’s already being touted as a benefit by smaller companies. I think it will be a defining characteristic of certain tech companies, especially start-ups who are unburdened by tax/real estate considerations and will see it as a free competitive advantage. After this period of desired attrition, the…

I think it’s more about tax benefits and future value of estate than justifying empty space to anyone. There is no mystery to why office space may be underutilized and they are fixed, possibly sunk costs (i.e., full offices don’t change the balance sheet—unless they actually increase costs due to various operational…

[Never mind; didn’t see comment below about Neil Patrick Harris]

More people are coming out with unflattering (to say the least) characterizations of his history of personal and professional behavior. I don’t see any other specific allegations yet but I don’t think this is ending well.

Just call up the Boring Company. /s but imagine if he was committed to helping climate adaptation instead of whatever stupid subway for cars in Las Vegas he’s on about. I’m sure there would be actual public works projects that could benefit from some of their technology.

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450 million “users”

Ah, good because it looks like they are 25-30 IRL.

It could happen on live TV and it would still be attributed to the Deep State™. I’m generally curious what will happen when he dies. I’ve been on the edge of my seat for seven long years. I assume a huge percentage of his followers will just act like he still alive and in charge with the White Hats™ and whatever we…

Similar to the 2011 White House correspondents dinner.

Had no idea this was still going. They are supposed to be juniors in high school? Yikes.

His agent said he fell while taking a selfie.

The “$1.00 slice” places were really a late-aughts gimmick, not classic spots where the cost has been rising in a linear fashion. They are maybe akin to the $.99 stores that show up in a recession and then bring in other stuff for more. Neighborhood places have been more for quite a while. I think the “cheap” place in…