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Imagine running a company that builds rockets and sells enterprise software and consumer software and internet services and llms and rents compute and a chip factory
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
California doesn't have the highest housing costs in America because of "Trump" in Washington.
It's because of Democrat policies in Sacramento.
So let's change them. Just Try It!
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
Dario has written that we need to “pace the frontier,” and Sam has agreed. People may be surprised by my response: go ahead.
You guys are the frontier. By any reasonable metric — market share, revenue growth, model capability — the two of you have a duopoly on frontier intelligence. You’ve also claimed the lead is widening because of recursive self-improvement.
I don’t see what you see in the lab. If the unreleased models are scary enough that you think you should slow down, I support your decision to be responsible.
But stop pretending you need anyone else’s permission. Stop pretending antitrust law has to be suspended so you can form a cartel. Stop pretending you need a regulatory approval process that supersedes product liability. Stop pretending METR is independent when it is intertwined with Anthropic’s investors and staff. Stop pretending you need those same evaluators to police competitors who aren’t even at the frontier.
Most of all, stop pretending the motivation to slow down is purely altruistic. You face massive product-liability exposure if your products enable a truly damaging cyberattack. The market already punishes models that behave in unpredictable or unauthorized ways. After the Hugging Face episode, it is simply good business for OpenAI and Anthropic to trade some raw power for reliability and predictability. Call it alignment if you want. It is also just giving customers what they want.
Pacing the frontier would also create breathing room for a more intelligent conversation about regulation than Bernie Sanders’ “shut it all down.” China is very unlikely to join a global agreement, as you know, and that has to be taken into account as well.
So go ahead and pace the frontier. You are the ones setting it. The easiest way not to build superintelligence is for you to agree not to build it. Demanding your preferred regulatory framework as the price of that will look like blackmail of the public and the political system. So just do it.
If you do, you’ll buy goodwill for the next conversation. If you don’t, we’ll know this was just another bid for regulatory capture — or an election-season psyop.
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
Claude has become a language, so I built a translator.
English <-> Claudish
Thank you mark. Before I sold my company I was so poor my car had mushrooms growing in the trunk. On paper, I was a multi-millionaire. Fuck Ro Khanna and all the communists who think these policies are okay so they can spend our country into oblivion.
Ro, “in your scenario, the founder could sell to pay a one time 5 percent tax or the state could sell it if he defaults on the loan”
Ro, this is the biggest fuck you in the history of entrepreneurship. Ever.
Creating jobs but don’t have cash. Fuck you
Can’t sell shares, we will sell it for you, to whoever. Fuck you.
Creating jobs. Paying great wages instead of taking cash out yourself. Fuck you
Reinvesting into your company and community. Fuck You.
Don’t you know that Jensen, and Lisa Su, and people who have vast amounts of liquidity already have no problem with it. Fuck You
There is a huge difference between someone with liquidity , running a huge public company, and someone who has dedicated every minute of who knows how many years, to building a company, to finally have a dream financing come true , only to be insulted by a politician. “We will sell your shares for you “
GTFO
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
Ro, “in your scenario, the founder could sell to pay a one time 5 percent tax or the state could sell it if he defaults on the loan”
Ro, this is the biggest fuck you in the history of entrepreneurship. Ever.
Creating jobs but don’t have cash. Fuck you
Can’t sell shares, we will sell it for you, to whoever. Fuck you.
Creating jobs. Paying great wages instead of taking cash out yourself. Fuck you
Reinvesting into your company and community. Fuck You.
Don’t you know that Jensen, and Lisa Su, and people who have vast amounts of liquidity already have no problem with it. Fuck You
There is a huge difference between someone with liquidity , running a huge public company, and someone who has dedicated every minute of who knows how many years, to building a company, to finally have a dream financing come true , only to be insulted by a politician. “We will sell your shares for you “
GTFO
Mark, most of the 250 billionaires in California DO NOT have this liquidity issue.
They have public stock.
In your scenario, the founder could sell to pay a one time 5 percent tax or the state could sell it if he defaults on the loan.
Ask Jensen, Lisa Su, Sundar if they plan to leave California if this ballot initiative passes. Btw 85 percent of the nation's VC money came in Q1 2026 to California.
I love your passion. I respect your intellect and ability to get things done. Why not put this energy in figuring out how we bring capital and high paying jobs to every community in America? Why not put it towards figuring out the policy that expands childcare or healthcare (as you are working on reducing drug pricing)? Of all the things in America, aren't those more pressing issues than a one time 5 percent tax on 250 billionaires to pay for healthcare for poor kids and families in California?
I’m incredibly proud that my dad is leading the charge to fight back against established party corruption in California. Vote for him today and tomorrow in the California Republican Party primary.
FINAL DAYS. The choice is clear.
We’re in the final stretch before the Primary — and this race will be decided by who shows up.
Dave Min has the full backing of the Democratic machine. We need a proven leader who can actually build a winning coalition and take this seat back in November.
For over 50 years I’ve lived here, raised my family here, and served our community. I’m not a politician -- I’m a reformer who puts people over party.
If you want integrity, common sense, and real representation in Congress, I’m asking for your vote.
Vote Michael Maxsenti for Congress -- CA-47
Share this with your family and friends. Let’s finish strong!
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
FINAL DAYS. The choice is clear.
We’re in the final stretch before the Primary — and this race will be decided by who shows up.
Dave Min has the full backing of the Democratic machine. We need a proven leader who can actually build a winning coalition and take this seat back in November.
For over 50 years I’ve lived here, raised my family here, and served our community. I’m not a politician -- I’m a reformer who puts people over party.
If you want integrity, common sense, and real representation in Congress, I’m asking for your vote.
Vote Michael Maxsenti for Congress -- CA-47
Share this with your family and friends. Let’s finish strong!
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
And suddenly,
- The man waking up at 6 AM for work.
- Having lunch at 3:30 PM due to long call.
- Sleeping by 9:30 PM to survive corporate.
Isn’t your dad anymore.
It’s you.
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
My only advice to CEOs this year..
Hire tinkerers.
Make it high status.
Find ones that will explore the edges and (ideally) naturally gifted at teaching people.
Empower them to freely roam across the org and fix large problems that can be automated.
All your execs will complain that these tinkerers don’t understand scale or systems (rollout being a favorite word).
Listen, and ignore them. Or even better give them budget to hire a tinkerer to achieve their targets.
Give these tinkerers ambition, purpose and hard targets and watch them fly.
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
I once asked a high-performer why they stayed with their company for 10 years.
I expected them to say "the salary" or "the bonuses options."
Instead, they said:
"A few years ago, I had a family emergency. My manager didn't ask for a doctor's note. They didn't check my performance. They just said: 'Take care of your family, we’ve got your back.'"
Retention isn't a "perk." It's a feeling.
If you want to keep your best people in 2026, stop looking at them as "resources" and start looking at them as humans.
Perks like free snacks and fancy offices are great, but psychological safety is what keeps the lights on.
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
claude code is fucking insane
i know literally NOTHING about coding. ZERO. and i just built a fully functioning web app in minutes
http://localhost:3000/
check it out
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
Anyone who thinks the California government has a revenue problem is mathematically illiterate or part of the fraud.
California does not have a revenue problem. It has a spending problem. Politicians and their henchmen stealing tens of billions of dollars PER YEAR from our pockets.
Ask yourself why they can’t pass an audit! Ask yourself why they change the reporting rules on your pension! Do you start to see a pattern?
Endless reams of money keep falling through the cracks with no accountability into the waiting hands of thieves.
When is enough, enough?
California will soon start to lose its grip on being the most vibrant state in America. The billionaires will leave. The millionaires and middle class will too.
And once they are done taxing us of everything we have, and none of us are left, they will tax you.
Now, if you’re frustrated about crime, healthcare and education you should be. I am, too: our approach to these issues is trash. Our results on these issues are also trash.
So fix the problem: kick out the people who run the kleptocracy. Elect real leaders who are competent, firm, tough and high agency.
But no matter what you do, if you keep asking for politicians to take people’s money, you are firmly part of the fraud not part of the solution…and everyone sees you.
Michael Maxsenti retweeted
I think the role of the Software Engineer is evolving into a Product Engineer.
LLM tools have made writing code easier than ever. The real bottleneck isn't implementation anymore - it's deciding what to build and how the UX should work.
That's why I've been spending more of my time learning design and product skills. The most impactful engineers will be the ones who can shape products, not just ship features.
