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Unpopular opinion: “fair” is a four letter word

Politicians must always be relevant, always appeal to their base. As such, it's not surprising some vilify Musk for becoming the world's first trillionaire.
For everyone else: we should celebrate that someone can sell a vision and create tremendous wealth for many along the way.

Billionaire's problem: avoid California's wealth tax, if it passes:
* donating unvested shares
* delaying fund raising rounds at higher valuations
* buying a yacht out of state
* buying Treasuries
--> taxing the rich yields a fraction of expected revenue
wsj.com/personal-finan…

where can I get one of these trillionaire jackets?

"AI trained on AI-generated data gets dumber every generation......the next generation of AI is being trained on the output of the current generation." 🤔 x.com/heynavtoor/sta…

Lagarde: 3 scenarios, the short-lived one is rules out. ECB chose measured adjustment. 3rd scenario would warrant forceful adjustment. You judge which scenario ECB chose.

While couched somewhat of a joke, it implies a warning that ECB could take 50 bps hikes.

Lagarde: "digital Euro will enhance Europe's digital autonomy"