Vikram Bath

Explain how Charlie Brown could afford hoes on a child’s salary

I’m trying to remember if I’ve seen this before or just some other tweet that was almost exactly the same thing. I need to get off my phone

Oops, just checked and she’s gone protected. Glad I clipped off her face here

I’m sure she’ll be glad someday that she worked this out loud publicly on X with 4.4 million impressions and counting

I’m wondering that too! I’m leaning toward not fake at the moment, but it certainly could be

Expect these lines to converge again someday

I’m not sure if I have ever seen a 0% before

So you’re telling me the Wizard of Oz presented itself as a towering force of overwhelming technology, only to be unmasked as just some guy, off-screen?

My daughter got roped into manga hard, by the way. Not sure what her favorite is, but she loves Demon Slayer. Is constantly listening to the music as well

Actually, looking through the history I’m thinking it’s probably real.

If this was her point though, no wonder no one understood it

I’m starting to now wonder if the account was actually written by a dude wanting to make a point

Being a female software engineer used to feel like a flex until I went to a rooftop after-party during LA Fashion Week. The rooftop was full of models and multimillionaires. One man I met owned a $110 million mansion… but lived in a smaller West Hollywood apartment because the mansion was too big for just himself. When I told him I was in software, he just nodded. Then I met the woman standing next to him—an Asian girl, a few years older, who looked strikingly similar to me. Same body type, same features. She was quiet, soft-spoken, and didn’t try to impress anyone. She was a newscaster. And he was completely taken by her. Not lustfully. More like smitten. In a room full of models, he only had eyes for her. She didn’t lift a finger. He took care of her. Meanwhile, I’d spent years lifting all the fingers, building a career to support a future family. But that night it hit me: Being a high-earning woman in a male-dominated field doesn’t always reward you. It can subtly penalize you. Because the truth is: career girls often feel guilty being taken care of. So we go 50/50. We overperform. And sometimes, the girl who gets taken care of… looks just like us minus the guilt.

“It says a lot about society that this one particular person wasn’t immediately into me” is a surprisingly common take

The United Club provides access to members and elite passengers. It includes food options, drinks, and seating. In contrast, Polaris Lounge is for Polaris business class travelers only. It offers upscale amenities, less overcrowding, and personalized service, ensuring a more comfortable and superior travel experience. In contrast, the Polaris Lounge caters to United’s business class travelers on long-haul international flights. Access is granted exclusively to passengers holding a Polaris ticket. This lounge elevates the travel experience with gourmet dining, signature cocktails, and luxurious sleep pods. Moreover, Polaris Lounges are located in major U.S. hubs and select international airports, providing a more refined space for relaxation before flights.

United knows how much of a joke their “lounges” are that offer “food options, drinks, and seating”, so they had to invent Polaris to be an actual lounge for business class passengers to escape the proles with credit-card-based access travelpander.com/difference-b...

I know people who say they like to arrive early at the airport so they can spend the morning to refresh in the lounge, and I’m sorry, but you have just played yourself bsky.app/profile/pras...

This is true. There’s also the Polaris Lounge, which feels more like entering a bank vault, I just went for a walk and listened to my audiobook for my 1.5-hour layover instead, and I don’t think I missed much bsky.app/profile/chad...

The tone stuff, sure, but this is all actually all true.

At O’Hare last week I saw the United States “Club” had three machine scanners people were lined up at the let themselves in like at a subway and sorry, but that is not worth the hundreds of dollars people pay per year except for consultants

But it’s a screenshot on the Internet and has a FORTUNE logo on the top.

Did you not see the logo?

This from Jeff Selingo’s next book is surprising since I was assured by the New York Times that Columbia students don’t know how to read

YouTube video by Angela Collier the sham legacy of Richard Feynman

I watched her three-hour video on Richard Feynman, and I have to admit that it’s incredibly worthwhile regardless of what you think about him. Great exploration on the man himself and also what his legend has done to the field m.youtube.com/watch?v=TwKp...

Stop speaking French. It’s not a real language. Cc @annadistracted.bsky.social

French in general is ridiculous. Just get rid of it already

As a white Texan who moved back with a South Asian spouse and now teaches white Texan kids who are catastrophically underprepared to compete at a global level but shielded from this realization by strict systems of privilege but direct racism towards my husband… I could write an essay.

This Weekend at Costco in Frisco, TX: The Indian takeover in full view. Hardly any Americans in sight. The Indian population exploded 4,510% in Frisco over the last 20 years, surging from 2.5% to nearly one-third of the city. H-1B betrayal robs our people of jobs, wipes out our heritage, and erases our communities. America's harsh new reality: The Great Replacement unfolding.

I have many problems with 99% rhetoric used by Democrats, but a big problem with it is that a lot of my presumed brothers and sisters in the 99% obviously hate me. Go convince them before asking me to get mad at billionaires

Doing your Own Research™ with math.

Could be worse

It’s the same problem as at the nationwide level. You can’t just count up beds and say there’s enough in aggregate. Housing development is blocked in the places that people need or want to live in

I applied to two schools. Back then, applying was a strong indicator that you wanted to attend.

Now, it just means that you checked a box on the common app. Schools have no idea if you actually want to go there. And anyone who asks gets a fee waiver regardless of income bsky.app/profile/rive...

Low agreeableness is a competitive advantage for LLMs