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This got memory holed so fast
Here's the receipt. The Biden admin literally said to not create startups and that they were going to totally centralize AI power under their control, if elected.
Stop trying to revise history.
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Nathan Lands
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Nathan Lands
@NathanLands
CEO, Lore. Building sovereign AI systems for America and its allies.
Joined July 2008
- I'M SHOCKED. After living in Japan for over two years, I recently visited the USA with my wife. It made me realize that the USA is dysfunctional in so many ways and has such a low-quality standard across the board. Here are the things I noticed:
- Replying to @NathanLandsEverywhere you go, you run into little things that don't work. Half the escalators I saw were not working, soap was missing in the bathrooms, etc. Once you notice it, you see it everywhere in America. Things just don't work. Everything works in Japan, and it would be
- Replying to @NathanLandsService is so bad compared to Japan, and you have to tip. We stayed at a nice hotel in Boston, and the workers went on strike. This meant our rooms didn't get cleaned, etc., and they banged on drums outside the window. My wife couldn't believe people would do that. I get it.
- Replying to @NathanLandsOf course, there are also good things about the USA, like the diversity of food, etc. And there is something a little exciting about the chaos. But I now feel way less interested in moving back to the USA. It feels like something is more deeply wrong than I realized.
- Replying to @NathanLandsThere is a sense of danger walking around US cities that doesn't exist in Japan. We had two homeless people harass us; one ran in front of us like a zombie, and it freaked my wife out. And on two different occasions, we saw large men threatening women. One was very bizarre. In
- Replying to @NathanLandsEverything is so expensive. To my surprise, it's dramatically cheaper living in Japan than most of the US. Waikiki was especially nuts.
- Replying to @NathanLandsHomeless people in the US sometimes insult you if you don't give them money. Happened twice in Waikiki. In Japan, homeless people are rare. And when you do see them, they are almost always very respectful and don't bother people.
- Replying to @NathanLandsIn America, the TSA is very rude and threatening. In Japan, they're extremely polite and helpful. They're so different.
- Replying to @NathanLandsImmigration in the US is slow, and they ask you tons of questions, which is wild considering our current border issue and how easy it is to get into the country illegally. In contrast, they asked one question in Japan, smiled, and let me in.
- Replying to @NathanLandsPublic toilets are so disgusting. In Japan, you don't have this problem at all. Oh, and of course, now, USA toilets feel incredibly primitive after living in Japan.
- So...I thought Photoshop was in trouble because of AI. But now, Adobe's new AI-enhanced Photoshop beta is out. And it's one of the most magical things I've ever seen. 13 game-changing examples that'll blow your mind:
- Replying to @NathanLandsIn cities, everywhere smells like weed. Or worse.
- Replying to @NathanLandsThere are more car accidents than in Japan. I got stuck in traffic twice due to accidents. I asked Perplexity and apparently on a per capita basis, there are 2.5x more car fatalities in the USA than Japan.