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Slowing down. Making music as @onnujonuson . Building 1500 wheelchair ramps in Iceland @rampur . Chairman @hafnarhaus . Previously founder @uenodotco and @annajona

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@iamharaldur

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2 months

I've been on a wild ride recently. I went into a deep depression and anxiety, and for three months this last fall I was barely able to leave my bed. Looking back now, I'm grateful for that period because it helped me understand that I needed to drastically change how I think…

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1 year

Hi again @elonmusk 👋 I hope you are well. I’m fine too. I’m thankful for your interest in my health. But since you mentioned it, I wanted to give you more info. I have muscular dystrophy. It has many effects on my body. Let me tell you what they are:

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@anothercohen The reality is that this guy (who is independently wealthy) did no actual work, claimed as his excuse that he had a disability that prevented him from typing, yet was simultaneously tweeting up a storm. Can’t say I have a lot of respect for that.

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We worked for more or less every big tech company. We grew fast and made money. I think that's what you are referring to when you say independently wealthy? That I independently made my money, as opposed to say, inherited an emerald mine.

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I hope that helps! Let me know if you are going to pay what you owe me? I think you can afford it?

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My flight was overbooked so the airline announced that they’d pay anyone that wanted $800 if they would take the next flight instead. One guy stood up, went to the desk, and told the staff he did not want the $800, then he went back to his seat. First reply guy I’ve met IRL.

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Companies and institutions that need to be bailed out by the government when they fail, should be owned by the government. You can’t privatize the profit and socialize the losses.

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11 months

If your kid gets cancer in the US, and you’re not insured, it will either not be fully treated and/or hospital bills will bankrupt you. If a billionaire builds a death trap and takes it for an underwater excursion, the government will pay for the very expensive rescue mission.

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Dear @elonmusk 👋 9 days ago the access to my work computer was cut, along with about 200 other Twitter employees. However your head of HR is not able to confirm if I am an employee or not. You've not answered my emails. Maybe if enough people retweet you'll answer me here?

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In Iceland, everyone has an identification number. You can look up anyones number. It’s used for everything and it’s extremely convenient. In the US people have a social security number and if you accidentally share it with anyone it will ruin your life.

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1 year

Oh! I forgot to mention that I read you can't go to the toilet on your own either @elonmusk I'm sorry to hear about that. I know the feeling. The only difference is I can't do it because of a physical disability and you're afraid someone you hurt will attack you while you poop.

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My legs were the first to go. When I was 25 years old I started using a wheelchair. It’s been 20 years since that happened. In that time the rest of my body has been failing me too. I need help to get in and out of bed and use the toilet

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People have a hard time defining woke without accidentally saying they want to be able to hate minorities and not face any consequences.

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I have a child that identifies as non-binary. They might identity that way their entire life. Or it might be a phase they go through. Either way, my role as a parent is unconditional love, understanding and support. If it's important to them I will follow them anywhere.

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My family is the best. I have two kids. I see them every day. I recommend that. My wife is fantastic. Strong, kind, smart, amazing artist. Couldn't be happier with her.

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11 months

When gay men were fighting for their rights, one of the main talking points from bigots was that they were pedophiles looking for young boys. The same arguments are being dragged up now against trans people. It wasn’t true then and it isn’t true now.

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A tourist asked me recently why there were so many people in wheelchairs in Reykjavik. I told him his country had them too, but it wasn't as accessible so they stay at home. Same applies to all minorities. If you don't see them it's because they are hiding.

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1 year

Hello new friends! You don't have to like me but I think you're pretty great. Here is my favorite photo. I like it. But again, you don't need to.

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But as I told HR (I'm assuming that's the confidential health information you are sharing) I can't work as a hands on designer for the reasons outlined above. I'm typing this on my phone btw. It's easier for because I only need to use one finger.

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1 year

Traveling through Germany you see again and again how intent they are on learning from the shameful parts of their history. Traveling through the American South you see again and again how intent they are on ignoring the shameful parts of their history.

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Earlier today our 6 year old went missing in a city I've never been to before. It was a busy street. We turned around and he was gone. We started looking. After a minute I was scared. This has never happened before. We found two police officers. Their English wasn't good but…

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I joined at a time when the company was growing fast. You kind of did the opposite. There was a lot going on. The company had a fair amount of issues, but then again, most bigger companies do. Or even small companies, like Twitter today.

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1 year

But after seven years I was tired. Covid was running for longer than the two weeks you said it would. And my body was also continuing to get weaker. After looking at many options I decided to sell my company to Twitter.

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10 months

Coke realized men with small egos wouldn’t buy Diet Coke so the came out with the same drink in a black can and called it Zero because Z is cool.

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1 year

Anyway, I digress, are you still reading? Or is the bathroom break over? What was I saying? Ah yes, and then you bought the company and told employees you weren't firing 75% of them. Which you then did.

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My legs were the first to go. When I was 25 years old I started using a wheelchair. It’s been 20 years since that happened. In that time the rest of my body has been failing me too. I need help to get in and out of bed and use the toilet

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1 year

We’re about to enter a world where we will have no way to know if any image or video is real or not. And we seem to have no plan for how to deal with that.

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1 year

Refusing to call someone by the name they want or the pronoun they feel reflects them best is the very definition of being an asshole for no other reason than wanting to be an asshole. Hurting someone just to hurt them, with no other benefit than wanting them to feel bad.

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In other news, I'm opening a restaurant in downtown Reykjavik very soon. It's named after my mom. Like many mom's she was the best mom in the world. Kind, funny, hard working and a wonderful artist. And cool, oh boy was she cool. See you soon at @AnnaJona

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For a long time I thought my arms would remain strong. A doctor told me they would. But they ended up losing strength. Which, I don’t mind telling you, was hard to accept. But you okay the cards you are dealt and I’ve managed to create a wonderful life.

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Depositors are getting retroactive government insurance on assets over $250k. This is the same country that turns away poor people that can't pay for their healthcare. The rules of capitalism don't apply to the rich.

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I can however write for an hour or two at a time. This wasn't a problem in Twitter 1.0 since I was a senior director and my job was mostly to help teams move forward, give them strategic and tactical guidance.

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I wasn't in the first batch. Or the second or third or fourth. I'm not sure which layoff round I was in there were so many of them. Each one came after you promised the last one was the final one.

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Financially it wasn't the best decision. My company was making a lot of money and Twitter's offer was lower than any smart valuation would say. But like you I made a bet on Twitter having a lot more potential than it has had.

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And now finally to my fingers, which I know you have great concern for. Thank you for that btw. I'll tell you what I told them. I'm not able to do manual work (which in this case means typing or using a mouse) for extended periods of time without my hands starting to cramp.

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During my time at the new Twitter, or 2.0 as you called it, I talked to my manager every week and asked what I should focus on. And then I proceeded to do those things. Every one of them.

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I also contacted HR regularly and asked if my job description was correct or needed updating. I wanted to make sure I was doing what I was supposed to. They always said they were looking into it but I never got a reply.

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But ok, fair enough, I've been laid off and I'm ok with that. Next up though is finding out if Twitter will pay me what they owe me per my contract. Or, will @elonmusk , one of the richest people in the world, try to avoid paying? Stay tuned!!

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Ok, following long threaded back and forth replies on Twitter is a bit complicated, so let me give you the highlights. After no straight answers on my employment status for 9 days I asked @elonmusk to tell me if I had been laid off. He sort of replied...

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About nine years ago I started a company called @uenodotco I worked a lot, it didn't do my body any favors but it's what I felt I needed to do. The hard work paid off and the company became very successful.

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4 years

I want to say this again: Nobody shows up like Nigerian Twitter shows up.

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1 year

Serious question: How does it hurt anyone that a trans person is on a beer can or in an ad for a training bra? Not looking to pick a fight, but can someone that feels this is actually hurtful or bad in some way explain their feelings to me?

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Last year an Arab man was driving through Iceland with his white husband and white 15 year old god son. All of a sudden they were swarmed by police cars. The two men were handcuffed and told they were under arrest for human trafficking. For the next 8 hours they sat in…

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1 year

Anyway, that's enough about me. How are you doing?

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All new Apple product launches in the last 25 years have featured the CEO using the product. Sitting with the iPad, sliding the iPod mini into their jeans, calling on the iPhone. There is no image available of Tim Apple wearing the Vision Pro.

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Someone asked me what having money unlocks. My answer: Groceries, rent/mortgage, access to experts, ability to put ideas in motion, travel, more freedom if you do it right, concerts, paying your way out of inconvenience, possibility to be generous with others. And so on. Not a…

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I’m at a gay bar in San Francisco and there is a rainbow flag on the wall. No place is safe from the woke mob.

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1 year

Europeans visiting the US often don’t tip. They don’t understand that many professions here aren’t paid a living wage by their employers. You don’t need to agree with this system. But you can’t take that frustration out on service staff. Tip your waiters. Generously.

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It's been almost 20 years since I visited Palestine but I still remember every single detail. The intense poverty, rationed water, broken roads, no greenery, only desert. There were check points everywhere where we had to show armed Israeli soldiers our papers. Even as a…

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Every country has people like MTG. But most countries don’t put a microphone in front of them.

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Btw, it’s not that you shouldn’t be mean to disabled people because they are disabled. You shouldn’t be mean to them because they are people.

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Can someone who is anti-woke define what woke means? And why you think it's a bad thing for society. This is an honest question. I'm honestly confused on the meaning and how it is something to be afraid of.

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We lost a hero. We lost a rebel. A true artist. A voice. A poet. Freedom fighter. She aligned herself with gay rights when it was dangerous. With abused children when they were silenced. With trans people when they were outcasts. She stood unafraid against an empire that…

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1 year

Last time I was in London the Queen died. Now I’m in NYC and Trump is getting indicted. Coincidence?

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To my knowledge there is no political party in Iceland that opposes universal healthcare, free education, abortion, gay marriage. No anti-science party, no anti-media party. There are obviously political debates about multiple issues. But they are mostly sensible.

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The future was supposed to free up our time from work so we could spend it on higher pursuits. Instead we created AI that makes art while we work.

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Ok. I’m announcing something tomorrow. And it has nothing to do with anything that’s happened in the last few days. But it’s something that I’ve been working on for a long time and I’m proud of but also shy about. Anyway, just wanted to warn you incase you want to unfollow.

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We desperately need more younger political leaders in the highest offices. The average age shouldn't be in the 70-80s.

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I don’t doubt that there are people who change their mind about their gender after they come out as trans. That absolutely happens. But I think it’s much likelier they will make the right choice for themselves than it is that someone else will make the right choice for them.

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Trans people deserve love and respect. To live their lives free from people questioning their identity. To live without fear or alienation. To dress how they want. Love who the want. Feel what they feel. Dream what they dream. Have a family. Or not. All of this and more.

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Reminder that there is literally no downside to allowing trans people to live their lives in happiness.

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My mentions are full of religious people telling me they won’t use a persons preferred pronouns because it conflicts with reality.

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A @Delta employee, changed a safety feature on my wheelchair without telling me, causing me to fall head first on my back. Luckily there was nothing behind me, if there had been I could have been very seriously hurt. Funnily enough the guy was in charge of my safety.

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Police brutality is a global issue. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria is a state run brute squad that murders, rapes, kidnaps and tortures the people they are supposed to protect. End SARS. #EndSARSProtest #EndPoliceBrutality

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Which is totally ok and it happens all the time. Companies let people go, that's within their rights. They usually tell people about it but that's seemingly the optional part at Twitter now.

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Nigerian Twitter is the best Twitter.

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I don’t understand why poor people don’t ask their parents to give them a few million $$ to get their life on track?

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Nobody deserves to die. Even if they’ve been arrested 40 times.

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My mom died when I was 11 years old. I haven’t heard her voice in over 30 years. My aunt just sent me a dropbox link with a video recording she found from a 80s kids birthday party. In it my mom says to me “I will come back and pick you up Halli”. Technology can be magic.

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Wheelchair accessibility in NYC is very bad. Using the subway is extremely hard. Sidewalks are broken, many of the curbs are so high it's impossible to on or off them, even with assistance. Entire neighborhoods have no accessible restaurants or café's. Incredible.

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What happens to us when AI becomes better than us at every mental task? Ignoring the economic factors, what does that mean for our self worth? If we know it’s easier to ask a machine to do it, will we stop doing everything? Can we reframe our purpose and just be content living?

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As I became more and more successful I started to get deeply depressed. Because I realized that this thing I had spent so much time on and sacrificed so much for didn’t bring me any happiness. And with that I had to accept that nothing I achieved would ever make me happy.

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The rest of us seem to mostly accept that we live in a system that is deeply unjust and tyranically nonsensical. But the French will start a mini revolution at the drop of a hat. We can all learn something from them.

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Identifying who you are when dealing with a US institution is extremely frustrating. But also simultaneously very easy if you want to break into someone's account. The worst of both worlds.

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The strangest people to debate on here are the MAGAs. They simultaneously think the US is the greatest country on earth and that it's run by a clandestine group of pedophiles.

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A lot of people on the left don’t seem to realize that the US is living in a post-truth, post-reason, post-ethics world. Reality doesn’t matter anymore, right and wrong don’t matter, facts are no longer a thing. It’s all gone. Act accordingly.

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In the new Indiana Jones movie the Nazis are portrayed as the bad guys. Woke mind virus gone mad.

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He asked me what I had been working on. When I told him he laughed. Which, to be fair, I get. I am quite funny. Then all of the sudden, Twitter's head of HR, (who had previously twice been unable to tell me if I had a job or not) emailed and said I was no longer employed.

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The labor costs are not the problem.

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HBO has built up one of the best brands in entertainment over decades. And they don't want to use it anymore? This is wild.

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Are people ready for the stupidest race in history?

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The average income in Norway is similar to the USA. But a poor person in Norway makes about 250% more than a poor person in the USA. That’s not a coincidence. That’s a system doing what it’s supposed to do.

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It's the guns. Just take them. Take them all.

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Ok, I get that the timing is weird but: When I was young I was afraid. I made music but mostly just for myself. But 2 yrs ago I started working on an album and today I'm releasing the first @onnujonuson song. Spotify: YouTube:

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@zenM0nk ID’s.

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10 months

Ok. You’ve convinced me. Hunter Biden needs to resign from the Supreme Court.

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If all goes as it seems the next US presidential election will be between two 80 year old men. I’ve got nothing against senior citizens but we need more young leaders in office.

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4 years

Police are shooting at peaceful protesters fighting for their right to live free of police brutality in Nigeria. #EndSARS

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@UradIpshet Hi again.

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Twitter is wild. There are people who follow me just to tell me they don't care what I think. I'm sorry guy but it sounds like you care way too much what I think.

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Guess I’m not doing any work now.

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I was drunk/drugged pretty much every day for 6-7 years. During that time I neglected more or less everything, including my finances. I owed so much tax that after a while it became too hard to even think about so I just ignored it.

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Greenland is to the north, south, east and west of Iceland.

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There are many things wrong with the American justice system. Prosecuting rich and powerful people when they commit crimes is not one of those things.

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Tomorrow is the Pride parade in Reykjavík. I grew up in Iceland in the early 80s. I knew very little about gay people. But I knew they were considered strange and gay men in particular were something to mock. It was all around me When I was 13 a gay boy joined our class. I…

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@elonmusk I would need to break confidentiality to answer this question here. If you have your lawyers share in writing that I can do that then I'd be happy to discuss that openly!

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There will be about 60 mass shootings in the US next month. And there’s no plan to stop any of them from happening.

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@elonmusk Hi @jack I would really appreciate your help on this one. My company was acquired on your watch and I joined because I believed in what you were building.

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I’m an atheist now but my mom was a Christian. When I was young she told me how Jesus preached unconditional love, that he wanted us help anyone in need. Happy Easter to anyone who celebrates and lives by those principles.

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As a person who has worked for 25 years in tech I can say with no hesitation that kids should not have smartphones. They are too addictive, isolating and distracting. An adult can barely handle owning one, kids stand no chance.

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The left and right should in theory agree on this.

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Seven years ago I led a team to create the first Google Santa Tracker. I was not supposed to be in that role. But it changed my life. 1/

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Talking to friends in Nigeria and reading the news is horrifying. Their own police force is continuing to terrorize the people they are supposed to protect. It's time to dismantle and #EndSARS

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Anytime I post an existential dilemma on here a line of men forms with their solutions. My dude, I’m not asking you to solve anything, I’m sharing my soul. Just listen and let’s be uncomfortable together.

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