Last week’s posts were a bit of a downer. This week’s are a lot more entertaining. We look at how AI shows what different celebrities would look like if they were alive today. There’s also a really fun video midway through this post from Paddy Power that takes Twitter trolls to task (literally). It’s hilarious.
The most interesting article to me comes at the end. The Wall Street Journal does a feature on a new breed of worker - the super commuter. Folks who have hybrid schedules and use that flex to live and work in two different cities to net out more income. Check out the story and let me know: would you consider the same?
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“As If Nothing Happened”: I Used Artificial Intelligence To See How Some Celebrities Would Look Today If They Were Alive | Bored Panda
What would certain celebrities (mainly musicians) look like if they had lived to what their respective ages would be today? This artist used AI to imagine what people would look like had they not faced tragedy. Honestly, he did a pretty good job. He covers Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Michael Jackson and this person below (can you guess who it is?).
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The Descent of Men | The G-File
This is a slightly older article (by internet standards) but still holds weight. While he rambles and meanders a bit in his writing, Jonah Goldberg eventually lands the plane on making good points. He talks here about a new approach to how some define what it means to be a man. How masculinity is defined by some - a definition that I personally believe is way off the mark.
I agree with those who complain that we have a masculinity crisis in this country. The problem is that the people shouting the loudest about it subscribe to a definition of manliness I find repugnant because it deliberately erases manliness properly understood. Manliness isn’t supposed to be about testicle tanning—-I can’t wait for the chapter of Josh Hawley’s Manhood on that—it’s supposed to be about the courage to do right when all the incentives are to do wrong. Re-read Kipling’s poem “If-” and you’ll see there’s nothing in there about owning the libs.
This new manliness celebrates the will to power, personal gratification, and the rejection of virtues in service of self-assertion and the conquest of others.
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Diversify Your Life | David Heinemeier Hansson
I think one reason a lot of folks (myself included) have a hard time finding satisfaction at work is because they put too much of their own personal identity to it. And that’s a bad thing. Hansson does a good job explaining why you should diversify your life in a blog post back in March.
Diversification is resilience in action. It's having something in reserve. It's knowing that everyone, everywhere, doing anything, will eventually suffer setbacks, frustration, and despair. And planning for that by packing a bag with more than just hammers.
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Be Careful What You Tweet | Paddy Power
Sports betting company Paddy Power has an awesome promotional video that takes direct aim at Twitter trolls who trash talk highly trained professional athletes. I think it honestly sends a broader message than its sports focus on how to handle yourself appropriately online. I loved this.
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The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature | Slate
In a world full of touch screens - buttons may be making a comeback in cars. Touch screens are in almost every new car made today. My own car has Apple CarPlay and it’s like having an iPhone baked right into my dashboard. There are some things I love about it (especially the hands-free features). As it turns out, the touchscreens have truly been a cost-cutting effort by car manufacturers than a technology/user experience change. Now the tide may turn to the point where having buttons in your car could be a status symbol.
Carmakers have noticed—and they’ve begun to change their tune. Given the higher costs of using physical controls, it’s unsurprising that Porsche has been at the vanguard, returning buttons to the interior of the 2024 Cayenne. (Bugatti, meanwhile, never adopted touch screens in the first place.) “One would hope that luxury trickles down,” said Farah. “As they reject the screens, it could over time be seen as luxurious to have buttons instead.”
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The Math Behind the New Super Commute | The Wall Street Journal
I’m a fan of hybrid work, but this seems excessive. There are folks out there now that have done the math and found it more cost effective to work and live in places that are really far apart from each other. The “super commuter” used to be defined as someone with a commute in excess of 90 minutes. This new breed of commuter puts that into shame. While I’ve walked away from job opportunities because I didn’t want to drive to Alpharetta sometimes, these people pay for a second apartment or hotel in another city entirely to maximize their monthly net incomes. You have to read this.
I’m also curious - would you consider a super commute like this article describes for the right price?
(Dr. Croasdale) and his family moved to Austin in 2021 from Southern California, eager to live somewhere slightly less expensive and vulnerable to climate change, he says. But he didn’t want to give up his practice. He flies there two to three times a month to see patients, while administrating from home the rest of the time.
Despite the nearly $400 cost to fly round trip, and $1,500 in monthly rent for a studio apartment, the setup saves the Croasdales an extra $1,500 a month. Dr. Croasdale makes $20,000 to $40,000 more than what he would earn as a physical therapist in Austin, he estimates, plus his taxes are lower.
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What am I reading right now?
I’m still reading Range by David Epstein. It hasn’t been a fast read (mainly because I read it at night after my brain is tapped and I’m moving mentally slower) but very cool. Even though I haven’t finished it, I already highly recommend it to anyone.
As always, if you are reading something interesting, feel free to share it! You can reach out by responding to this email or clicking here. Would love to hear from you!