Battle scars change a man.
Well done, Larry.
I was investing in 2000 (43 yo managing a $200m venture fund). I was investing in 2008 (51 yo managing a private hedge fund). I was investing in 2020 (63 yo managing a mining stock fund). Each represented the bursting of a bubble. Thursday, November 5, 2026 was deja vu for me. I have seen this movie three times.
Party is over. Consequences of ZIRP, and free money driven "Everything Bubble" are coming home. Persistent inflation is the pin. Stock bulls better rethink their buy the dip strategy IMO. It's a long way down.
An idiot examining his own life will not lead to a better idiot.
Check on everything except #9.
Excellent health. But sports, airborne school, and being a combat tank commander exact a toll on a young man's body that an old man can't undo.
Move out. Draw fire.
REAL LUXURIES OF ADULT LIFE
1. A paid-off car
2. Quiet neighbors
3. Money left after payday
4. Zero credit card debt
5. Peace at home
6. Drinking coffee without rushing
7. Waking up without an alarm
8. Taking a trip without financing it
9. A body that doesn't hurt
10. Owning your weekends
11. Saying "no" without feeling guilty
12. Buying groceries without doing math
13. An emergency fund that's actually funded
14. People you can completely trust
15. Not being terrified of the future
What could possibly go awry?
I think we'll know soon.
F*ck YES... my Grok Bot usage went from 100% to 34% without turning off a single bot
Elon just said it costs more to run than it earns, so the limits aren't going back up
Last week my meter hit 100% in 2 days with 12 bots, half of it burned while I slept
Most of it was never the work, it was bots waking up to check if there was work
The 6 lines I pasted into every bot:
→ "Wake up when a task lands, never on a timer"
→ "If nothing changed, stop in one step"
→ "Read your last summary, not the whole chat"
→ "Finish with 5 lines, the next run starts there"
→ "Ask me before anything over 20 minutes"
→ "One report at 8 AM, not a message per task"
Paste them tonight and check your meter at breakfast
Then read how a whole Grok Bot team runs while you sleep in the article below ↓




