$35 billion

I have read Patrick's feed back to March '25

Brothers
	From Limerick
	Pro-Ireland
	Interact with whites, sometimes indians
	Elon, Thiel, Andreesen were initial investors
	Avoid political controversy
	Probably unwilling to give up technological progress. 
	Probably willing to adapt to the new right wing
	Operating in Latin America https://x.com/patrickc/status/1920449332773355799
John Collison
	Runs the podcast - "Cheeky Pint" (Nice aesthetics)
	Likes guinness https://x.com/collision/status/1955758739358711863
	Friendly towards Pichai https://x.com/collision/status/1955747839469851051
	Fan of AI, Figma
	Owns old estates in Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeyleix_House
Patrick Collison
	CEO
	Pro Israel
	Married Silvana Konermann, who is Swiss
	Tentatively pro-manufacturing https://x.com/patrickc/status/1969826678307496356
	Colorful and modern aesthetic
	Aware of populist right https://x.com/patrickc/status/1955246810718503080
	Follows Ross Douthat https://x.com/DouthatNYT

Overall analysis:
	Money, power, tech
	Against degrowth https://x.com/patrickc/status/1908960227921424599
	Like old buildings (https://x.com/patrickc/status/1908960227921424599, Cheeky Pint, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeyleix_House)
	Somewhat patriotic for Ireland
	Open to the idea that people are getting dumber https://x.com/patrickc/status/1903928714368622917
	Close with Elon (https://x.com/patrickc/status/1903928714368622917)

They want money, power, peace, and technical advancement. They are of the liberal cloth that avoids politics because they can. They are focused on the short term. The battle will be getting them to see longer. However, there doesn't seem to be anything immediately stopping them.

It seems unlikely they would pull the plug on Hyperia, if doing so would generate press and controversy. If we were smaller, perhaps it would be more likely. It depends on what they feel will would threaten their peace.





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