2.9 KiB
$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.