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Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A politician wants to cut bureaucratic red tape and reduce spending in the name of efficiency.No, Elon Musk’s DOGE isn’t back from the dead. This time it’s NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and it’s called COGE: Commission on Government Efficiency.Despite the obvious similarities in…
At 22, heartbroken, depressed, and unsure about my future, I craved novelty and adventure, so I packed up my life in England and moved to Japan.Now, 31, living in Tokyo, and more secure than I’ve ever felt in my adult life, I can’t help but feel that creeping depression, pushing…
Dear founders: your emails read different. Is it AI?Paul Graham is a titan of the startup space. He cofounded Y Combinator, Silicon Valley’s hottest startup accelerator. He also coined “founder mode,” the management philosophy that’s swept tech in recent years.He’s noticed a trend that worries him: people using AI to…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Raymond Zeng, 24, a Meta software engineer living in the San Francisco Bay area. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been told by many of my friends that my living situation is very “Spartan.” I don’t own a car,…
