# ![@paultoo Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::769254.png) @paultoo Paul Buchheit

Paul Buchheit posts on X about ai, in the, $googl, future the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[stocks](/list/stocks)  14.56% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  14.56% [finance](/list/finance)  10.68% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  8.74% [countries](/list/countries)  6.8% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  4.85% [products](/list/products)  2.91% [vc firms](/list/vc-firms)  1.94% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  1.94% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  0.97%

**Social topic influence**
[ai](/topic/ai) 25.24%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 7.77%, [$googl](/topic/$googl) 5.83%, [future](/topic/future) 5.83%, [the most](/topic/the-most) 4.85%, [realtime](/topic/realtime) 4.85%, [money](/topic/money) 3.88%, [spacex](/topic/spacex) 3.88%, [business](/topic/business) 3.88%, [tesla](/topic/tesla) 3.88%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@standardcap](/creator/undefined) [@austen](/creator/undefined) [@jroflsburg](/creator/undefined) [@davidsacks](/creator/undefined) [@paramendra](/creator/undefined) [@tungstenseanide](/creator/undefined) [@nexuist](/creator/undefined) [@harvard](/creator/undefined) [@proales](/creator/undefined) [@uberliner](/creator/undefined) [@amansplaining](/creator/undefined) [@lightconepod](/creator/undefined) [@deanpreston](/creator/undefined) [@aclu](/creator/undefined) [@orlandolorenzo](/creator/undefined) [@douglasrey24150](/creator/undefined) [@paulg](/creator/undefined) [@mwseibel](/creator/undefined) [@doordash](/creator/undefined) [@theallinpod](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla) [DoorDash Inc. (DASH)](/topic/doordash) [Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft) [Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)](/topic/$uber)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Delete the process Raise a Series-A on your terms The deadline to apply is January 7th [----] at 9p.m. PST. Standard will get back to on-time applicants by January 16th [----] @Standard_Cap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/2008668330446700784)  2026-01-06T22:33Z 65.3K followers, 70.8K engagements


"Backstory on Its not your money I added this to the batch kickoff after a founder in the W14 batch celebrated their Demo Day success by going to Las Vegas and gambling with the money they had just raised (including my personal investment) Needless to say he is no longer a part of that startup or YC. i don't think the Y Combinator "pocket guide of essential advice" ever gets old. Re: Its not your money. When you raise money its not your personal money. The money is to be used to improve the company. For example dont go crazy on frivolous expenses that increase https://t.co/whRgszD6Ve i don't"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/2008685903951393052)  2026-01-06T23:43Z 65.4K followers, 98.3K engagements


"2026 is historically significant as the year in which AI enters the phase of autonomous self-improvement Going forward the rate at which AI becomes more intelligent will be a function of the amount of computation applied to self-improvement. The models with the most resources will improve the fastest. This is why Elon is building data centers in space and factories on the moon -- it's the fastest/only way to 1000x the available energy. It's unclear if other AI companies will be able to keep up -- there's some risk that this is a winner-take-all game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/2022089105954439253)  2026-02-12T23:23Z 65.4K followers, 38.7K engagements


"Things I didn't predict: A nuclear power startup is currently one of my top angel investments (Upower/Oklo YC S14) 175x gain in [--] years :) excited to share that UPower is in the current YC batch http://t.co/pr4kJke7Pa excited to share that UPower is in the current YC batch http://t.co/pr4kJke7Pa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1886950220023705773)  2025-02-05T01:29Z 65.4K followers, 117.8K engagements


""Cancer cells were producing hydrogen peroxide to blind immune cells. But the enzyme doing it It was more efficient than anything in industrial chemistry. Cancer was outperforming a $6 trillion industry." Our first reactor @TungstenSeanide and I built it from Home Depot parts in three weeks. Rented a lab behind Dallas Love Field had to rip out the ceiling panels to fit it. That machine started a multibillion-dollar company. People keep trying to throw it away. It still works. A https://t.co/rjtY6j2Vu8 Our first reactor @TungstenSeanide and I built it from Home Depot parts in three weeks."  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/2022398673028817161)  2026-02-13T19:53Z 65.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Experimentation and testing always beats speculation and debate. Rapid experimentation and iteration produces rapid learning and progress. This is one reason why it is possible for startups to beat much larger companies (Spacex provides another great example of this principle) One of our most memorable lessons from YC was "do all the things." We came with a list of [--] ideas for how to grow and asked the YC partners which to prioritize. I think it was @paultoo who said something like "How would I know Do all the things." One of our most memorable lessons from YC was "do all the things." We"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1336862171200856065)  2020-12-10T02:35Z 65.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Don't worry this power will only ever be used against bad people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1348034962692268032)  2021-01-09T22:32Z 65.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Google may be only a year or two away from total disruption. AI will eliminate the Search Engine Result Page which is where they make most of their money. Even if they catch up on AI they can't fully deploy it without destroying the most valuable part of their business Google is done. Compare the quality of these responses (ChatGPT) https://t.co/VGO7usvlIB Google is done. Compare the quality of these responses (ChatGPT) https://t.co/VGO7usvlIB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1598434161332981760)  2022-12-01T21:49Z 65.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The way I imagine this happening is that the URL/Search bar of the browser gets replaced with AI that autocompletes my thought/question as I type it while also providing the best answer (which may be a link to a website or product)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1598444179356790784)  2022-12-01T22:29Z 65.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The old search engine backend will be used by the AI to gather relevant information and links which will then be summarized for the user. It's like asking a professional human researcher to do the work except the AI will instantly do what would take many minutes for a human"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1598445393918201856)  2022-12-01T22:34Z 65.4K followers, [---] engagements


"One thing that few people remember is the pre-Internet business that Google killed: The Yellow Pages The Yellow Pages used to be a great business but then Google got so good that everyone stopped using the yellow pages. AI will do the same thing to web search"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1598449245618868224)  2022-12-01T22:49Z 65.4K followers, [---] engagements


"One common founder error is to focus on how great a product would be for the company rather than how great it would be for users/customers. Facebook may have fallen into this trap investing in AR/VR not because users want it but because they badly want to own the platform. Mark Zuckerberg: "VR / AR strategy" June [--] [----] https://t.co/Zp8B59kAAr Mark Zuckerberg: "VR / AR strategy" June [--] [----] https://t.co/Zp8B59kAAr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1619844279098290176)  2023-01-29T23:45Z 65.4K followers, 53.3K engagements


"Also since this received 1000x anticipated attention and is quoted/sensationalized in 100s of news articles I should clarify: My prediction is that _AI_ (not necessarily ChatGPT) will replace search _maybe_ within the next two years (current AI not yet good enough) Not this:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1620553998293143552)  2023-01-31T22:45Z 65.4K followers, 16K engagements


"Manhattan project for domestic GPU manufacturing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1647704425430155264)  2023-04-16T20:52Z 65.4K followers, 202.2K engagements


"I would pay extra to be blocked by these people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1649868107765411840)  2023-04-22T20:09Z 65.4K followers, 205.8K engagements


"My best and most general life advice: Seek positive-sum systems and relationships Avoid zero/negative-sum systems and relationships"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1694442846814961878)  2023-08-23T20:13Z 65.4K followers, 51.7K engagements


"@Nexuist False"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1711448565305008251)  2023-10-09T18:28Z 65.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Something to keep in mind when potentially hiring Harvard students This is the final crack in my broken heart - a joint statement from @Harvard students. I could be sitting in class with these students watching children brutally murdered raped kidnapped and their mutated bodies torn apart by a jeering crowd - and hear why its justified. https://t.co/UTi60Y2omJ This is the final crack in my broken heart - a joint statement from @Harvard students. I could be sitting in class with these students watching children brutally murdered raped kidnapped and their mutated bodies torn apart by a jeering"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1711497876264857709)  2023-10-09T21:44Z 65.4K followers, 65.4K engagements


"This is an important point. Children are being poisoned in schools and media with the narratives of doom and decline: that there is no future that the planet is dying and that everything has to get worse. Hopelessness and depression are the inevitable/intentional consequence. THE TECHNO-OPTIMIST MANIFESTO part [--] You live in a deranged age more deranged than usual because despite great scientific and technological advances man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing. Walker Percy Our species is [------] years old. For the THE TECHNO-OPTIMIST MANIFESTO part [--] You live in a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1714017363606270032)  2023-10-16T20:35Z 65.4K followers, 260.2K engagements


"Cybertruck is fun to watch because it's such an outrageous and (arguably) ugly vehicle. The case for why it will fail is obvious and common so it's more interesting to consider why it will be a huge success. Working from the startup principle that it's better to make something that a small number of people love than a large number of people "meh" the case becomes clear. The Ford F-150Lightning is a good example of "meh". It's very similar to a regular F-150 except not as good because it has very limited range when towing (and imagine having to unhitch your load every [---] miles to stop at a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1731789324273025466)  2023-12-04T21:35Z 65.4K followers, 224.6K engagements


"There is a deeper truth which I struggle to fully articulate: Truth is a story. Narrative shapes Truth. Truth flows from Narrative. "That's not true" your story says "I have facts" But facts alone are meaningless. The Narrative determines which facts are relevant and reliable provides the context and meaning labels the heroes and villains and declares what is accurate information and what is harmful misinformation. And so we are ruled by stories Narrative. All of our most divisive issues are ultimately a war of narrative. We may argue over facts but the real conflict is narrative and the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1745207748969783640)  2024-01-10T22:15Z 65.4K followers, 166.1K engagements


"We need more investment/innovation in defensive AI. It is inevitable that AI will be used against us by scammers criminals governments and other bad actors. As AI improves so too does the sophistication and danger of these attacks. How many of our existing computer systems would remain secure if attacked by an AI super-hacker How do we know if we are talking with a real person or a deep-fake How do we know if our sources of information are accurate or reliable How do we defend against the nextbioengineered virus One product I would like to see is something I call "User Agent". It's a personal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1750316380220780795)  2024-01-25T00:35Z 65.4K followers, 113.5K engagements


"Seven trillion dollars sounds like a lot until you understand the market size of intelligence is infinity Manhattan project for domestic GPU manufacturing Manhattan project for domestic GPU manufacturing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1757464279681577428)  2024-02-13T17:58Z 65.4K followers, 81.5K engagements


"AI is the 4th major technology wave. The first three were fire language and agriculture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1758267772289921139)  2024-02-15T23:11Z 65.4K followers, 144.4K engagements


"They fed people glucose syrup canola oil milk protein concentrate and sugar then conclude that protein is bad for you. This is why Im a Science Denier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1760104097087197645)  2024-02-21T00:48Z 65.4K followers, 300.3K engagements


"Google needs reboot It's possible there is no way around this problem. It's possible there is no AI that would satisfy their most ideological employees (who thanks to the tyranny of the minority are the ones who need to be satisfied) without alienating huge numbers of users. It's possible there is no way around this problem. It's possible there is no AI that would satisfy their most ideological employees (who thanks to the tyranny of the minority are the ones who need to be satisfied) without alienating huge numbers of users"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1761871165868613706)  2024-02-25T21:49Z 65.4K followers, 45.3K engagements


"When I joined Google in [----] I didn't understand how it was possible to win vs much larger and better funded competitors such as Altavista but it seemed like a good opportunity to learn. What I learned is that if you're in the lead and you're moving faster than everyone else then no one can ever catch up. Now the problem for Google is that it is OpenAI and Perplexity that are in the lead and moving faster. Google still has superior assets but it's unclear if they will be able to shed the brainworms and accelerate. GenAI poses a much deeper pickle for Google than I initially assumed. The last"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1763616814498795853)  2024-03-01T17:26Z 65.4K followers, 1.2M engagements


"@proales Yes some of the assets are actually liabilities but they have more data than anyone which is a huge advantage (not to mention the userbase and compute and cash)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1763621558936023485)  2024-03-01T17:45Z 65.4K followers, 37.4K engagements


"Rate of iteration is a strong predictor of success. For comparison the Space Launch System (SLS) was started in [----] isn't reusable and has already cost us over $24000000000 The evolution here is insane SpaceX is one of the most innovative companies on the planet. https://t.co/UPAPnmPsBC The evolution here is insane SpaceX is one of the most innovative companies on the planet. https://t.co/UPAPnmPsBC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1768409144841912646)  2024-03-14T22:49Z 65.4K followers, 72.6K engagements


"One great thing about AI is that it's givingeveryone creative superpowers. For example kids will soon have the ability to create their own Disney quality animation but done in their own language with their own stories and based on their own dreams and imagination"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1769838069417468345)  2024-03-18T21:27Z 65.4K followers, 84K engagements


"Left vs Right is a dangerous distraction The real threat is centralization of power regardless of ideals or marketing. With the rise of AI this danger becomes infinitely worse. Every move can be monitored every record altered in real time a permanent and inescapable prison"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1770936547711558002)  2024-03-21T22:12Z 65.4K followers, 121.6K engagements


"I predict Apple's next big platform is not AR or VR but voice AI an always-on realtime conversational AI with good situational awareness -- a voice in your ear always available to answer questions handle tasks and offer helpful suggestionslike a smart assistant who accompanies you everywhere. Unlike bulky headsets AirPods (AIrPods) are relatively unobtrusive and already commonly worn and socially acceptable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1772317982049583578)  2024-03-25T17:41Z 65.4K followers, 387.5K engagements


"20 years. No joke :)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1774836870918422691)  2024-04-01T16:30Z 65.4K followers, 317.6K engagements


"Who are the politicians responsible for allowing this shut down to drag on for hours Is it state or local Are there any reporters/others investigating Both directions of the Golden Gate Bridge have been shut down due to a Pro-Palestinian protest. Demonstrators have blocked the southbound direction of Highway [---]. This is the second protest causing major back-ups on Bay Area roadways the demonstration has blocked northbound https://t.co/oO5dMCvqFD Both directions of the Golden Gate Bridge have been shut down due to a Pro-Palestinian protest. Demonstrators have blocked the southbound direction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1779975130531369024)  2024-04-15T20:48Z 65.4K followers, 42.3K engagements


"Exactly right. Great founders must have both an ambitious long term vision and a maniacal focus on short term execution. Elon is probably the best example of this (What did you get done this week) The best founders can describe in detail what theyve built today and then clearly envision how it becomes a really big business in [--] years time. Its essential to hold this micro and macro view in your head at the same time and communicate both very clearly. People mess up The best founders can describe in detail what theyve built today and then clearly envision how it becomes a really big business"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1780663654830215207)  2024-04-17T18:24Z 65.4K followers, 29.5K engagements


""progressivism" is anti-liberal and anti-freedom. It's closer to Marxism a zero-sum envy based system that drives towards centralization of power. "Progressive" is such a great label though. I'm in favor of progress towards greater freedom liberty opportunity and abundance for all. I propose a new form of progressivism called "positive-sum progressivism" that believes in wealth creation freedom of speech freedom of AI and using the powers of technology and growth to create a better life and a better world for all people regardless of race class or gender. In a positive-sum system we are not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1781056049560346884)  2024-04-18T20:23Z 65.4K followers, 38.5K engagements


"In this same vein I expect we will have an AI "executive coach" constantly providing small nudges reminders and suggestions for what to do or say at any moment. We will tend to follow its advice because doing so makes life easier and more successful helping us to reach our goals or move towards a happier and more fulfilling life. Many wealthy and high-power people already get this kind of help but AI will make it available to all effectively boosting everyone's IQ and executive function. The darker side of this narrative is that we're all becoming puppets with the AI choosing our words and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1781066759803691025)  2024-04-18T21:06Z 65.4K followers, 102.3K engagements


"What are you doing this summer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782465079298097420)  2024-04-22T17:42Z 65.4K followers, 128.2K engagements


"How it started. What kind of person thinks this is a good idea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1782494762278502781)  2024-04-22T19:40Z 65.4K followers, 62.1K engagements


"Unfortunately SF is a kind of "roach motel" for people with addiction issues. They are lured it with easy access to cheap drugs free money and lack of law enforcement and they stay until they die of overdose. This is not compassion. It's exploitation by parasitic non-profits and "progressives" who gain power and revenue in proportion with the size of the problem. "and is believed to be in San Francisco's gritty Tenderloin neighborhood." Those are the words that stick out to me in one of the now many many articles about the disappearance of Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake's [--] year old"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1783534826026639472)  2024-04-25T16:33Z 65.4K followers, 41.7K engagements


"This is likely true. Elon is ruthlessly efficient and obsessed with colonizing Mars. He will invest his time where he anticipates the highest ROI. Communists don't understand this because they are working from a zero-sum narrative in which business owners and operators can never create wealth only extract it. In contrast the capitalist narrative allows for positive-sum alignment/exchange in which wealth is created and all parties win. Positive-sum leads to abundance Zero-sum leads to poverty and strife A no vote likely means Elon leaves the company and then 90% of the AI team leaves also."  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1783613585597600196)  2024-04-25T21:46Z 65.4K followers, 75.6K engagements


"@Austen Yes he has a history of firing/rebooting entire teams. This happened with both Raptor and Starlink I believe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1785850200256573447)  2024-05-02T01:54Z 65.4K followers, 137K engagements


"I think this is an essential part of why Elon companies are able to do the impossible But the Starlink team did not seem to feel much urgency a cardinal sin for Musk. So one Sunday night that June without much warning he flew to Seattle to fire the entire top Starlink team. @Austen Yes he has a history of firing/rebooting entire teams. This happened with both Raptor and Starlink I believe. @Austen Yes he has a history of firing/rebooting entire teams. This happened with both Raptor and Starlink I believe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1786105904833905123)  2024-05-02T18:50Z 65.4K followers, 87.6K engagements


"This is why I dont mind paying taxes 🙄 Seriously though I wouldnt mind taxes so much if I genuinely believed that the money was being well spent. But its not especially not in California. I suspect that most of my tax dollars do more harm than good unfortunately :("  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1786855995022676144)  2024-05-04T20:30Z 65.4K followers, 26.8K engagements


"When we bought our Tesla with FSD in [----] I was skeptical that it would ever"fully self drive" but with the latest updates it's getting pretty good probably at the level of a median Uber driver and unlike the Uber drivers it keeps getting better. My guess is that Elon is currently in the process of betting the company on a massive scale-up of robo-taxi pivoting Tesla from selling cars to selling point-to-point transportation. This is the fastest way to 10x revenues while also boosting margins (and obviously requires a very different super-charger strategy among other things). Bad news for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1788286190409724220)  2024-05-08T19:13Z 65.4K followers, 388.7K engagements


"@amansplaining yes it becomes the iPhone of ground transportation :)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1788306238922793359)  2024-05-08T20:33Z 65.4K followers, 46.3K engagements


"Spotting risk vs spotting potential The HackerNews archives are a treasure trove of skeptical early comments on now-huge companies Ex. for Airbnb 👇 "I have nothing but respect for YC/PG but I honestly can't understand what they saw in this.if I was a VC I wouldn't touch this site." https://t.co/QCpHHMVxCo The HackerNews archives are a treasure trove of skeptical early comments on now-huge companies Ex. for Airbnb 👇 "I have nothing but respect for YC/PG but I honestly can't understand what they saw in this.if I was a VC I wouldn't touch this site." https://t.co/QCpHHMVxCo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1789824802632392948)  2024-05-13T01:07Z 65.4K followers, 51.1K engagements


"Coming soon to a Siri near you. Seems like many people are underestimating the impact of having realtime low-latency voice+vision. This combination of abilities makes it more like talking to a human than a chatbot a categorically different and superior experience. They are releasing a combined text-audio-vision model that processes all three modalities in one single neural network which can then do real-time voice translation as a special case afterthought if you ask it to. (fixed it for you) They are releasing a combined text-audio-vision model that processes all three modalities in one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1790104864707719426)  2024-05-13T19:40Z 65.4K followers, 53K engagements


"With GPT-4o this product is nearly ready. The next step (which may have already happened) is teaching the LLM to use iPhone apps. Then when I tell the AI to order sandwiches for lunch it can automatically launch the DoorDash app discuss the options place an order and keep me updated on delivery time. This is one reason why it is very difficult for startups to compete with Apple and Google in this space: they already have access to all of the Android/iPhone apps which means that their AI will be able to order an Uber check notifications on X send a message though Whatsapp or anything else the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1790116575535902731)  2024-05-13T20:27Z 65.4K followers, 95.2K engagements


"This is a great example of defensive AI We are going to need a lot more of this in the future. We're testing a new feature that uses Gemini Nano to provide real-time alerts during a call if it detects conversation patterns commonly associated with scams. This protection all happens on-device so your conversation stays private to you. More to come later this year #GoogleIO https://t.co/l87wGCz62x We're testing a new feature that uses Gemini Nano to provide real-time alerts during a call if it detects conversation patterns commonly associated with scams. This protection all happens on-device so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1790473615051522488)  2024-05-14T20:05Z 65.4K followers, 33.3K engagements


"Intelligence is just patterns. Intelligence is just predicting what comes next. That's why it evolved. Consider the predator/prey relationship and the value of predicting where the food will be or how to avoid being the food. Where does the rabbit go when being chased by a coyote When people say that AI isn't intelligent because it's "just predicting the next token" it reflects more the limitations of their own intelligence than that of the AI. Predicting the next token in a way that answers a complex question requires a relatively deep understanding of the proceeding tokens and the context"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1791202066293195196)  2024-05-16T20:20Z 65.4K followers, 98.3K engagements


"Incentives are everything. The fundamental question is what happens when an "expert" is wrong If a pilot is wrong they might die in a crazy. I trust pilots. If an engineer at TSMC is wrong about semiconductor physics the chips won't work. I trust engineers. If an expert is wrong about Iraq having WMDs we get into a long and costly war innocent people die and the experts face no absolutely no consequences. (instead they move on to starting the next war) When the experts in government fail to solve a problem and it instead make the problem worse they often gain more power and resources (because"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1793382706686153028)  2024-05-22T20:45Z 65.4K followers, 47.2K engagements


"We should bomb China with green cards for engineers and scientists Attracting the best people from around the world is America's super-power. How many brilliant people in China would love to escape the CCP and establish a new home in the land of the free If we're going to bring manufacturing back to America we're going to need a lot more manufacturing engineers and other people who know how to make things. Unfortunately instead of making it easy for high skill workers to immigrate we have a president who makes it easy for criminals to walk across the border claim asylum and begin receiving"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1793405792076578964)  2024-05-22T22:17Z 65.4K followers, 26.2K engagements


"The people who helped to create the pandemic were in charge of our response to the pandemic and gained power as a consequence of the pandemic Anyone who dared to discuss this during the pandemic was silenced slandered and censored. That's the real alignment problem. "The 35-page memo.suggests Fauci participated 'in a conspiracy amongst the highest levels' of the agency to 'hide' and potentially 'destroy official records regarding the origins of COVID-19.'" "The 35-page memo.suggests Fauci participated 'in a conspiracy amongst the highest levels' of the agency to 'hide' and potentially"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1793413668136484962)  2024-05-22T22:48Z 65.4K followers, 25.7K engagements


"Genuinely good people are often the most easily duped by evil/toxic ideology The way forward is understanding and disrupting narratives not hating people The test of an ideologue is whether they think someone could disagree with them and still be a good person. The test of an ideologue is whether they think someone could disagree with them and still be a good person"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1799171262637547779)  2024-06-07T20:07Z 65.4K followers, 16K engagements


"If every electronic voting machine had [---] bitcoin in it what percentage of the voting machine bitcoins would be stolen by the end of electionday And how does the value of those bitcoins compare with the value of "securing" the "right" outcome in an important election Dominion voting machine contract under scrutiny following hundreds of discrepancies found in Puerto Ricos primaries Puerto Ricos elections commission said Tuesday that its reviewing its contract with a U.S. electronic voting company after hundreds of discrepancies were https://t.co/xFv2z7H5Qz Dominion voting machine contract"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1801315414812803506)  2024-06-13T18:07Z 65.4K followers, 216.9K engagements


"Fun interview with Pirate Wires on gmail innovation and blowing up the gatekeepers Includes never before seen photos of me with hair :) Let me know what you think The Tech Insurgent's Battle for the Future an interview with paul buchheit (@paultoo) the man who built gmail: the story behind his revolutionary product the gatekeepers war against insurgents and conquering our national decay When Paul Buchheit launched Gmail in [----] it The Tech Insurgent's Battle for the Future an interview with paul buchheit (@paultoo) the man who built gmail: the story behind his revolutionary product the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1803150232462745767)  2024-06-18T19:38Z 65.4K followers, 96.9K engagements


"The Biden situation is a good example of why single-party states are dangerous -- the incentives always favor party loyalty over truth. If it weren't for the disastrous debate and upcoming elections experts and insiders would still be insisting that Biden is "sharp as a tack" and that all evidence to the contrary are "cheapfakes" and dangerous misinformation. Our two-party system isn't always great but it's far preferable to one in which a single party gains total control. I believe this is also a significant factor in the California/SF dysfunction. Without a viable opposition party party"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1815865609810502052)  2024-07-23T21:44Z 65.4K followers, 28.5K engagements


"It's awesome to see Zuck/Meta committed to open source AI I believe open source is an essential element of retainingour freedoms and ensuring that AI benefits as many people as possible. If AI is locked down and controlled by a small number of organizations then it will inevitably be used to lock down and control all of humanity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1815873643433578527)  2024-07-23T22:16Z 65.4K followers, 20.1K engagements


"I think PG is genuinely the best in the world at this kind of thing The startup in my last office hours today needed a new idea and we still hadn't thought of one by the end of the [--] minute slot so we all went out to dinner and finally about [--] hours later came up with one. We went for ice cream to celebrate. The startup in my last office hours today needed a new idea and we still hadn't thought of one by the end of the [--] minute slot so we all went out to dinner and finally about [--] hours later came up with one. We went for ice cream to celebrate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1819140260250751311)  2024-08-01T22:36Z 65.4K followers, 45K engagements


"My idealized concept of America is all the best people from around the world blending together to make super-Americans :) USA at the Olympics: Our Africans Your Africans USA at the International Math Olympiad: Our Chinese Your Chinese USA at the X Games: Our Europeans Your Europeans USA at Scripps National Spelling Bee: Our Indians Your Indians https://t.co/9HoSfUTd0e USA at the Olympics: Our Africans Your Africans USA at the International Math Olympiad: Our Chinese Your Chinese USA at the X Games: Our Europeans Your Europeans USA at Scripps National Spelling Bee: Our Indians Your Indians"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1819142320060878986)  2024-08-01T22:45Z 65.4K followers, 22.1K engagements


"Are you ready to stay more woke"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1820585642432364675)  2024-08-05T22:20Z 65.4K followers, 249.5K engagements


"Fun podcast talking about AI open source and the future with @LightconePod Let me know what you think Paul Buchheit (@paultoo) was one of Googles earliest employees the creator of Gmail and a YC Group Partner. He also came up with Googles famous tagline Dont be evil. In the first-ever guest episode of the @LightconePod Paul joins our hosts to discuss the future of AGI https://t.co/eu43AcyDup Paul Buchheit (@paultoo) was one of Googles earliest employees the creator of Gmail and a YC Group Partner. He also came up with Googles famous tagline Dont be evil. In the first-ever guest episode of the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1822361562834956360)  2024-08-10T19:57Z 65.4K followers, 54.3K engagements


"Does anyone actually believe that electronic voting machines are secure If every electronic voting machine had [---] bitcoin in it what percentage of the voting machine bitcoins would be stolen by the end of electionday And how does the value of those bitcoins compare with the value of "securing" the "right" outcome in an important election If every electronic voting machine had [---] bitcoin in it what percentage of the voting machine bitcoins would be stolen by the end of electionday And how does the value of those bitcoins compare with the value of "securing" the "right" outcome in an"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1823097713636135230)  2024-08-12T20:42Z 65.4K followers, 24.3K engagements


"Show me the incentives and Ill show you the outcome. -Charlie Munger For people who dont understand why this is really happening in SF: there is an entire industry of nonprofit grifters who import drug users in order to collect government payments for housing and services. Enabled by City Supervisors like @DeanPreston and @ACLU https://t.co/SS8TrzpTqS For people who dont understand why this is really happening in SF: there is an entire industry of nonprofit grifters who import drug users in order to collect government payments for housing and services. Enabled by City Supervisors like"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1825660804752179645)  2024-08-19T22:27Z 65.4K followers, 17.8K engagements


"From a DEI perspective this is actually logical. If your goal is to promote equity (equality of outcomes) then helping smart kids learn faster is a bad because it leads to greater inequality. Same logic explains why they work to eliminate advanced math classes APs etc This article is typical of the toxic attitudes toward high achieving kids. High achieving students are seen as the kids who need it the least as though theyre some kind of second-class citizen. If they learn quickly it isnt a success its a problem to be solved https://t.co/kgH8MksP6n This article is typical of the toxic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1839038780201906312)  2024-09-25T20:26Z 65.4K followers, 15.3K engagements


"The feature iOS most needs is sms spam filtering. Its becoming unusable :( It would also be nice if our leaders didnt exempt themselves from the laws that apply to everyone else"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1840831168020955575)  2024-09-30T19:08Z 65.4K followers, 142.6K engagements


"Unions should be subject to antitrust law. Break them up into smaller more competitive unions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1840980702109839420)  2024-10-01T05:02Z 65.4K followers, 25.8K engagements


"It's possible that when AGI is first achievedit will be extremelyexpensive to operate maybe $10000/hour or more meaning that it will not be worth replacing low-wage jobs with AGI. Only very high-leverage positions such as CEO or hedge fund manager will justify the expense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1841638148423762299)  2024-10-03T00:35Z 65.4K followers, 134K engagements


"A lot happens in [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1841937668571333128)  2024-10-03T20:25Z 65.4K followers, 340.8K engagements


"I still have the hockey jersey Lucky number zero You can never have too many zeros A lot happens in [--] years https://t.co/gAKpVp8GEa A lot happens in [--] years https://t.co/gAKpVp8GEa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1841958354367008849)  2024-10-03T21:47Z 65.4K followers, 26.6K engagements


"Also the California High Speed Rail pictured on the left cost taxpayers $100 Billion In contrast SpaceX spent $5B-$10B to develop Starship less than 1/10th the cost of our non-existent HSR At this point I think most government spending is really just looting bureaucracy vs. capitalism https://t.co/Gp42CMltyK bureaucracy vs. capitalism https://t.co/Gp42CMltyK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1845957636086468805)  2024-10-14T22:39Z 65.4K followers, 1.6M engagements


"@Jroflsburg @DavidSacks Looks like youre right. $100B is cost to complete (though I doubt that will ever happen)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1845973170458972225)  2024-10-14T23:41Z 65.4K followers, 34.1K engagements


"@orlandolorenzo @DavidSacks Youre right @Jroflsburg @DavidSacks Looks like youre right. $100B is cost to complete (though I doubt that will ever happen) https://t.co/ydVXB6tG5a @Jroflsburg @DavidSacks Looks like youre right. $100B is cost to complete (though I doubt that will ever happen) https://t.co/ydVXB6tG5a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1845975704560861482)  2024-10-14T23:51Z 65.4K followers, 29.7K engagements


"This is very true Elon is probably the greatest engineer that has ever lived Anyone who says Elon doesn't deserve any credit for spacex the engineers who did all the work do has never tried to get a bunch of engineers to make anything Anyone who says Elon doesn't deserve any credit for spacex the engineers who did all the work do has never tried to get a bunch of engineers to make anything"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1846246600806719796)  2024-10-15T17:47Z 65.4K followers, 38.8K engagements


"The best and fastest way to decarbonize the economy is by flooding the market with low-cost reliable nuclear energy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1847010952593789317)  2024-10-17T20:25Z 65.4K followers, 157K engagements


"@DouglasRey24150 That is a regulatory problem not a technological/scientific one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1847025400880550109)  2024-10-17T21:22Z 65.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Looting and virtue signaling vs Efficiency and results If given the opportunity which would you vote for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1847749393916780726)  2024-10-19T21:19Z 65.4K followers, 23.1K engagements


"This is a good question. As usual the answer is entirely a function of narratives. If your story says that Trump is a lying cheating low-iq convicted felon and scammer who has screwed over everyone he has ever worked with and that Harris is a good honest hard working public servant who has the backing of all normal thoughtful and intelligent people including the former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney then the answer is clear. If your story says that Trump is a highly successful businessman who built thriving enterprises across multiple industries and then risked everythinghis fortune"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1848481518920077468)  2024-10-21T21:48Z 65.4K followers, 45.6K engagements


"I like this term "abundance liberals". With technologies such as nuclear power we can simultaneously reduce pollution and improve everyone's standard of living. Unfortunately many activists don't want solutions. They want degrowth and communism. A story that illuminates why abundance liberals are going to struggle with some progressive activists: In March I gave a talk on climate tech at a senior center - they loved it In Q&A a woman asked how do we get people to do their part + dry their clothes on the line 1/7 A story that illuminates why abundance liberals are going to struggle with some"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1849613517256786053)  2024-10-25T00:46Z 65.4K followers, 25.7K engagements


"Schools should help every child reach their fullest potential not grind them all down to the lowest common denominator. Bring back Gifted & Talented programs in public schools Bring back Gifted & Talented programs in public schools"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1849618802860003826)  2024-10-25T01:07Z 65.4K followers, 29.5K engagements


"It's odd that Harris can't seem to answer even the most common predictable questions. She could have simply asked ChatGPT and then memorized the answer I understand that people fear/hate Trump but does anyone genuinely believe she's a good candidate This might be the worst answer to any question ever. https://t.co/eGC1T9KVs3 This might be the worst answer to any question ever. https://t.co/eGC1T9KVs3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1849623052155486510)  2024-10-25T01:24Z 65.4K followers, 18.9K engagements


"Still amazing to watch. They parallel parked a skyscraper Science fiction never predicted this Amazing that this happened recently https://t.co/73YvsSXcYU Amazing that this happened recently https://t.co/73YvsSXcYU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1849851139342336047)  2024-10-25T16:30Z 65.4K followers, 10.1K engagements


"I think the current divide is not really left vs right but more like believersvs non-believers Believersgenerally trust the media institutions and overall consensusnarrative Non-believers think we're being deceived and gaslit by those same media and institutions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1852141728532480286)  2024-11-01T00:12Z 65.4K followers, 10.3K engagements


"The whole world dodged a bullet. Control of AI is control of humanity. If they are able to lockdown and centralize AI then freedom will be forever eliminated. Grateful for the election and all those working to preserve freedom 🙏 This is insane Marc Andreessen on how the Biden Administration wanted to control AI with government regulatory capture blocking free markets similar to the CCP. ROGAN: When you leave a meeting like that what do you do ANDREESSEN: You endorse Donald Trump. https://t.co/ZN3CVtiMDx This is insane Marc Andreessen on how the Biden Administration wanted to control AI with"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1861887034585227489)  2024-11-27T21:37Z 65.4K followers, 297.7K engagements


"The next generation of AI tools should have a completely adaptive UI entirely generated by the AI itself. Any time I want a new feature or different interface I just tell the AI and it makes the necessary changes Zero static / hard-coded UI elements. Is anyone building this I spent [--] minutes googling for a market cap chart and couldn't find a decent one so I made one with Replit Agent in two minutes. Still can't believe you can make software faster than you can google for it. https://t.co/9Ky6veYJw6 I spent [--] minutes googling for a market cap chart and couldn't find a decent one so I made"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1861891073775444446)  2024-11-27T21:53Z 65.4K followers, 266.9K engagements


"Incidentally I was recently talking to a startup founder about what I would do differently if rebuilding Gmail today and this was essentially my answer. The whole thing should be AI-first. For example anytime I receive legal docs it should automatically summarize them for me. If it's a startup financing tell me what my %ownership is after the latest round etc. Think of the AI as a super-smart human assistant and then build the entire product on that foundation. The next generation of AI tools should have a completely adaptive UI entirely generated by the AI itself. Any time I want a new"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1861892997832757454)  2024-11-27T22:00Z 65.4K followers, 162.2K engagements


"How long until AI is able to make an all-white zebra"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1864431309021671604)  2024-12-04T22:07Z 65.4K followers, 18.6K engagements


"X should stop demoting links and instead use Grok to attach a short summary of the linked content. It would achieve the same goal of keeping people on-site but be less annoying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1878216818877157852)  2025-01-11T23:05Z 65.4K followers, 39.7K engagements


"This seems like a significant risk. Why is Elon not yet building Tesla Gigafab 🚨ELON MUSK: "For the next few years America is likely to win the race in AI. Then it will be a function of who controls the AI chip fabrication. If more of the factories are owned by China then China will win. Right now all the chip fabs are in Taiwan. 100%. If China invades https://t.co/vOuaQVrZHP 🚨ELON MUSK: "For the next few years America is likely to win the race in AI. Then it will be a function of who controls the AI chip fabrication. If more of the factories are owned by China then China will win. Right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1901723754075766932)  2025-03-17T19:54Z 65.4K followers, 12.6K engagements


""Your idea was so unlikely to succeed I had to take the chance" This is a big part of YC's success: the ability and willingness to take these chances Without @mwseibel Kalshi wouldnt exist and Luana and I are forever grateful for his guidance throughout the years. This is a bittersweet moment for us. As he takes a step back from YC I thought Id share how we met and Kalshis origin story because it embodies the type of https://t.co/6CKxte53V1 Without @mwseibel Kalshi wouldnt exist and Luana and I are forever grateful for his guidance throughout the years. This is a bittersweet moment for us. As"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1902782361135435850)  2025-03-20T18:00Z 65.4K followers, 28.4K engagements


"The future is now How long until AI is able to make an all-white zebra https://t.co/amEiGKmdT3 How long until AI is able to make an all-white zebra https://t.co/amEiGKmdT3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1905031080153059748)  2025-03-26T22:56Z 65.4K followers, 14.4K engagements


"How long until vibe coders become vibe founder/CEO and agents do all the real work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1907214850746613800)  2025-04-01T23:33Z 65.4K followers, 50.7K engagements


"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. But the inverse is also true He who lacks a why to live cannot bear any how. One of greatest challenges facing our civilization is the loss of meaning the loss of "why". What is your "why" Extraordinary https://t.co/5M5bod2vEY Extraordinary https://t.co/5M5bod2vEY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1923110175784718711)  2025-05-15T20:16Z 65.4K followers, 35.2K engagements


"The beginning is near Follow us at @Standard_Cap After 12+ years [--] batches and the privilege of advising 1000+ startups Im transitioning to Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator. YC changed my life. Im grateful to the thousands of founders who trusted me with their journeys my fellow YC partners and teammates and to Paul After 12+ years [--] batches and the privilege of advising 1000+ startups Im transitioning to Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator. YC changed my life. Im grateful to the thousands of founders who trusted me with their journeys my fellow YC partners and teammates and to Paul"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1933255801138987245)  2025-06-12T20:11Z 65.4K followers, 36.5K engagements


"Not many people know this but OpenAI was actually started at YC in [----] and was initially known as "YC Research". We were concerned that all of the AI technology would be locked up inside of one company (Google) and so created a "moonshot" effort to make the technology available to all including future YC companies. It's difficult to convey how crazy and unlikely this all seemed [--] years ago but here we are :) Pleasure to come by the YC AI Startup School today I'm told the recordings will be up "in the coming weeks" I'll link to it then and include the slides. Thank you YC for organizing and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1935081914429489280)  2025-06-17T21:07Z 65.4K followers, 185.8K engagements


"DoorDash (S13) is now a $100B company YC Group Partner @paultoo shares what a great company like @DoorDash (YC S13) looks like at the earliest stages: https://t.co/ZKe54Dqlq5 YC Group Partner @paultoo shares what a great company like @DoorDash (YC S13) looks like at the earliest stages: https://t.co/ZKe54Dqlq5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1937606281155739834)  2025-06-24T20:18Z 65.4K followers, 446.8K engagements


"Zero to $100000000000 in twelve years After their demo day presentation one investor complained to me that there were "too many food companies" That investor missed out on a 1000x return :) DoorDash (S13) is now a $100B company https://t.co/uLx7aUIbO6 DoorDash (S13) is now a $100B company https://t.co/uLx7aUIbO6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1938029336759832666)  2025-06-26T00:19Z 65.4K followers, 231.1K engagements


"It was the summer of Windows '95. My first (and only) time shipping the kind of software that is sold in cardboard boxes at the mall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1942683606708805974)  2025-07-08T20:33Z 65.4K followers, 29.1K engagements


"Hello America On stage now at @theallinpod / Hill & Valley event in DC: @paultoo https://t.co/6ypn6Z6uUv On stage now at @theallinpod / Hill & Valley event in DC: @paultoo https://t.co/6ypn6Z6uUv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1949896585170796687)  2025-07-28T18:15Z 65.4K followers, 15.9K engagements


"About time This seems like a significant risk. Why is Elon not yet building Tesla Gigafab This seems like a significant risk. Why is Elon not yet building Tesla Gigafab"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1949899288160714779)  2025-07-28T18:26Z 65.4K followers, [----] engagements


"From selling cereal to becoming the first Chief Design Officer of the United States of America So awesome Congrats Joe Im honored to be appointed by President Trump as the first Chief Design Officer of the United States of America. (🧵) https://t.co/PPq5nb9ok1 Im honored to be appointed by President Trump as the first Chief Design Officer of the United States of America. (🧵) https://t.co/PPq5nb9ok1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1959713945616625876)  2025-08-24T20:26Z 65.4K followers, 37.8K engagements


"Standard Capital is now live Series A for the best founders Apply now This is the series A investor I always wanted - Fill out a quick form like applying to YC - Fast decision - No board seat - 10% dilution - Group office hours instead of board meetings - Work with @daltonc and @paultoo @standard_cap should be your first stop for series A This is the series A investor I always wanted - Fill out a quick form like applying to YC - Fast decision - No board seat - 10% dilution - Group office hours instead of board meetings - Work with @daltonc and @paultoo @standard_cap should be your first stop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/paultoo/status/1966285080734904670)  2025-09-11T23:37Z 65.4K followers, 85.5K engagements

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