It's neat that China extracted concessions from Macron, and their response to Macron on Russia was basically "go fuck yourself". Macron said he is committed to deepening economic and military ties with the Chinese Communist Party. He also promised France will be neutral if China invades Taiwan.

Fascinated by people who are convinced that literally everyone agrees with them, when they obviously hold a tiny minority position. Internet echo chambers have really done a number on some people's brains.

Tim Urban's new book -- What's Our Problem? -- is so damned good. Don't do the audiobook. The illustrations are the best.

Morning coffee in Tokyo.

I know it's a little bad. I feel a little guilty about it. It's a reminder that I am no perfect paragon of morality. But I feel a little bit of schadenfreude for Matt Taibbi right now. And seeing the people who carried water for Musk's obviously bullshit free speech crusade (he praises the Chinese Communist Party for god's sake) waking up to the realization they've been duped is amusing.

Cloud-connected cars are probably a terrible idea.

The Verge

Tesla employees reportedly passed around personal videos from owners’ cars

Tesla workers reportedly passed around embarrassing recordings.