Ben Werdmuller @benwerd@mastodon.social
Can we build the dog?
Joined Nov 2016
A reminder that you don’t become the richest person on the planet by being stupid, but also not by being ethical or kind.
Why a startup slump might not be an entirely bad thing: https://werd.io/2022/the-startup-slump-may-be-a-blessing-in-disguise
Some thoughts about the very, very loaded car I drive. https://werd.io/2022/the-tesla-is-toxic
Contrarian opinion: market corrections that take the worst of the greed and self-centeredness out of tech are a really good thing.
I've taken to listening to BBC Radio 2 in my car via TuneIn, and I'm noticing how alien (and sometimes funny) the idioms and place names are for me now. All that used to be home, and now it's a universe away.
Copying a startup's playbook isn't going to : https://werd.io/2022/copying-a-startups-playbook-isnt-going-to
Freedom from centralization does not, and should not, mean freedom from legislation.
Accidentally booked a trip that runs over the one year anniversary of Ma's death. Which feels like progress in a way? To do that accidentally? It was sad to realize I'd done it, but also, I think she'd be happy that we're getting on with it.
If anyone's wondering, this is my #Eurovision favorite for 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDvXhZtcp0w
If a project is only welcoming to a narrow demographic of people, it is not open.
Me? I'm with democracy.
Today is a lot. You are valuable; take care of yourself. Give yourself the space you need to breathe. You are not alone.
I would like to read more blogs by people who are not cis white men.
First person to attend the Met Gala dressed as three raccoons in a trenchcoat wins
Every month I round up books and links I found interesting. Here's my list for April, 2022. https://werd.io/2022/reading-watching-playing-using-april-2022
Y’all, I’m in a really good place, literally and figuratively. What a week.
“Decentralized Twitter” is not a real solution to a hard human problem: https://werd.io/2022/mastodon-and-the-future-of-twitter
Can we build the dog?
Joined Nov 2016
