Jul 5, 2023
Reader, it’s the 🇺🇸 Fourth of July 🇺🇸 edition of the White Pill, which means that in this issue, we’re focusing on evocative developments in space, tech, science, engineering, and medicine that wouldn’t have happened without the American companies, researchers, scientists, etc. behind them. And it’s a special White Pill this week for another reason: the lead story is a brief interview with Delian Asparouhov, co-founder of Varda Space Industries, a company that is, literally right now, doing some extremely out-of-this-world stuff — we’ll talk about it below. Enjoy.
this week, two leading betting platforms upped the ante in their blood feud by surprising broke new yorkers with free groceries. how did we get here?
I spoke with 21 billionaires about california’s unprecedented asset seizure ballot proposition. here: their plans to leave, their efforts to fight back, and the future of tech in california
tipping culture has gone insane, and the ipads now ask for more money almost everywhere. how the hell did we get here and when will it stop?