James Butts
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SVP of Product & Design @ Postmates. Co-founded OrderAhead. Product @ Square. Design @ EA. Living intentionally.
San Francisco, CA
Joined July 2008
I’m entering hospice today. Will probably update every little if at all. But I wanted to say to be kind, be brave, be principled, be an idealist. Most importantly, be a decent human. I love that we existed together, in this moment of time.
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When do the tariffs start? I’m ready to watch 71M people learn economics on a very short timeline.
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I have stage 4 cancer. Cant have kids & I’ll likely die within the next few years. I have little stake in the election. Except I have a mother, a sister, a girlfriend, friends that are women, girl-dad friends, & know women that are better at my job than me. So I’m voting @VP.
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Their rights are more important than my tax breaks, my crypto portfolio, and whatever else people think is more important.
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They’re such babies. He tried to overthrow the government and got off by YouTube not allowing him to have an account. Boohoo. Free speech doesn’t mean you have to allow someone to post shit on your platform. What is there to investigate.
President Trump was banned from Youtube Jan '21 to March '23. He was therefore forced to post new policy videos to Rumble. Such as this one, which went viral today but is from Dec '22. You didn't see his video about censorship because he was censored.
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People keep saying “this isn’t who we are”. But perhaps, as we allow it to happen, repeatedly, this is who we are. And we should stop. And be better.
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The collapse of natural testosterone creation.
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The great “savior” of tech. You’re all as dumb as he is.
Trump: I don't know if you heard the latest statistic that of the jobs these people created, which is very little, every single job was taken, about 107%, by illegal immigrants. There has been no job creation from them.
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I get why but watching tech CEOs say this shit is annoying. Just grow a pair.
Congratulations to President @realDonaldTrump on his decisive victory. We are in a golden age of American innovation and are committed to working with his administration to help bring the benefits to everyone.
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@JosefZhovtis @VP No. I find it weird that “you guys” don’t believe that equal rights isn’t the most important issue.
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This idiot cannot be in charge of public health. Please vote accordingly.
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I have cancer. My makeawish is to punch this fuck in the face.
John McEntee, Trump's former aide and current Project 2025 staffer says only men should be allowed to vote in the election. We’re not going back.
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You’re MAGA. So I imagine you’re insufferable. And your “list” is probably scraping the bottom of the barrel.
The dating process is actually making me incredibly sad. I’m 24 so I want to be on a path of dating someone for 2-3 years, being engaged for a year, married & having a lot of children. The apps are horrible. The matches either speak to me like I’m a piece of meat, or the.
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I think it’s great that Puerto Ricans are leaning toward Kamala now. However, it bugs the shit out of me that they were all okay with voting for a racist un-American piece of shit that wants to take away women’s rights until he “became” racist toward them.
NEWS . Nicky Jam, who stood on stage with Donald Trump one month ago while wearing a MAGA hat, says he is withdrawing his endorsement of the former president. Nicky, whose father is Puerto Rican, tells his 43 million followers on Instagram that he supported Trump because he
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Fuck this dude, his social media site, electric cars, robots, and space ambitions. And not because of policies or how annoying he is. He’s a traitorous piece of shit.
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But they released some new icons so it’s all good.
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@JosefZhovtis @VP If you don’t believe in immigration you aren’t American. If you think the economy is bad, you don’t understand the economy. A vote for trump is a vote for a racist piece of shit that tried to overthrow the government for being a fucking loser. Don’t bring your stupid shit here.
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Today my oncologist said that if chemo hadn’t worked I would have died within 2 months of being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Its been 8 months, my cancer is stable, and treatment continues to work. If you don’t trust modern medicine you’re an idiot.
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@JosefZhovtis @VP Yeah bc of ignorant fucks like you. We aren’t brothers bc you are about as un-American as they come. I have zero issue with someone voting gop. I do have issue with people voting trump.
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Also @UCSFCancer I’d love to know why I have an oncologist that “isn’t trained to read scans”.
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@tomwarren The same Spotify that pays like ~$0.004 per stream and doesn’t pay for the first 1K streams in the year? They charge artist 30%.
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psa: if you have an oncologist @UCSFCancer and you’d like to switch to a different oncologist, you have to change hospitals. As you can imagine, it’s extremely inconvenient and frustrating when time isn’t exactly on your side.
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@ahkashani @VP About the cancer or that I’m voting for Kamala?!? 😝. It’s all good. Bad luck and shit genetics. Could still always be worse. I’m optimistic still.
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Hey @realDonaldTrump @JDVance @RobertKennedyJr @elonmusk, fuck you. Democracy will out live all of you sad fucks trying to destroy the country.
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No it doesn’t. He’s a fucking idiot.
Thinking Elon Musk is dumb says a lot more about you than it does about Elon Musk.
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I had surgery today to fix my spine. Incredible stuff from the team @UCSFHospitals. Could not be more thankful. So much love for my family and friends too. We’re going to beat this cancer.
Cancer broke my neck. Like literally. A tumor fractured my C7. Didn’t even know this was possible.
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Hiring eng 🤔, design 😏, & product 🤗 folks to do great things with us @Postmates 🚀. Come and bring a friend!
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As a democrat I don’t care if you vote republican. I do however care if you vote for trump. He’s a piece of shit human. And doesn’t deserve to be the leader of our country. And even if you’re born here but don’t believe in immigration, you’re not American.
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And 5 years later . .
After 6 months of rest, I'm excited to start exploring and building product with the @Postmates team. 🚀.
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After 6 months of rest, I'm excited to start exploring and building product with the @Postmates team. 🚀.
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Folks moving to Miami are totally disregarding that:. (1) it’s in Florida.(2) Hurricane season.(3) Everything is cheaper bc of costing of living is less—which companies take into account for salaries.(4) mostly importantly, it’s in Florida (see @FloridaMan__ for updates).
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Fuck him. This is not how democracy works.
Elon Musk just announced on stage that his SuperPAC will be awarding $1 million to a person chosen at random that has signed his SuperPAC’s petition. He says he will be doing it every day through election day. He brought a man on stage and gave him a big $1 million check
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Trump has never won the popular vote. Not bc people dont vote. But bc he’s shitty and has unpopular policies. I’d expect a partner at @sequoia to be better at math.
The election math is simple. If Republicans get out and vote, Trump will win. If they don’t, Harris will win. To every Republican: not only should you vote, but get others out too.
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Moving from SF to Seattle next month. And not for reasons you might think. It’s just that much further away from Miami.
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The point I’m making here is that people—in tech—that vote for trump are as dumb as him. But based on comments though, the MAGA goons seem to think I’m calling them dumb. To them. I’m sorry excluded you. You are as dumb as him too.
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I cannot stand this shit. It’s not “white people”. Just like it’s not “republicans”. Please don’t think this way.
The problem for Democrats with men is that every normal guy thinks this is pathetic and repulsive
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Cancer broke my neck. Like literally. A tumor fractured my C7. Didn’t even know this was possible.
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Figma is a tool. Figma adding AI features doesn’t make you a better designer nor does it give you taste. It’s makes you better at Figma. You aren’t an art director now.
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@LaurenBerson 45 is still too old. It’s unfortunate that it’s being set by insurance. I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon at 38.
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Too bad they never update the actual service, experience outside the app which isn’t great. I’ll take the current hotel experience over some new in-app filters and icons. Airbnb is proof that software and a ceo that gets a lot of hype can’t fix everything.
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Here’s a fun related story. I went to the ER with severe stomach pain a year ago. I googled and one of the likely explanations was gallstones. Turns out the doctor was correct and I wasn’t. It was cancer.
Here’s a fun related story. I went to the ER with severe stomach pain a few years ago. I googled and one of the most likely explanations is appendicitis. They do MRI. No appendicitis. I say “Isn’t appendicitis bacterial? And therefore subject to exponential growth rates? So it.
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@Basti @pmarca @bhorowitz @realDonaldTrump Makes sense. Assuming you also lack in values, principles, and care more about tech than you do equal rights. Oh and you’re cool with a racist being the president. Most people’s shitty crypto startup isn’t worth the rest of it.
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It’s not entertaining at all. It’s pretty shitty, actually.
I'm not going to lie, this is the most entertaining exit interview I've ever witnessed
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@SnehaRevanur @EncodeJustice Name just 1 problem that AI has actually caused that this bill would have been a solution to. Policy, laws should be not written out of fear or speculation. That’s bad regulation that stifles innovation.
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Full experience of colors, family, friends, and love in India. Thanks @shars17 & @ashliefrmafrica for letting me be apart of it. Now 1 last stressful car ride to the airport .
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This is why AI is exciting.
Artificial intelligence detects breast cancer 5 years before it develops. #MedEd #MedTwitter #SCIENCE #technology #oncology #Cancer #Diagnosis
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@bryan_johnson Putting aside that health, longevity should be personalized (& this isn’t) … charging for a clinical trial is quite the grift.
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@bryan_johnson @realDonaldTrump @RobertKennedyJr lol. You lost all credibility if you think @RobertKennedyJr is good for public health.
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You stupid mother fuckers are going to make people to not want to cure diseases.
BREAKING: Rep. Paul Gosar has introduced a bill to strip vaccine manufacturers of the immunity they have enjoyed for decades, allowing victims of vaccine injuries, such as those from the COVID vaccine, to have legal recourse.
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No it hasn’t. And you’re spineless—like your candidate—if you are “just now coming out” MAGA. You lack principles and common sense.
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2018 Postmortem . ☺️ Listened more than talked .☺️ Watched many friends unite love.🥴 Saw my best friend fall out.🥴 Too much screen time.😎 Still have a rattail.
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This cancer announcement makes no sense. They don’t do exploratory surgeries and magically find cancer, they would have suspected prior. And there is no such thing as “preventative chemo”.
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I applaud the folks who left coinbase months back. They understood potential outcomes. And they put more value in their principles. Something we desperately need today. They’re not “woke”. They just refused to be apart of it or a bystander.
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The problem is … there are a lot of bad product folks. And everyone keeps hiring them.
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Being recruited by a big tech company is a great reminder why I don’t work at one.
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Saying you’ll quit Twitter if Elon buys it is like saying you’ll move to Canada if your choice doesn’t win. Shut up.
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There will always be regulations for any industry. And probably should be to some degree. Id take (tech) regulations any day of the week over some bro deciding what my mom, sister can do with their body. End of the day I’m more anti-trump than I am pro dem. Dude absolutely sucks.
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Weird way to admit you’re incapable of reading or processing ideas.
I don't think she has a single policy idea. It's all bull shit platitudes. This person is not fit. Sorry if this offends you or if you are a possible investor that would have otherwise invested - but come on. This country needs change. Won't happen with this candidate.
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Hey designers not getting hired. Just apply as Product. We too are disliked by other designers and we apparently get to design anyway.
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“We’re not on this stage just because of talent or ability. We’re up here because of 4 a.m. We’re up here because of two-a-days or five-a-days.” - Kobe.
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I enjoy few things more than a bunch of idiots that do not understand correlation vs causation. Even more when they typically hate on papers and studies until it fits a stupid narrative.
Car seat laws have likely prevented over 100,000 births.
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2015: everyone glorifies the ceo that has a small / $1 salary. 2021: everyone learns how taxes work.
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