Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

also maybe I’m going to vote for Bernie after all — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

I grew up in the Midwest and hated New Yorkers who treated it like an exotic country. Anyway, now I live in Brooklyn. Have you guys been to Vermont? I just discovered it and it’s amazing! https://t.co/9xMkJO9O0f — PolitiTweet.org

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JDR FTW. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@GoodStuff2020 @matthewherper MTA infrastructure was dangerously overloaded well before covid. That it's poorly managed doesn't help. But you could have super-efficient management and it would still be broken. Also core to the problem: It is a crucial New York City service that is managed by New York State. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @marlaschnelder: Faced with the near-absence of new movies and TV, you can always begin again & slowly work your way to the present. To… — PolitiTweet.org

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Question for IT folks. MTA has 70,000 employees. Does it really cost $42.86/year for them to have their own email? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Another reason I’m skeptical the NYC subway system can safely transport people during covid: https://t.co/mlJ142jTv7 https://t.co/NK28wuyHtV — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@Jason @voxdotcom @Curbed @Eater I’m sure the folks at Eater are glad to hear they are one of your favs. You will be glad to learn they continue to exist. — PolitiTweet.org

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@joshelman @natebosshard @rfradin I think you have to decouple obesity from fitness for this discussion entirely. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mgrooves @MikeIsaac Too late. I'm preparing an EPIC takedown of you on a Medium post shortly. (Actually maybe substack? Lmk which you prefer). — PolitiTweet.org

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@DKThomp You forgot "openly hates the Mayor of New York City even though he is directly responsible for some of New York City's biggest problems" — PolitiTweet.org

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@DylanByers Sorry. Anyway: I'm not fleshing this one out because I'm off the clock for a few more days but something something brand something something platform somesomething reach — PolitiTweet.org

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@DylanByers Twitter pays but you need to know the secret handshake — PolitiTweet.org

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@DylanByers Hahaha it is literally Twitter. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MikeIsaac Sure. In that the people buying new homes likely had more money than the drivers who bought new cars. Still, it's the same thing: Self-employed people using debt to extend themselves who now have no net. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MikeIsaac Except that the obvious difference here is that individuals, not banks, are on the hook. And while the banks always get bailed out the property owners/drivers will get nothing. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BGrueskin: You know the absolute worst thing, journalism-wise, about the Bari Weiss resignation? That McClatchy (w/ newspapers in Miam… — PolitiTweet.org

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@MikeIsaac The PE-ing of the sharing economy. Though Uber should have same for everyone who went out and bought themselves new Camrys that are now rider-less. — PolitiTweet.org

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@natebosshard @joshelman @rfradin If it turns out that that number has gone up, long-term, I would be surprised. (And I would also assume that the number splits sharply along demographic lines, but that's a different/related discussion) — PolitiTweet.org

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@natebosshard @joshelman @rfradin 100% making this up, so: My bet is if you could look over time - or at least since the 1970s, when personal fitness became a lifestyle thing - the percent of population that consistently exercises remains pretty stable, with peaks and valleys but in the same band. — PolitiTweet.org

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@natebosshard @joshelman @rfradin Yes we agree gyms go away in short term and likely long term they will be much smaller biz. We disagree on fundamental nature of exercise. I think it will still fundamentally appeal to the same group of people who were paying for it before, and using it consistently before. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Plus cameos from Walter White, Dave Chapelle and @aliwong. Because, why not? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

TV and Netflix used to be frenemies. Then they split up for real. Our new Land of the Giants pod, featuring: Ted Sarandos, Reed Hastings, Cindy Holland, Lisa Nishimura, Jason Blum, @ginamkeating, @willapaskin, @JesseDavidFox + the most excellent @emilyvdw https://t.co/rK8cbg7wZt — PolitiTweet.org

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@natebosshard @joshelman @rfradin If you want to argue that people who use Pelotons use them more than people who have gym memberships go to gyms, then retention attendance. If you want to argue overall size of biz, you do paid members/subs, and you look over time. Of course early Peloton members will overindex. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Bernstein https://t.co/fxUSGRyelz — PolitiTweet.org

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@natebosshard @joshelman @rfradin It’s 1mm people right now. Love to know how that number compares to peak gym membership etc. — PolitiTweet.org

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@natebosshard @joshelman @rfradin There is a very long line of abandoned diets, workout plans, gyms, workout gear etc that argues against that. It’s possible that This Time It’s Different but I don’t think so. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Bernstein Yup tho she's already there, and for now, I think she will also want words. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Bernstein Squint-face emoji. Harder to find many bigger platforms. Doesn't mean it won't work out well for Bari though. — PolitiTweet.org

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@natebosshard @joshelman @rfradin Also the fact that gyms just simply won't be available, consistently, for a long time, will boost Peloton and other connected devices. But most people *don't* want to work out, and do it grudgingly, and in spurts. I don't think that ever changes no matter how much you gamify it. — PolitiTweet.org