The Principle of Least Astonishment
🔒 The principle of least astonishment.
FictionA story told through a Twitter thread. Katherine DeeJan 03, 2021∙ Paid126SharePhilz president Jacob Jaber making coffee for visitors from Boston at his 24th street shop in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, May 27, 2010. Groupon.com sent Philz Coffee Inc. five times the customers the San Francisco chain expected when the site offered $20 gift cards at half price. (Photo By Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)Today, I tweeted this prompt: Default Friend @default_friendIntrusive thought: 26-year-old San Franciscan whose start-up was acquired at 21 and who now has a half-job w/ prestigious title at FAANG or similar lecturing a juice bar barista through his Atoms mask about using her stimulus check to buy crypto7:40 PM ∙ Jan 2, 2021355Likes17RetweetsAnd it inspired me to write a story. This post is for paid subscribersAlready a paid subscriber? Sign in