What America has meant to me
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Every time I have given up on America, it has been a mistake. And yet, America has never, ever given up on me.
What America has meant to me swyx · 2026-07-05 Every time I have given up on America, it has been a mistake. And yet, America has never, ever given up on me. I write this on the occasion of America's 250th birthday, sitting alone to do some reflection as others gather at Crissy Field to watch the fireworks in the fog, or in various house parties on this this cold (42F, 6C) summer night. We have just come off the week of the third AI Engineer World's Fair (Jun 29-Jul 2), at 7000 registrants, the biggest AIE yet and our first in Moscone West. Pretraining: My First America Run (2007-2010) 19 year
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