Elizabeth Spiers
@espiers.bsky.social
NYT opinion writer, Slate Money co-host, Dem messaging consultant, NYU prof, former EIC The New York Observer, Dealbreaker founder and Gawker founding editor. Brooklyn via Bama. Rednexican. Striver with no chill.
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I’ve worked in tech, media, finance, and politics and each industry has its own strengths and flaws. But the most thin skinned people? Tech, hands down. Finance people don’t tell themselves they’re saving the world
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I’ve worked in tech, media, finance, and politics and each industry has its own strengths and flaws. But the most thin skinned people? Tech, hands down. Finance people don’t tell themselves they’re saving the world
And to a person, these guys have no real curiosity about the world, no self awareness, and only care about making money and impressing each other.
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
And to a person, these guys have no real curiosity about the world, no self awareness, and only care about making money and impressing each other.
And because they live in a social bubble where they never interact with anyone who isn’t also a self congratulatory obscenely rich guy of average intelligence they just hear a chorus of their peers telling them they’re extraordinary
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
And because they live in a social bubble where they never interact with anyone who isn’t also a self congratulatory obscenely rich guy of average intelligence they just hear a chorus of their peers telling them they’re extraordinary
Reposted by Elizabeth Spiers
The buck stops here.
No, not right here. There.
Not there, way over there.
Yeah, keep going. Going.
There.
No, not right here. There.
Not there, way over there.
Yeah, keep going. Going.
There.
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The buck stops here.
No, not right here. There.
Not there, way over there.
Yeah, keep going. Going.
There.
No, not right here. There.
Not there, way over there.
Yeah, keep going. Going.
There.
Especially while he's raking in millions cutting deals for himself.
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Especially while he's raking in millions cutting deals for himself.