Conor Sen
@conorsen.bsky.social
Bloomberg Opinion columnist, Buc-ee’s fan
📍Atlanta, GA
📍Atlanta, GA
When it comes to the takes game, there’s a tension between “Very establishment people at powerful institutions will rarely say anything edgy and insightful” and “Anyone detached from all institutions posting alone on the internet will almost inevitably become insane.”
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
When it comes to the takes game, there’s a tension between “Very establishment people at powerful institutions will rarely say anything edgy and insightful” and “Anyone detached from all institutions posting alone on the internet will almost inevitably become insane.”
Old enough to remember when talking heads would get mad at players for sitting out meaningless bowl games.
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Old enough to remember when talking heads would get mad at players for sitting out meaningless bowl games.
As any parent knows though, TikTok and YouTube content creators were grinding out KPop Demon Hunters and Labubus content this summer/fall — the two feed off each other.
There’s a fundamental flaw in the premise here — “mass culture” is defined as film, TV, music… when in reality culture is downstream of TikTok, YouTube, the internet and there’s no stagnation there
Movies are irrelevant to mass media - but still relevant to commentators
pca.st/episode/ab91...
Movies are irrelevant to mass media - but still relevant to commentators
pca.st/episode/ab91...
A Grand Unified Theory of Cultural Stagnation
pca.st
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
As any parent knows though, TikTok and YouTube content creators were grinding out KPop Demon Hunters and Labubus content this summer/fall — the two feed off each other.
Kalshi thinks he’s going to LSU:
November 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Kalshi thinks he’s going to LSU:
Seems like a pretty big limitation on a paper modeling out Gen Z homeownership rates at retirement!
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Seems like a pretty big limitation on a paper modeling out Gen Z homeownership rates at retirement!
The real question is whether Lane Kiffin’s decision will be a Bloomberg push alert.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The real question is whether Lane Kiffin’s decision will be a Bloomberg push alert.
As a middle-aged man I crave any socially-acceptable form of male petty drama I can get, college football is the best.
they invented a way to do misogyny to lane kiffin. the SEC really does mean more
I need this coach search to never end
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
As a middle-aged man I crave any socially-acceptable form of male petty drama I can get, college football is the best.
@vegavandal.bsky.social Oh wow the Ravens started winning again? I thought they were cooked.
November 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
@vegavandal.bsky.social Oh wow the Ravens started winning again? I thought they were cooked.
“Dad, why did they fight World War II?”
*hmm*
*3 minutes of awkward explanation later*
“Okay, I think I can show you a bit of the D-Day drop scene in Band of Brothers without you getting traumatized.”
*hmm*
*3 minutes of awkward explanation later*
“Okay, I think I can show you a bit of the D-Day drop scene in Band of Brothers without you getting traumatized.”
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“Dad, why did they fight World War II?”
*hmm*
*3 minutes of awkward explanation later*
“Okay, I think I can show you a bit of the D-Day drop scene in Band of Brothers without you getting traumatized.”
*hmm*
*3 minutes of awkward explanation later*
“Okay, I think I can show you a bit of the D-Day drop scene in Band of Brothers without you getting traumatized.”
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thankful the BLS is back!
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
thankful the BLS is back!
Labubus and KPop Demon Hunters in the Macy’s parade
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Labubus and KPop Demon Hunters in the Macy’s parade
I got a little upset when I heard they were going to expand the Wicked universe for future films, and then appreciated the irony.
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I got a little upset when I heard they were going to expand the Wicked universe for future films, and then appreciated the irony.
“Average daily rates and hotel occupancy were down from last year amid diminishing consumer confidence and a further pullback in discretionary spending…contacts also attributed these declines to year-earlier comparisons of robust bookings during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in parts of the District”
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“Average daily rates and hotel occupancy were down from last year amid diminishing consumer confidence and a further pullback in discretionary spending…contacts also attributed these declines to year-earlier comparisons of robust bookings during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in parts of the District”
October: 3 Districts growing, 5 unchanged, 4 softening
November: Most unchanged, 2 modest decline, 1 modest growth
November: Most unchanged, 2 modest decline, 1 modest growth
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
October: 3 Districts growing, 5 unchanged, 4 softening
November: Most unchanged, 2 modest decline, 1 modest growth
November: Most unchanged, 2 modest decline, 1 modest growth
This isn’t just an Atlanta thing — if you needed a taxi in San Francisco on a Friday night in the mid-2000’s you couldn’t get one. There were two phone numbers you could call and you’d mostly get a busy signal.
Anyone in ATL in the late 90s/early 2000s who waited on a taxi to arrive will understand the productivity benefits, even if tangentially related, that ride share and Waymo have provided. Had a friend who would call a wrecker instead of a taxi b/c it was faster, cheaper, and you had your car in AM. 😂
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This isn’t just an Atlanta thing — if you needed a taxi in San Francisco on a Friday night in the mid-2000’s you couldn’t get one. There were two phone numbers you could call and you’d mostly get a busy signal.
Day’s not over, still have Beige Book on tap.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Day’s not over, still have Beige Book on tap.
I don't think the fundamentals of bleach have changed much in the past week but whatever factor dynamics that led the bleach company to be weak have changed a lot in this broader rotation out of the OpenAI complex and into everything else:
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I don't think the fundamentals of bleach have changed much in the past week but whatever factor dynamics that led the bleach company to be weak have changed a lot in this broader rotation out of the OpenAI complex and into everything else:
The lesson of Merrick Garland, Fani Willis, and Chuck Schumer is you just have to have people in positions of authority that are effective.
".. He even argued that 'reasonable minds could differ' as to how to interpret the .. call between Mr. Trump and Brad Raffensperger ..
But "Mr. Raffensperger, in his 2021 book .. was unequivocal .. 'The president was asking me to do something that I knew was wrong.'"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
But "Mr. Raffensperger, in his 2021 book .. was unequivocal .. 'The president was asking me to do something that I knew was wrong.'"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The lesson of Merrick Garland, Fani Willis, and Chuck Schumer is you just have to have people in positions of authority that are effective.
The disconnect between a rising unemployment rate and low initial jobless claims is strange — have companies changed the way they manage headcount over the past 5 years?
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The disconnect between a rising unemployment rate and low initial jobless claims is strange — have companies changed the way they manage headcount over the past 5 years?
Wonder if the market rotation starts being GOOGL/META/AVGO vs NVDA/MSFT/ORCL.
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Wonder if the market rotation starts being GOOGL/META/AVGO vs NVDA/MSFT/ORCL.
It’s the jump since 2010 that really stands out.
GOLDMAN: “.. Since the Late 1990s, US Labor Productivity Has Grown More Than Twice as Fast as Other Advanced Economies” 🇺🇸
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It’s the jump since 2010 that really stands out.
“$140k is poverty” is just “$500k isn’t rich” but targeted to a different demo.
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“$140k is poverty” is just “$500k isn’t rich” but targeted to a different demo.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.