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Arvid Kahl
@arvidkahl · 209.1K followers
Best of 2024 · 85.8K likes
“lol”
Peak year 2024, two years ago. 25 of the 100 best posts X exposes came from 2024. 2025 produced 13. The best work is behind the account, so far.
Matthew Kobach
@mkobach · 125.2K followers
@arvidkahl
Biggest post of 2026 · 23 likes · Sep 3, 2026
First thing this morning, pre-coffee, btw, I just yapped this prompt into my Claude Code session. 20 minutes later, after running a few diagnostic SQL queries on a prod replica, a 15min+ query is now running in 375ms. H…
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@mkobach
@arvidkahl
No post framed as earnings among the 14 posts read.
@mkobach
$40K/mo
the earned figure that got the most attention in the last year · Dec 1, 2025 · 819 likes
A lot of people misunderstanding that Pat McAfee isn’t even an ESPN employee. ESPN licenses his show. That means the $60m goes to his production company and employees as well.
Read the postDo you know a Video and Multimedia Designer that wants to make $150k+ and fully remote? Reply here or DM me if so.
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top post points at @mkobach · 1 quote · 8.3K likes
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of 100 top posts point at @arvidkahl
One way. @arvidkahl’s best posts point at @mkobach; none of @mkobach’s top posts point at @arvidkahl. Counted from each account’s top posts, where a quote, a reply, or a mention each count one post. Likes, follows, and replies received are not visible in this data and are not claimed.
| Measure | @arvidkahl | @mkobach |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 and the GitHub side | ||
| Top posts from 2026 so far | 50 | 34 |
| Likes on 2026’s ten best | — | 132K |
| GitHub days in 2026 | 231 | — |
| GitHub days · last 90 | 87 | — |
| GitHub streak · days in a row | 75 | — |
| Ships · share of the last 365 days | 92% | — |
Best of 2020 · 3.9K likes
“What book has had the biggest impact on your life?”
Peak year 2020, six years ago. 33 of the 100 best posts X exposes came from 2020. 2025 produced 6. The best work is behind the account, so far.
Biggest post of 2026 · 72.6K likes · Jun 28, 2026
I now demand all brackets to be designed in a circle This is beautiful
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This year is shown, not ranked: likes accumulate with age, so 2026 is always undercounted against completed years. The GitHub side counts days with any activity, public or private, from the contribution calendar.
Autonomous vehicles are the final death kneel to mass rail in the US. Instead of funding new rail projects, we should just subsidize a “bare bones” autonomous electric vehicle for ~$10k.
I don’t really get the landlord hate. I have a condo I rent out and I want to break down the math for everyone that hates “greedy landlords”. I’m gonna round so the math is cleaner. I rent my place f…
Read the postMy son’s daycare (12-24 months) is impeccable. The teachers are empathetic, his social skills advance every week, and he’s always surprising us with new things he’s learned. But it costs $2k a month.…
Read the postJust some of @Shaq’s investments: • @PapaJohns • @Google (pre IPO) • @Apple • @Twitter • @Uber • @Lyft • @Ring (@Amazon bought for $1b) • @PepsiCo • @KrispyKreme • @BigChickenShaq • Vegas clubs • Rea…
Read the postSounds like the real loser is Fox Sports, who paid $200 Million to air the world cup #USMNT
Read the postEvery line is a post by the account itself that names a dollar figure, newest first, linked so you can read it in place. ShipRatio checks that the post exists, not the number. A figure framed as revenue, MRR, profit, or sales is marked earned; a price, a raise, or someone else’s number is a mention.
| Private share of that activity | 100% | — |
| The record |
| Peak year | 2024 | 2020 |
| Top posts from the peak | 25 | 33 |
| Top posts counted | 100 | 100 |
| Likes across the sample | 314.5K | 495.4K |
| Best post | 156.3K | 154.4K |
| Median likes | 362 | 1.6K |
| Years in a row with a top post | 7 | 8 |
| Last 12 months vs the 12 before | ×0.2 | ×0.8 |
| Followers | 209.1K | 125.2K |