https://x.com/ManDaveJobGood/status/1752500940845072754

Other people had the same idea as me. With data! PPP loans taken out during Covid to thousands and thousands of one-person companies and eventually forgiven by the Biden administration.

To make another point, why didn't we see a surge in art and positive improvements when someone gets free money from the government? Because what happened is what always happens: It was wasted.

I worked at a maker space during the pandemic and I can attest that our membership surged once we were able to resume semi-regular operations.