[theperformativebook]

Krish Thakker

is having an insight.
My name is Krish Thakker. I am a performative British Indian.

The most performative human being on the planet!

Pinned · Krish's favourite quote

“Somebody's law…”

“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”

Goodhart's law · Marilyn Strathern's formulation

Waris on Krish

“ye chutiye ko kuch nhi ata”

Waris Reshi

What's on your mind, Krish?

“I had a lot of insights.”
INSIGHT #001

The Wall

Krish Thakker is in India.

I use agarbatti when I come to India.

Krish Thakker wears Soulplay.

I wear fake Birkenstocks, by Soulplay.

Krish Thakker is listening to 90s Indian music.

I listen to 90s Indian music just for the sake of showing that I'm Indian.

Krish Thakker has an explanation.

It's not performative if it's your personality.

Krish Thakker has a nano-texture display.

Bro has a nano-texture display because he can't look at himself in the mirror.

Krish Thakker calls himself a founder.

I call myself a founder, but I have built an agency at best.

Krish Thakker named his startup.

I used terrible startup names. My startup's name is Digress. It rhymes with hygiene.

Krish Thakker wants a problem to work on.

I want to build something foundational, not something surface-level. I want a problem that's both technical and has a big impact.

Krish Thakker thinks Google DeepMind will win.

Also, niga thinks that Google DeepMind is going to win the AI race.

Krish Thakker has opened Codex.

I use Codex on the web to code.

I think I can reinvent the transformer. I'm better than Jeff Dean!

Krish Thakker has five daddies.

I consider five people my daddy. Some of them are real sugar daddies. Some of them maximize shareholder value. All five are deeply foundational.