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rat king 🐀@MikeIsaac

google earth rollback faster than i anticipated. genuinely surprised this feature made it out the door at all. not hard to see how there is a meaningful difference in "well anyone can generate altered AI mapping images" to "adding this as a button to a google-scale product"

2.8K likes22 repliesPosted Jul 31, 2026

View the original on X Written by rat king 🐀. Captured Sep 4, 2026.

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Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Quotes someone directly, which makes the moment concrete rather than summarised.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal
Written for: Product teams

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