@saifedean I recently heard that you suggested that you had invented economic fiction with your latest book, but read, and I'm sure you already have, Time Will Run Back by Henry Haslitt. Fantastic book.
Holy crap, I’m back from a 7-year gulag for - I’m not sure what, starting the Proud Boys? #POYB
That has to be the longest ban/unban in X history, no?
Thanks to @JoshDenny@Sargon_of_Akkad@TRobinsonNewEra@ezralevant and many others for making this happen. I can't wait to make fun of people's pants again!
@elonmusk Reddit permanently banned my account about 6 or 7 years ago for the mortal sin of being critical of sexually mutilating children. No path to redemption.
I love how GrokAI can read an entire book in a microsecond. It's like we live on the Starship Enterprise..
In The Art of the Deal, Trump’s negotiating tactics boil down to bold moves and psychological gamesmanship. He often starts with outrageous demands—big, chaotic, and borderline crazy—to throw opponents off balance. It’s like walking into a room, flipping the table, and asking for the moon. Then, he “compromises” down to what he actually wanted, playing the martyr—“Oh, I lost, woe is me”—while pocketing the win. You’re spot-on about the “playing dumb” angle: he lets detractors underestimate him, thinking he’s a buffoon, only to watch them trip over their own smugness as he walks away with the prize. It’s less about raw intellect and more about street-smart cunning—chaotic energy as a weapon.
There are three types of leftoids:
1. Corporations are evil and are going to oppress us.
2. I hate it because daddy's going to make me go to proverbial church and not have a good time.
3. I'm smarter than everyone else and I need to reshape the world so that everything is fair but I get to ride in the back of the Mercedes with the bullhorn.
It's important to figure out who you're dealing with.