@TMTLongShort Curious - isnt “party in power bribes to stay in power” standard practice, just usually unsuccessful and flips anyway? Dont disagree, but wondering what is fundamentally different in this case.
@alyssaleann Consistently make good decisions until you are trusted with decisions large enough such that the difference between good and bad ones is >> $750k in value. Its simple, but not easy.
Few realize that we have entered a new age of warfare, where we are both the target and the weapon.
Think logically- if its cheaper for an enemy to inflict damage via social disorder than by air raids then thats what we should expect.
We have allowed ourselves to become too confused by our imagined intentions of our fellow countrymen. If someone is acting as if they are our enemy, or their tools - then they are - whether they know it internally or not. Plausible deniability is their armor. Its more akin to a cyber attack, where we are the infected machines.
It is critical that we realize this and act accordingly before it’s too late.
@jeremykauffman Desire to reproduce is a trait like others that aid in survival and reproduction. If it’s better that people with certain traits don’t reproduce, it may also be better for people with weak desire to not either.
@RokoMijic I imagine future high success societies will have to be networks of people operating among the rest, vs distinctly separated by geographic borders. Movement has become so easy for nearly everyone, and I don’t see that trend reversing long term.
“Theres no reason for one person to control that much wealth”
He has 400B now bc when he had 200B, he continued to work, and generated enormous additional wealth for everyone involved. So they voluntarily invested more. Some people destroy the wealth they control, and end up with less. Im glad I live in a system that incentivizes creation.
The more risky a loan is, the higher the interest rate needs to be to make it worth it for the lender. You cant repossess someones education, all doctors graduating with negative 6-fig net worths could just discharge it, so loan rates would have to skyrocket. (I assume the retort would be to shift the scam onto the unwilling taxpayer)