I'm fairly convinced that if magically gave everyone a six pack and healthy body within 6 months those who were already in shape would keep it and most of those who weren't would be fat again.
It's not about genetics. It's about standards.
All empires since the Dutch have used capitalism to create a virtuous cycle that leads to an empire’s demise.What happens when an empire can no longer borrow the money necessary to repay its debts? History shows us that having too much debt during an economic downturn leads to a classic, self-reinforcing cycle where:
1) The empire can no longer borrow the money to repay its debts
2) It prints a lot of new money, which devalues the currency and raises inflation
3) Living standards decline, leading to the rise of political extremism
4) Turbulent economic conditions undermine productivity and there is conflict about how to divide the shrinking resources
5) Populist leaders emerge pledging to take control and bring about order
Ultimately, this failure to control the anarchy is when democracy is most at risk.
#principles #raydalio #history #debt
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ELON: LIES AGAINST TRUMP ALMOST GOT HIM KILLED
Bret Baier:
“You have been called a Nazi, a white supremacist, a fascist—just to name a few.”
Elon:
“I guess they still need to call me Stalin, Mussolini, Genghis Khan, whatever.
They've called the President all these things.
I think at one point there was a magazine cover that said the President was worse than Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin combined.
And the President hasn't killed anyone; he hasn't started any wars.
In fact, he's good at stopping wars.
They're pushing these lies.
And why do they push these lies?
I think that we need to hold people responsible for pushing these lies because those lies almost got the President killed.”
Source: Interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, March 2025
Anyone surprised at what happened to Charlie Kirk hasn't been paying attention
Go anywhere, reddit, Twitter, ect, and you'll find thousands of unhinged direct calls to violence over politics
Until it's addressed for what it is, things like this will continue to happen