Kristjan Backman

Entrepreneur, investor, husband, dad to two great kids. Long-distance swimmer. Proud Canadian. Commenting on economics, energy, politics and business.

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@Will_Schryver Pretty sure they used Grok to research those numbers.

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@max_stoneking @ORION_coaching @inaki_delaparra @feelthebyrn1 @adam_kurland I hope I’m a grinder.

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Up until about 5 years ago your mcat had an asterisk if you completed it with accommodation and they were quite strict in granting them. It is easier now and there is no asterisk.

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My daughter is working to get into Med school. Several of her friends from her school are on the same path. A lot of them have received some sort of academic allowance that gives them extra time on exams.

It seems to me that we have gone from reasonable accommodation for people with a disability, to an arms race where the goal is to get a diagnosis for an advantage. It's not uncommon to see over half the class with extra time.

My daughter will do fine, and she will likely achieve her goal. There are kids however, who refuse to play the game and end up just on the other side of the line, and their dreams are derailed. I can't help but think that that kid would be a better Doctor than the kid who faked an ADHD diagnosis so he could get some study pills and an extra hour to write his MCAT.

There are some perverse incentives in our current version of academia.

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@GaryCardone @Vivek4real_ Someone bought all the coins sold.

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@NatureUnedited They are picky eaters.

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@TrueGemHunter Feel way better about the hard drive, I think has bitcoin on it.

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@BoomerDivvies I think you are ignoring the fact that some folks are not wired to spend money. They accumulated the money by not spending it, having some money doesn't change their DNA.

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@ROLESU_721 The watch for people who want a really good watch but don't want to look like they're wearing a Rolex.

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@StevenDickens3 @GlobalWatchClub That's why you have 2.

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@TheRobRedFord I doubt Elon has 2 brain cycles for Hunter Biden.

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@BPD1776 By 100x

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@ManasSa01965391 It's just a numbers thing; there are way more runners and lifters. There is some swimming content on X, but you have to curate it.

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@LynAldenContact Commodity trader.

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@DavidDack Maybe one. My knees decided that I'm a swimmer.

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@Greiser My dad lent me 199,000 in 1994 to help with my business. There would have been no business without his help. He got 2.6m when we sold 15 years later. It changed my family's life and his retirement. His investment when I was 25 will easily affect 3 generations past his.

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@unusual_whales Snowglobe shaking. Easy topics to bring up when you want the press to talk about something else.

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@dividendology How is it taxed? Like dividends, or like interest?

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@TedUrchin They paved paradise and put up a UFC octagon.

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@RossKneeDeep Nobody talks about James Buchanan, so my best guess is 150 years.