Mencius

Centrist, Moderate, Gandhian, Feminist, Cosmopolitan, Admirer of Classical Chinese Philosophy, Buy and Hold Investor, Full-Time Grandfather, Flawed Human Being…

[Chris Mowrey @chrisdmowrey]

If you invested $10,000 in Trump coin on January 20th, 2025, it would be worth $415 today.

You lost everything. He made half a billion.

[Mencius @Mencius04]

@elonmusk, @DavidSacks U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Killed People. That’s the Truth. https://t.co/lOI5DuryZl via @NYTOpinion

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@travelingflying @elonmusk True, individual cultures must be preserved but it’s also beautiful when some people become genuinely cosmopolitan. It reinforces our sense of common humanity.

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The American people do not want this war. But the hawks in Washington keep returning to bully the world, undermining respect for America and its own public’s faith in its democracy https://t.co/VzB2fL8sIe via @NYTOpinion

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The things that people value are child mortality rates, belief in democracy, measures of anxiety and depression. Slogans don’t count for much, good execution does. A healthy opposition party matters, to keep the ruling party on their toes…

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There’s a broad-based decline in American well-being; wealth is being generated but benefits aren’t shared and it doesn’t translate into things people value..https://t.co/RxSC0H9EtM via @NYTOpinion

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@dannyvena @themotleyfool @TheMotleyFoolCA Thanks Danny. Appreciate the input.

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Spain’s Leader Is Showing How to Stand Up to Trump, and So Much More. Is he the sole statesman in the world today? https://t.co/EgSErc8NKv via @NYTOpinion

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"The horrific abuse inflicted on Israeli women on Oct. 7 now happens to Palestinians day after day…”-Nicholas Kristof

https://t.co/SZHGucXIEN via @NYTOpinion

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@Rothmus @elonmusk True but they must be taxed heavily & progressively because no one needs money beyond a point and that money should be used to help those who need a leg up & also those who simply don’t want to run so fast to also live with dignity. Like it or not, inequality breeds unhappiness.

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@brivael Also if you aren’t a white male, it’s difficult to like or trust him.

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@brivael Except that the Swedes have not only the most innovative economy they also have the happiest society in the world. Answer is a full embrace of the free market but also a high trust culture that protects the dignity of those that can’t or won’t run that fast. America is unhappy.

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@brivael As for Elon Musk, he’s an engineering genius but a marketing moron. He has lost the EV battle to the Chinese and will lost the autonomy and robotics battle to them as well because unlike Steve Jobs, he doesn’t know how to build a premium brand.

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Hail the rise of an American pacifist!

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Graham Platner Went to Hell and Back. He Has a Simple Message for Democrats. https://t.co/5mtVZZOK0e via @NYTOpinion

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Jensen is a non-zero sum, systems thinker who believes AI will in the end hugely benefit humanity. In sharp contrast is the narrow-minded, anti-competitive stance taken by some Americans who believe they can rig the market.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang won't accept losing China market: You are not talking to somebody who woke up a loser, that loser attitude is… https://t.co/2FwN2cL8nE

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@dwarkesh_sp Dwarkesh, naturalised American takes a narrow, ethnic-supremacist and ultimately anti-competitive position. Jensen, also naturalized American, has a positive vision for AI’s impact on humanity and believes competition is good for all and anyway it’s futile to resist it…

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@Pontifex @NickKristof This is the Christian faith at its best. Yet look how it gets distorted and abused by its demented followers like Hegseth. As for J D Vance, what won’t he sacrifice to serve his own political interests. Still, Americans are beginning to see through him as his popularity sags..