Ian

[Ian @__ianrush]

My dad said that this is worth reading. And I trust his judgement.

What is the role of free speech?

https://t.co/epizeyOdJ4

[Joe Lonsdale @JTLonsdale]

How should we teach STEM for the 21st century? What does a curriculum look like that's inspiring & cutting-edge but also grounded in first principles?

This week we talk with Dr. David Ruth, UATX's new Dean of STEM @uaustinorg, about designing a new approach.

AO Episode 86

[Dr Iain McGilchrist @dr_mcgilchrist]

In conversation with Larry Arnn, Hillsdale College President. We discuss the divided brain and how it relates to mankind’s search for meaning.

https://t.co/0x1ATA8C6R

[Ian @__ianrush]

@chernobelskiy We invest in early stage (Seed - Series A) real estate tech companies (i.e. 'proptech'). Based in Austin, TX

https://t.co/BqOSQ0jcD1

[Ian @__ianrush]

Good read! I was curious, what does the word 'divine' mean in this context? @bayeslord @PirateWires

https://t.co/gF0YWs1sJp

[University of Austin (UATX) @uaustinorg]

Human flourishing at UATX 🎓

The first two years of our curriculum make up the Intellectual Foundations program—a program that, through exploring foundational questions, seeks to shape students into leaders who actively inspire goodness around them.

🔗 https://t.co/D4p4sPe83c

[Ian @__ianrush]

@J_Sterl https://t.co/eZutGRJ5u9

[Ian @__ianrush]

@Breedlove22 @jordanbpeterson The transcendent stories of humanity legitimate and describe ideal ways of being (ie virtuous/ moral lives). These truths are resistant to logical explanation and can only be communicated by story, and understood through embodiment / belief.

[Ian @__ianrush]

@allenf32 @allenf32 are you familiar with the work of Deirdre McCloskey? Her argument is that wealth accumulation is more critically a result of a cultural valuing of entrepreneurship / innovators. Capital is necessary but not sufficient, and is downstream of culture/ideas.

[Ian @__ianrush]

@ID_AA_Carmack Optimism about the future is a prerequisite for economic growth, which is a prerequisite for everything else.

https://t.co/a0fSL8WuUm

[Ian @__ianrush]

@davidmarcus @michelletandler Great intellectual response. But emotionally, why is it *yours*? What about it resonates with your being?

[Ian @__ianrush]

@davidmarcus Inspiring a cultural shift (back) toward seriousness and deliberate attention to one's life!

https://t.co/q1xv3ZtMbp

[Ian @__ianrush]

@bariweiss @TheFP @KTmBoyle This rings very true for me and my peers

[Ian @__ianrush]

@Mehdiyac @hamburger I wrapped my head around a similar theme here.

https://t.co/OptDuavlEh

[Ian @__ianrush]

@Mehdiyac @hamburger As the prevailing cultural winds shift, as they already are, the market will respond, as it already is.

[Ian @__ianrush]

@tylercowen Can I ask Twitter to only advertise books to me? @elonmusk

[Ian @__ianrush]

@Mehdiyac @RunMattW we have work to do

[Ian @__ianrush]

"Pessimism creates a poor future. Optimism creates a rich future."

My latest on optimism.

https://t.co/6sukoIHO7t

[Ian @__ianrush]

@Mehdiyac In other words:

“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

A meaningful life is possible in any circumstance, as long as a "why" is well chosen, and fully trusted.

[Ian @__ianrush]

@Mehdiyac I have read the essay many times now, and my conclusion is that popular culture overlooks the importance of defining a purpose. An aim. "The things that ought to be valued."

Strategy and tactics are meaningless without a transcendent purpose.