“We must liberate our minds from mental slavery, because while others may help us to liberate our bodies, none but ourselves can liberate our minds.” By Marcus Garvey
Nvidia valuation: $4.97 TRILLION
SpaceX valuation: $1.77 TRILLION
Nvidia revenue: $215 BILLION
SpaceX revenue: $18.7 BILLION
Nvidia: started at $0.04 per share in 1999. $1,000 → $4.9 million today.
SpaceX: asking you to buy at $135 in 2026. 94x revenue.
I ran the full 300-page S-1 through Kimi so you don't have to.
Full breakdown is below.
"Until death, all defeat is psychological." - Marcus Aurelius
Refuse everything that would lead most people to give up.
Refuse it.
Rise from the dead 1000 times.
Commit to never stay down & never give up.
Everything you want is on the other side of struggle.
Chad Ochocinco says he saved over 80% of his fortune by not trying to impress people, adding he buys fake jewelry, drives the same car since 2006, and flies economy instead of private 👀🤔
"Everybody is caught up in image."
"Why buy a $50,000 watch when time is free?"
Bayes’ theorem is probably the single most important thing any rational person can learn.
So many of our debates and disagreements that we shout about are because we don’t understand Bayes’ theorem or how human rationality often works.
Bayes’ theorem is named after the 18th-century Thomas Bayes, and essentially it’s a formula that asks: when you are presented with all of the evidence for something, how much should you believe it?
Bayes’ theorem teaches us that our beliefs are not fixed; they are probabilities. Our beliefs change as we weigh new evidence against our assumptions, or our priors. In other words, we all carry certain ideas about how the world works, and new evidence can challenge them.
For example, somebody might believe that smoking is safe, that stress causes mouth ulcers, or that human activity is unrelated to climate change. These are their priors, their starting points. They can be formed by our culture, our biases, or even incomplete information.
Now imagine a new study comes along that challenges one of your priors. A single study might not carry enough weight to overturn your existing beliefs. But as studies accumulate, eventually the scales may tip. At some point, your prior will become less and less plausible.
Bayes’ theorem argues that being rational is not about black and white. It’s not even about true or false. It’s about what is most reasonable based on the best available evidence. But for this to work, we need to be presented with as much high-quality data as possible. Without evidence—without belief-forming data—we are left only with our priors and biases. And those aren’t all that rational.
starting the year off with solitude. i need to see what went wrong with ‘25. i need to see what the problem was. something was definitely wrong and it wasn’t about locking in.
i need to reflect.
SIMPLE BREAKDOWN
Here is a simple explanation of how it works using MTN and Airtel shares.
The Setup
Imagine you start with ₦200,000,000 capital.
You split it equally between two major stocks:
You buy ₦100,000,000 worth of MTN.
You buy ₦100,000,000 worth of Airtel.
The Market Movement
Six months later, the market shifts:
MTN has performed well and is now worth ₦180,000,000 (you have a ₦80m profit).
Airtel has performed poorly and is now worth ₦20,000,000 (you have an ₦80m loss).
The Problem
You want to sell your MTN shares to secure that ₦80m profit.
However, if you sell, the government will expect you to pay tax on that gain.
The Solution (The Wash Sale)
To avoid paying the tax, you use your loss on Airtel to cancel out your profit on MTN.
Step 1: Sell the Loser
You sell your Airtel shares first. By doing this, you officially record a loss of ₦80m on your tax records.
Step 2: The Offset
You then sell your MTN shares and take your ₦80m profit.
When calculating your taxes, you combine the two:
₦80m (MTN Profit)
₦80m (Airtel Loss) = ₦0 Net Profit.
Because your net profit is zero, you pay zero tax.
Step 3: The Wash
Immediately after selling Airtel to establish that tax loss, you buy the Airtel shares back at the same price.
The Result
You secured your MTN profit tax-free.
You still own your position in Airtel (because you bought it back).
You used the system to legally "wash away" your tax bill.
In many other countries, there is a "30-day rule" that prevents you from buying a stock back immediately after selling it for a tax loss. In Nigeria, that rule does not currently exist.
This allows smart investors to sell and buy back instantly to protect their capital from taxes.
@FabrizioRomano 15m loan fee + 80m buy option + Sell on Clause.. for Nicolas fxcking Jackson😭😭😭😭
Forget Yamal or Salah.. Give Todd Boehly and his team of negotiators the Balon D'or!!!!
Rasmus Hojlund will likely be loaned/sold and is expected to perform well in his next club. Manchester United, in the words of RR, needs "open heart surgery!"
But Kudos to Sinner, I mean, he was a brick wall! But the famous words of Roland Garros. “Victory belongs to the most tenacious” 🫡 #Tennis#RolandGarros#RolandGarros2025
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History is calling 📞
Step into Room 711 at Rotary International headquarters and connect with the roots of Rotary. On 23 February 1905, our founder Paul Harris sparked a global network based on service and friendship. Today, this room keeps that vision alive, reminding us how far we've come. Here's to 120 years of impact and community! 🌍