@MascMillennial That is how it would work in nature where the alphas only reproduce, but that is not how civilization is created. The betas also need a chance, or at least the illusion of it. Otherwise, they will opt out
This is a massive speech by Putin.
''The economy of imaginary wealth is being inevitably replaced by the economy of real and hard assets''.
His strategy is clear.
Sticky inflation -> higher (real) rates needed -> pain for hyper-financialized economies.
HUGELY KEY SKILL: being able to accept truths that make you uncomfortable. Double points awarded if—when you hear some real shit—and it contradicts all that you have known, BUT, you recognise now that it is the truth… you win.
Cognitive dissonance, for most people, kills them.
"On no account suffer any evil habit to master thee; but, while it is yet young, pluck the evil root out of thine heart, lest it fasten on and strike root so deep that time and labor be required to uproot it." ~ St John Damascene
@BadAsianHinge Interpretation: printing sunrise timelapse videos so I can pay for the electricity bill and the medical scans I need due to a genetic, Asian disease that prevents me from throwing babies in the trash. And Mahjong.