Michael Saylor diluting $MSTR in order to buy bitcoin and then selling the Bitcoin to buy $STRC so that he can buy back $MSTR so he can sell more $MSTR to buy $STRC so that he can buy Bitcoin.
Agency > Intelligence
I had this intuitively wrong for decades, I think due to a pervasive cultural veneration of intelligence, various entertainment/media, obsession with IQ etc. Agency is significantly more powerful and significantly more scarce. Are you hiring for agency? Are we educating for agency? Are you acting as if you had 10X agency?
Grok explanation is ~close:
“Agency, as a personality trait, refers to an individual's capacity to take initiative, make decisions, and exert control over their actions and environment. It’s about being proactive rather than reactive—someone with high agency doesn’t just let life happen to them; they shape it. Think of it as a blend of self-efficacy, determination, and a sense of ownership over one’s path.
People with strong agency tend to set goals and pursue them with confidence, even in the face of obstacles. They’re the type to say, “I’ll figure it out,” and then actually do it. On the flip side, someone low in agency might feel more like a passenger in their own life, waiting for external forces—like luck, other people, or circumstances—to dictate what happens next.
It’s not quite the same as assertiveness or ambition, though it can overlap. Agency is quieter, more internal—it’s the belief that you *can* act, paired with the will to follow through. Psychologists often tie it to concepts like locus of control: high-agency folks lean toward an internal locus, feeling they steer their fate, while low-agency folks might lean external, seeing life as something that happens *to* them.”
@peterrhague Women, due to their evolutionary role as gatherers, enjoy collecting problems, and resent when men try to take them away.
Rather than trying to solve her problems, give her additional problems to enjoy.
Action is more effective than manifestation.
Action is more effective than dreaming.
Action is more effective than hoping.
Action is even more effective than planning.
DO. MORE.
GO.
Do you have any idea the number of gym hours your 8-year-old has to log simply to make up for the bike riding we did around the neighbourhood at his age before the world collapsed?
It’s thousands.
And how many 8-year-olds go to the gym?
Zero.
Anger is the immune system of the soul, designed to keep you and those you love safe from being preyed upon and exploited.
It is your primary defence against evil.
The immune system lies largely passive until you are under biological siege – then it responds aggressively to keep you safe.
All those who counsel me to “let go of anger” when attacked by evildoers are serving the corrupt by telling me to disarm myself.
No.