Deutsche Bank and HSBC have been caught laundering for terrorists, drug lords, and kleptocrats for decades. Their punishment? Record profits and a slap on the wrist.
My wife and I went to couples therapy once and got banned for arguing with the therapist.
We weren't even having serious problems. My wife read an article that said "maintenance therapy" was good for marriages, like an oil change for your relationship.
I said sure.
The therapist's name was Dr. Linda. She had a soothing voice and a lot of plants.
She asked us to describe our communication styles.
My wife said, "I'm direct, He avoids conflict."
I said, "I don't avoid conflict. I just don't see the point in arguing about where to put the dish rack."
"That wasn't about the dish rack," my wife said.
"It was literally about the dish rack."
Dr. Linda raised a hand. "Let's pause. I'm hearing some tension around household tasks."
"There's no tension," I said. "The dish rack is fine."
"It's not fine," my wife said. "It blocks the window."
"It's been there for six years."
"And I've hated it for six years."
Dr. Linda said, "This is good. We're getting to the root."
We were not getting to the root. We were getting to the dish rack.
Things escalated.
My wife brought up the time I threw away her "good Tupperware."
I said it was cracked.
She said it was vintage.
I said you can't have vintage Tupperware.
She said I clearly don't understand value.
Dr. Linda tried to intervene. "Let's take a breath."
Neither of us took a breath.
We started tag teaming Dr. Linda.
She suggested we try "I feel" statements.
My wife said, "I feel like he doesn't listen."
I said, "I feel like she keeps score."
Dr. Linda said, "Let's not use this as a weapon."
I said, "I feel like this isn't helping."
Dr. Linda blinked.
My wife said, "I actually agree with My husband."
That was the first time we'd agreed in forty-five minutes.
Dr. Linda said, "Perhaps you're not ready for this process."
I said, "Or maybe the process isn't working."
My wife said, "That's what I was thinking."
We both looked at Dr. Linda.
She looked at us.
"I think," she said slowly, "we should end the session early."
We never went back.
On the drive home, my wife said, "That was actually fun."
I said, "Fighting with her?"
"No, Fighting with you, Against her."
I thought about it.
"We make a good team," I said.
"We do."
We moved the dish rack when we got home.
Not because we resolved anything.
Just because it felt like a win.
We've been married 30 years.
I think the secret is having a common enemy.
Even if it's a therapist.
On a recent podcast, Eminem was asked to name any rapper he considers greater than him. When names like Lil Wayne, Drake, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, and Kendrick Lamar were mentioned, he stayed silent.
When Jay-Z was brought up, he still didnโt respond. The interviewer repeated Jay-Z again, and Eminem finally said:
โI respect Jay, but donโt put me in a race I never entered. Iโm not chasing empiresโฆ Iโm the reason this conversation even exists.โ
AI wonโt liberate workersโit will entrench incumbents. Tasks cheapen while value flows to those hoarding data, distribution, and networks. Gatekeepers capture far more than users gain. Productivity wonโt be widely shared. Ownership, not innovation, decides winners
Deutsche Bank and HSBC have been caught laundering for terrorists, drug lords, and kleptocrats for decades. Their punishment? Record profits and a slap on the wrist.
My ADHD is getting the best of me rn. Even with meds. I crash at 2-3 pm and nothing can bring me back to normal. I just want to sleep. ZERO motivation. I have so much to do right now that Iโm in tears because I CANโT get started so everything just keeps piling up. My Sales job adds more and more pressure every day and as a member of the Leadership Team Iโm holding it together for everyone else. Iโm so all over the place with a long list of things to do and Iโm just paralyzed. #plzhelp ๐ช
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I thought everyone rehearsed phone calls in the car first. I had scripts for ordering pizza. People called it โoverthinking.โ Years later I got diagnosed with autism. Turns out I wasnโt anxious for no reason, I was translating myself into everyone elseโs language
You're NOT "investing" in the stock market. You're gambling against hedge funds with better information, faster bots, and politicians who leak policy changes early. They just call it financial literacy so you feel stupid when you lose.