@ramit I WANT TO KNOW THIS TOO! Unless you're a management consultant or you run a business with a lot of expenses, it doesn't seem possible to open enough credit cards forever to always fly business class on points. HOW are people doing it?!
The fact that people think that an AMA with a bigot capable of showing restraint is "civil discourse" shows how low our bar is. Real discourse starts with empathy and curiosity, not "prove me wrong." No one should die for their opinions, nor going to school.
@DKThomp We don’t trust doctors to cure diseases or give vaccines but we need them to assign us a diagnosis to explain why we feel sad, unfocused and hopeless in a society that has left so many people behind. This is such a weird role switch.
"In fact, personality traits — esp conscientiousness and neuroticism — are stronger predictors of career success, divorce and mortality than someone’s socio-economic background or cognitive abilities."
NEW: Is the internet changing our personalities for the worse?
Conscientiousness and extroversion are down, neuroticism up, with young adults leading the charge.
This is a really consequential shift, and there’s a lot going on here, so let’s get into the weeds 🧵
Happy fact of the day: today I learned that penguins migrate! Follow penguins named Messi, Leo, Taylor Swift and more on their journey from Argentina to Brazil thanks to @penguin_gps. These cuties deserve to be protected. https://t.co/qSQZ3BIsGX
@the_transit_guy “I would rather fly” and also spend 5x on an uber to the airport and also pay 3x snacks and water also waste time in a security line because some dodo forgot you can’t fly with a pocket knife and then wait in a cluster to spend 5x on an uber on the other side