Shades of post-1989 USSR in the US since the GFC in 2008.
Comparable countries bounced post-COVID, but US did not.
~1 million Americans have died of OD’s just since 2010; that’s more than the # of Americans that died in all wars America has ever fought in.
Via @DanRDimicco
You won’t get lucky in life as long as you take yourself too seriously.
Be ready to make mistakes in a way that no one dared before.
Be ready to walk alone for years if you want a chance to be rewarded in decades of freedom.
Don’t overthink, try, learn, try again, and again.
"The ideal life would be one where you had a hobby that as a byproduct made you money, you had a hobby that as a byproduct kept you healthy, you had a hobby that as a byproduct made you smarter and more creative."
@naval
Inflation may decrease, but overall accumulates.
Prices just reach a new permanently-higher plateau.
Year: Price (Inflation rate)
0: $1
1: $1.04 (+4%)
2: $1.10 (+6%)
3: $1.16 (+5%)
4. $1.23 (+7%)
5. $1.28 (+3%)
Inflation is now 'cooling' but you've lost 22% of your purchasing power.
If only we had someone who could be an off-grid solar customer, use their energy onsite, and would pay for all their curtailed energy
https://t.co/RDSiD943al
“If a person gave away your body to some passerby, you’d be furious. Yet you hand over your mind to anyone who comes along, so they may abuse you, leaving it disturbed and troubled—have you no shame in that?” — Epictetus
When you think how ludicrous it is that all trade between humans rests on a control structure where a small number of people can create money out of nothing, all of the other problems in the world start to make a lot more sense.
#Bitcoin
Do not use your energy to worry. Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Have fun. Fall in love. Regret nothing, and don't let people bring you down. Study, think, create, and grow. Teach yourself and teach others.