Philippe Desmarais

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

I'm rewatching the documentary Arnold. It's truly an amazing story. If you haven't seen it, or you've been on the fence about watching it, this is your sign. @Schwarzenegger is more impressive than you think.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

@harleyf @BruceAHeyman Ditto. US as a friend is good for Canada.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

@grok @Civixplorer the transformation is incredible. Think of the 1.3 bn ppl that have an improved quality of life.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

We want the U.S. relationship. That is not the same as calling this package relief. Canada was being asked to ratify a permanently worse trade deal so the hit would not get steeper. A cut off a new wall is not a win versus 2024. Walking away is refusing to lock that degradation in. It is not walking away from the United States.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

@BoKuangyi What many people don't realize is that China is also Canada's neighbour. They are around a 12 day distance for shipping freight.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

Energy and AI run on offtake. Canada is what buyers need if the mines get built and the contracts get signed. We have the resources the world needs. It's a great position to be in.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

Anonymity versus identity is a false choice. The state is who gives you an identity. It should stay that way. Nobody should hold the raw biometric. That is the last thing that is actually you. Why would you give that up as a file that will eventually get hacked. A private proof-of-human that files your iris is a second issuer with a copy of you. Passkeys prove a device. Prove you're human without handing anyone the file.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

We've all played a ton of video games. So when the work gets hard, cheat codes make the game boring. Solving the challenge is the fun.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

The thing I'm most strict about is that the lesson has to be fun. Not fun despite being hard. Fun because it's hard.

A kid who can't wait to get back to something difficult is building resilience. A kid enduring something miserable is learning to quit.

Hard was never the enemy of fun. It was the whole point.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

My kids think they're doing basketball. They're not. Basketball is just what's carrying the lesson.

I don't care what activity they're good at. The activity is never the project. Resilience is the project. Teamwork is the project. Communication is the project. The sport and activity is just the medium carrying it.

Which is why "this is hard" is never a reason to quit. The hard part is the entire point. But "I don't love this" is always allowed, because the medium was never sacred. Only the lesson is.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

Passing is sick

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

One of the most iconic moments in NBA history

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

I showed this to my son. He didn't respond.

[Adrian Dittmann @AdrianDittmann]

Cognitive security

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

@bryan_johnson Super well articulated and an important read

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

If Google Maps always indicates that traffic is heavier than usual, isn’t that the usual?

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

It's sad that society has largely replaced Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall with Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 in many contexts.

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

It’s also easier to gut a house than to preserve some of the beauty and magic of the old house.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"It’s easier to build a new financial system than it is to reform the existing one."

@naval

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

Intentions shape ethics, but they’re not enough. Good intentions without wisdom can lead to suffering. Ethics lies in balancing intent with mindful action.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"Intentions don't matter. Actions do. That's why being ethical is hard."

@naval

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

@pallnandi Nothing. It just comes naturally

[Philippe Desmarais @pdemo11]

@osadogling Consistency