P-O Carrier

[Harley Finkelstein @harleyf]

Quebec is 53rd out of 54.

Among Canada's four biggest provinces and all 50 US states, only Mississippi has a lower GDP per person.

That should bother every one of us.

I moved back to Montreal three years ago. On purpose.

It's one of the most unique places in the world to live. And I've never been anywhere with more entrepreneurs per square foot. Everyone I meet is building something.

It's personal for me too. My family came to Quebec to escape the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. They got their start running small businesses. Quebec (and Canada) gave them a chance.

Lindsay and I want our daughters, and their kids, to stay here and see what I see.

But these numbers are hard to ignore (and insanely scary):

- The average Quebecer's share of the economy is more than $5,500 a year smaller than the average Ontarian's. Last of Canada's four biggest provinces.

- Every hour of work here produces about $22 less than the average of 19 advanced economies. In 1981, that gap was under $3.

- Our businesses invest $11,455 less per worker in equipment, technology and software. Less investment means lower wages.

- We start new businesses at a lower rate than Ontario and the rest of Canada. For more than 20 years straight.

This isn't abstract. It's wages. Housing. Hospitals. Schools.

We can't be in the bottom 10% economically and expect top 10% social services.

Andrew Lutfy of Groupe Dynamite and Alain Bouchard, founder of Couche-Tard, just made this case in open letters in La Presse. They're right. Creating wealth is our job as entrepreneurs. And as Andrew put it, if the Habs finished near the bottom every year, nobody here would shrug. So why do we accept it with our economy?

On October 5, whoever you vote for, ask them one question: what's your plan to make Quebec richer?

It doesn't have to be this way.

We can just choose ambition. We can just choose building. We can just choose to win.

[P-O Carrier @pocarrier1]

@JackProphete 🔥

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.

AI/robotics will produce goods & services far in excess of the increase in the money supply, so there will not be inflation.

[Tai Lopez @tailopez]

As Dostoevsky said, a man with no money and a woman without physical beauty both see the world without delusions.

[Harley Finkelstein @harleyf]

Québec: #1 in North America for life expectancy

Feels a lot like a blue zone.

Joie de vivre. Strong community. Slower meals. Deep connections.

[George Pu @TheGeorgePu]

Canadian job postings, last 30 days.

Software developers: -17.9%
Accountants: -17.9%
HR professionals: -13.0%
Customer service reps: -13.5%

Cooks: +3.7%
Cashiers: +4.9%
Cleaners: +3.9%

We all know where this is going.

[✒️ @Literariium]

— Tolstoy

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A single drop of whiskey vs. millions of bacteria.

[✒️ @Literariium]

Marcus Aurelius wrote this over 1800 years ago:

“What are you afraid of losing, when nothing in the world actually belongs to you?”

[✒️ @Literariium]

When Fyodor Dostoevsky said:

“Isolate as much as you want to become stronger, even if you see that loneliness is an unbearable hell, it is much better than the multiple masks of humans.”

[P-O Carrier @pocarrier1]

@Paroles_auteurs Raskolnikov

[shouko @shoukointech]

Naval Ravikant: The traits required for success.

[Charlotte Alter @CharlotteAlter]

The Peter Attia thing really exposes the difference between living long and living well.

Maybe it’s better to have a shorter life full of love and integrity. Now he’s gotta spend the next 60 years explaining why he left his baby son in the ICU to hang out w Jeffrey Epstein.

[Words of Wise | Mindset Coach @Wordofwise_]

Discipline beats dopamine.

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Signs You’re a High-Functioning Introvert

• You enjoy people… in small doses
• You speak less, but with intention
• You observe before you engage
• You do your best thinking alone
• You can lead, but need recovery time
• You prefer depth over breadth
• You recharge in silence, not isolation
• You’re selective with energy, not antisocial
• You handle social settings, then disappear
• You don’t seek attention — results speak

Quiet doesn’t mean weak.
It means focused.

📊 World of Statistics

[Peter McCormack 🏴‍☠️🇬🇧🇮🇪 @PeterMcCormack]

Leftists: ‘International law!’
Literally every Venezuelan: 🥳🥳🥳

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Real Luxuries in Life

1. Living 10 minutes from work
2. Living 5 minutes from the gym
3. Having quiet neighbors
4. Having money left at the end of the month and investing it
5. Peace at home
6. Drinking coffee without rushing
7. Sleeping with a clear conscience
8. Laughing with people who truly get you
9. Traveling every year
10. Waking up naturally without an alarm
11. Enjoying a home-cooked meal with loved ones
12. Having time to read a book in one sitting
13. Finding joy in simple daily routines
14. Having a pet that greets you happily at the door

These are the things that actually feel rich.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

The more neatly you fit into society, the less free you actually are.

@naval

[CarSalesGuy @carsales_guy]

Dealers like to embarrass themselves.

If you cannot get an OTD price in writing, run.

If your OTD price isn’t close to 10% above the sale price, run

At my store, we don’t do “add-ons, and in CA, the doc fee is $85.

10 years ago this phenomenon didn’t exist (mostly).

Why?

Excess inventory, new and used.

Today, after years of limited supply, dealers are able to do all sorts of stupid things and get away with it.

This will be competed away.

The car business is brutal, and if all you need to do to have an edge is simply be transparent, everyone will adopt it as day supply increases to remain competitive.