Listening to @dwarkesh_sp pod on Stalin. Kotkin essentially says international conflict is the engine that pushes progress.
What if Pax Americana is (was?) the / a reason for @peterthiel take that there has largely been no progress in the world of atoms for decades?
“if Britain had pulled out of Southeast Asia, the Americans would not have backed the sterling, then the pound would have been devalued and Labour would have lost the second election. He muttered resentfully that the LBJ-Harold Wilson agreement would do Britain no good…”
Success is a lousy teacher.
Introducing the Investing Is Hard podcast to look at what goes wrong in investing—frauds, bankruptcies, fads, bad luck etc.
Short 20-30 min episodes.
Ep. 1 is on the collapse of $DUB.AX
Thanks to @atelicinvest for the idea
…esting-is-hard-podcast.simplecast.com
You’re indoors all day. No infrared light
Body thinks it’s a cold, sunless winter
Metabolic processes slow down. You are always tired
You need to pack on fat to hibernate. You are always hungry
Obesity isn’t broken biology. It’s biology adapting to external inputs
Torpor
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