What do people that matter to you want? And how do you give it to them without making them understand, let alone admit, that they want it? — In a movie remake of “The Swan Lake” entitled “Black Swan”, a talented young performer with a promising career is threatened by a rival who seems better suited than her to play the role of the “black swan”. The black swan is just one of the two characters comprising the…

Yes, I find it almost tasteless to neglect this tragedy and, by extension this group of people, from any tabulation of the evils of war. Of course, their fate matters. Even the usual caveat, for the 1% of humans who happen to be amoral psychopaths drawn to killing, is not in the spirit of the main idea - the only people who "win" wars, are those win the fat DoD contracts. John Prine makes the point better, though :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLVWEYUqGew

In order of most influential to least influential, these are the 10 ways that people do judge books, according to author Tucker Max. The title The recommending source The cover The book description The blurbs The customer reviews The author bio and picture The length of the book The price …

“Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.” – Clay Shirky (Clay Shirky’s words — Kevin Kelly coined the term.) We unquestioningly accept that 501c3 nonprofits (federally registered charities) are good for society. But are they? How can any organization led by a catastrophe of…

Of course they target the most progressive president in American history. QAnon is just another form of Neo-Nazism.

Another brilliant article, Thom - Democratic Socialism is the ultimate form of bipartisanship.

I didn't realize this either until I lived in Africa. Tell me again how travel isn't enlightening.

In an essay called Business Model Buyers I wrote, “early adopters buy the solution and the business model behind it.” Because like investors, early adopters are there to buy in. Not just with money but with attention and community camaraderie. Young startup founders overlook this. So when they talk to…

Ok, and another useful frame is to understand the history of property, including property rights. "Cryptocurrency is a misnomer and always has been. They're cryptoassets. Cryptoassets have more utility than others... that utility is starting to become evident". - Mark Cuban, Feb 8 2021