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Buying Bitcoin in 2014
Everyone wishes they bought Bitcoin or got in on the GME hype or invested in [insert exponential growth investment]I remember back in 2014 was when I first heard about Bitcoin and was offered it as payment. I’d be a multimillionaire today if I had accepted it.But I always think that getting in on these hype Continue reading
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free will
I do not believe, in general, that people do acts of evil for the sake of evil (there are exceptions.) There are always certain scenarios or predicaments that humans are put into, and, due to our imperfections, we may find imperfect solutions.Humanity is inflicted with this imperfection of free will, we are then prone to Continue reading
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What is Love?
What is Love? To Nietzsche, Love is Envy The person you love is the person you envy You strive to be a better person out of love; the person you love has the qualities and traits you admire. Envy, in the context of love, is meant to bring an aspirational ideal and foster a relationship Continue reading
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boiling a frog in toxic water
Some people are just looking for drama These people are toxic If you put a frog in boiling hot water, he will jump out immediately. If you put a frog in room temperature water and slowly boil the water, the frog will adapt to the heat and eventually bathe in the water in its own Continue reading
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The paradox of “Normal”

Last week I got a haircut because I wanted to look normal again. Continue reading
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Oil falls 30%, rise of clean energy?
Russia and Saudi Arabia are in an oil-price war, with oil falling to under $30/barrel earlier this week, dropping from highs of $80/barrel just a few years ago Many people may view the drop in oil price as a win for oil and a loss for clean energy However, in my view, the instability and Continue reading
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Stop specializing: I am my own niche
For years I’ve thought that the way to truly be successful and influential in your field(s) was to specialize – experts would always best Jack of all trades, masters of none. Yet I quickly realized I had so many interests, genuine passions, for so many different fields that didn’t necessarily coordinate well together. In high Continue reading
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Massive Group Suicide?
There is an old myth that lemmings, these rodents, will occasionally, in massive hoards, jump off cliffs into the water and their death. It’s quite a grim scene. This scene of following the leader is often cited as an example in behavioral psychology as a danger in mass-conformity and herd-following. There’s only one problem: lemmings Continue reading
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Tesla and Virgin Galactic
Yes, Tesla’s and Virgan Galactic’s recent stock price surges is all Wall Street can talk about right now. But what’s even more exciting is the potential technological paradigm shifts that Elon Musk and Richard Branson is spearheading that will drive their values up even higher in the future. 1) Tesla is leading the EV industry Continue reading
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China Wuhan Virus
“These construction sites are a fine example of decisive Communist Party Action” reports the Economist. China recently completed a 1000-bed hospital construction in just 10-days in response to the Wuhan virus. A second hospital is now being built. The timelapse of the construction is just insane Chinese officials are getting criticism for apparently hiding the Continue reading
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