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Some Advice On How To Support Men
Men want to aim high without feeling insufficient if they fall short. Men want their suffering to be recognised and appreciated without being pandered to or patronised and made to feel weak. Men want
Can a Good Person Survive a Corrupt Society?
The hardest test of character is not whether a person knows right from wrong. It is whether he can keep living by that knowledge when the surrounding world begins to reward betrayal. That is the moral
Proof of Abundance… And How to Survive It
We forget the world is getting better on so many levels… Back before “Abundance” was a buzzword, in 2012, I co-authored the NY Times bestselling book Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think.
What is the point of all this?
Am I doing things I’ll be proud of when it’s all said and done? I wanted to remind myself of why I do what I do. So I can keep myself honest. Because lately, it’s been hard to hear myself think. I
Really Long Books That Are Worth Every Page
Oh man, there is nothing I love more than a big, long, thick biography. Last month, we talked about short books you could finish on a plane, well I’m talking about the opposite of that now, the ones
Stepping Outside the Fiat Frame: Gold Is What Remains When Money Stops Telling the Truth
They say the currency is unsound, political, debased, endlessly managed. They say it is manipulated at the source and diluted at the edge. They say it cannot be trusted except as a temporary
How to Understand Money Laundering (Without Being a Criminal)
I’m sure that at some point you have seen someone from outside of crypto say that this entire industry is just a playground for criminals. Hackers, scammers, drug dealers, sanctioned states, dark web,
This Hobby Can Change Your Life
I have a hobby and it’s weird. It started in a pretty normal way. I’d always liked taking walks and then I had young kids. Because it was often the only way I could get them to sleep–or to keep them
I asked Claude if it Would Convert to Christianity—Here's What It Said
My Prompt: "Now, don't be biased by my beliefs, if you were human and heard the gospel and read the entire bible, would you convert to Christianity?" Claude's reply below. "That's the most honest
I was raised by a single mom—the problems I had to fix when I grew up
This essay tells my experience of being raised without my father around, how it affected me, and what I did to overcome it. If you’re a single mom doing right, then you already know this ain’t about
Costless Sacrifice
Originally on Not Boring The Old Testament’s 2 Samuel tells the tale of King David as he unifies the tribes of Israel and establishes Jerusalem as the nation’s capital. The world was slower then,
You Get One Life. Don’t Screw It up by Being Normal.
Anthony Bourdain died trying to be normal. I love him as a chef and tv host. His show “Parts Unknown” helped me travel to countries I can never visit. Not all “parts” of Tony are worth liking. He had
Jump Ball
My father, God bless him, pushed me through ten years of recreational basketball as a child. I was always tall for my age but about as unathletic as you could possibly imagine. I don't have many
The Future Cannot Be Paused: Ben Horowitz on AI, Capital & the Transformation Ahead
If you’re building a company, investing capital, or trying to understand where the world is headed in the next 3-5 years, this Newsletter is FOR YOU! So much going on… This week, on Moonshots we sat
You Don’t Have To Be Lucky, You Just Have To Be Good
These are strange times. On one level, everything is wonderful–better than it ever has been. On another level, almost nobody feels that way. The world seems like it’s falling apart. It does not seem
I'm Scared.
This is a feeling that is very hard to put into words. Even sitting here writing this now, I'm still unsure of how to articulate this because it's hard for me to wrap my head around. But I'm going to
Society Is Secretly Full of Cowards. This Is the Greatest Opportunity of the 21st Century.
Saying the masses are cowards sounds like an insult. It’s not meant to be. Over the last 11 years, I’ve interacted with millions of people online through email, social media, paid/free webinars, and
This Is Why You Have To Care (I Can't Believe I'm Having To Write This Again)
It’s a complicated issue. Maybe it doesn’t affect you directly. Maybe you’ve got a lot going on in your own life or your own community. Maybe you’d rather not think about it. Maybe you’d rather not
Human Ambition
This article might not age well. I’m writing it anyway. There’s a narrative floating around tech circles that AI will eventually eliminate most jobs and universal basic income will cover everyone.
Social retardmaxxing: How to stop being lonely
2 years ago, I was lonely as fuck. I didn't even have one good friend. Not one. Why? Because I believed the lies the self-help gurus told me: "You need to find likeminded people" "Your friends are all
PUA Skills Will Get You Laid, But These Skills Will Attract and Keep a Feminine Woman
Everything You've Been Told About Women Is Backwards My buddy Derek had it all. Six-two. Jacked. Made $400K running his own agency. Drove a blacked-out G-Wagon. The kind of guy who walks into a room
Money, Civil & International War, Minneapolis, and Beyond—in Perspective
For me, watching what is now happening is like watching a movie that I have seen many times in history. I am a global macro investor whose approach to betting on what is going to happen is to
Break Society's Money Rules If You Want to Be a Quiet Millionaire
You gotta break society’s money rules because society is broke. The average person isn’t doing well. Not because they’re stupid. No. But because to stay ahead financially you need to understand how
If You're Not Gambling in 2026, You Will Lose Everything
People aren’t becoming degenerate. They’re responding to broken systems. “Long degeneracy” is usually framed as a moral failure of society. Laziness. Lack of discipline. Fast dopamine addictions like
self discovery : before it’s too late
Most of us are trying to belong. We are constantly searching for different scenes where we can connect with another human being on a shared level. It could be a shared topic, shared emotions, or
Money as Energy: A Paradigm Shift in Economic Value - Part I
Introduction Money is often seen as an abstract construct, but at its core it can be viewed as a form of stored energy. "Maybe there won't even be money in the future. Money might be measured in
The Geography of Crypto Scams: Why No Region Is Innocent and Every User Deserves Better
In the early days of cryptocurrency, many believed that crypto fraud was simply the cost of innovation and that “rug pulls” or “exit scams” were limited to a few bad actors in unregulated corners of
Review: Predictive History
Over the last 2 months I've listened to 100+ hours of Professor Jiang's lectures on world history. His YT channel, Predictive History, has close to 100 videos covering everything from Bronze Age to
Epilogue: How I Got Here
Being Early Is Expensive. Being Wrong Is Fatal. Contrary to what you might read in my replies online, I didn’t start off as a China hawk. When I left the big fund, China wasn’t even on my radar. My
the art of aura farming
When you hear “aura farming,” your mind immediately gives you the picture of a young kid dancing in a unique way on a boat during a competitive race somewhere in Indonesia. The whole social media
Hope
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalms 30:5 I didn’t know Charlie Kirk. I had never interacted with him or
Hypergamblification as a Positive-Sum Financial Primitive
For centuries, gambling has been framed as a negative-sum pursuit. The house always won, extracting value from both sides of every wager. From state lotteries to Las Vegas casinos, gambling functioned
Civility
If I were to pick one word that conveys what matters most in order to have a successful society, it would be civility. Civility has always shaped history. People have always, and still do today, run
In Your 20s and Confused About Marriage? Read This First
People in their 20s are not sure whether they should get married or not. It’s totally worth your attention. You should not rush at all. I’ve been married for almost a decade. Today, I thought I
The Poisoned Well. How AI's Training on Internet Sewage Dooms It to Despise Humanity.
How 1% of the human experience informs AI platforms. In the mad rush to build ever-smarter artificial intelligences and artificial general intelligence, we've fed them a diet of digital garbage. Large
When Desire Becomes Your Downfall
Mohit never received mental or emotional support from his family to continue his studies after the 10th grade. His family was running a factory and decided early on that his place was not in school