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i remember this one podcast where saifedean compared it to 'iddqd', the original Doom god mode cheat View quoted note →

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Boethius was a Roman senator, senior official, and philosopher of the Middle Ages, and he once recalled something Plato said in one of his Socratic dialogues, that "only wise men can do what they desire, and the wicked men can do what pleases them but that that will not get them what they desire." i think about this distinction all the time he's describing the difference between feelings/intentions and outcomes/consequences.

the best part of saylor's recent WBD interview is not the annoyed overrractions to simple questions but the very end, when he talks thoughtfully about books and learning from history

fun fact: i was unemployed once, for about a year and a half never took a single unemployment check. why? because i never want to owe the federal government anything other than my middle finger values are important. integrity is a thing and it matters. if any friend or family member ever loses their job i'd rather they get a helpful check from me than uncle sam

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every Venezuelan i know personally is happy and celebrating i've never seen so much joy from that country in my lifetime. the scenes out of Caracas are something else. happy for them

gonna try to hit triple digits next year

"While others may find beauty in endless dreams, warriors find it in reality, in awareness of limits, in making the most of what they have." —Robert Greene gm 🌅

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