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jimmysong 8 months ago
Garbage in, garbage out. True for programs, true for brains.
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jimmysong 8 months ago
A life without risk is not that different than death. But risk without reward is just masochistic. Risks that have the right amount of reward in them, that's what makes life interesting.
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jimmysong 8 months ago
There's a thin line between being charitable and making excuses for other people.
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jimmysong 8 months ago
Despite the prevalence of GLP-1 drugs, you can still tell how much self-control and agency people have just by looking at them.
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jimmysong 8 months ago
Free issue for the first Monday of the month! Scam and Culture, Arts Bubble, H1B Abuse, Ozempic Trillions, AI Debt Bomb, Penlock, Nodewatch, BoltCanvas, lnemail, Poverty Line, Samourai Sentencing and more! #Bitcoin Tech Talk #477
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jimmysong 8 months ago
Contemporary content is all slop that's made to dull you or propagandize you. Pay for what you value or become a zombie of their making. Your choice.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
Community drives this platform, for better or for worse.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
You can lead a horse to water. But he won't drink until he understands that water is what will quench his thirst.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
Hot Thanksgiving Take: Weight loss drugs will have way more impact than AI over the next 10 years. Even Hotter Take: AI is a much bigger bubble than Bitcoin ever was.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
Propaganda is an enormous security hole in democracy.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
You can tell a lot about a people by what it holds sacred, or what you're not allowed to question. Mostly, it exposed who's really in charge.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
Holding during a downturn is a lot like holding your ground after getting punched in the face.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
Your results cannot hide behind good intentions.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
For free subscribers: China's All Under Heaven, Pressure to be Single, Historians' Blindspots, Denial of Death, Family Dynasties, Noblesse Oblige and more! For paid subscribers: Core Security Audit, BitVM Mod, Angor, Coinsnap, STRC Economics, Wavespace and more! #Bitcoin Tech Talk #476
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jimmysong 9 months ago
At some point in your life, you start valuing time more than money. It's honestly a relief.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
If you have to check what other people think before taking an opinion, you're exactly the kind of person that probably sold.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
You're down 30%. Be thankful because Treasury Stocks are down much more.
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jimmysong 9 months ago
When people tell you that incentives don't matter. Show them this story. image