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by GreeniFi 8y ago
Insightful post. Musk has successfully built a cult around his personal brand,for the specific reason of super-charging his ability to raise capital. A poster above provides news coverage about him memorizing rocket science books. I suspect
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My grandfather, an owner of an African Grey Parrot, died in his early 80s. His final years were marked by lung disease and a hacking cough. After he died, it was always a bit weird to visit my grandmother as, for the remainder of his life,
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I’ve known several soldiers over the years and all had struggles with depression and possibly PTSD. I obviously wouldn’t want to present these limited data points as conclusive evidence, but I’ve been struck by the extent to which combatant
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The gyst of Grantham’s essay which I posted below (also at the bottom of this comment), throws into question that optimism. With evidence, Grantham demonstrates the possibility that a nexus of climate change, soil degradation and population
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I’m an African, I’ve lived all over the continent (until very recently). What you say is correct. By many metrics life has improved, and that is to be celebrated. But internally, I’m a bit conflicted because for sure this development has al
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I can only speak for myself (originally from a developing country), but I would not have overlooked that developed nations spent down their natural capital to achieve their modern prosperity. Where did all the trees in Scotland go? I can ob
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Rosling, Pinker and Gates are right to point out that there have been absolute improvements in living standards across the globe. However as Jeremy Grantham (the British Warren Buffet) warns, these current improvements may have been bought
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Jeremy Grantham’s take on climate change and fertility loss(gmo.com)
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You must be Welsh? As Hobbes said - not of the dark ages, but the countrymen of my father - nasty, brutish and short. :)
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As a fellow European and salad purist, I believe olive oil and salt is the only respectable dressing for a salad. Balsamic vinegar may be acceptable in some circles, but personally I see little point. Ditto lemon juice. ;-)
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I didn’t know there was a name for this. Speedbombing...Like another commenter, aged 10 I took on the biggest hill in the area. 30 years later, I still bare the scars and memories of the pain at being cleaned up by a very unsympathetic nurs
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Far from unique. Look at Europe.
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In saying that the government shares the blame you overlook the fact that it was a cabal across both banks and government, separated only by a revolving door, that both created then coordinated the response to the crisis. Allocation of blam
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I’ve recently moved to Mexico City. Could anyone recommend a number of good mezcals to try?
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MZ (screaming): you broke my Facebook, so you better damn fix it. CS: Whoah Mark, you know people want me to run for president. I can’t scorch my reputation fixing your dumb internet site. Plus enough of my shares have vested for me to leav
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by GreeniFi 8y ago
Good point. VCs are looking for outsize returns. Older founders, who can’t spread their risk like a VC, are pursuing more predictable businesses but which are therefore probably lower profile and lower return.
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Your second para here is quite a profound statement!
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Very good post. Not so many people understand this.
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The things that concern me about this are: 1. The amplifying impact that the global financial system will have on climate change. When banks feel agricultural loans are too risky, they will pull farmer credit lines, resulting in a halving o
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You’re right, no-one got their guns out. But that isn’t how confidence tricks tend to work. I think the reality for a lot of the losers -globally - is that they were kind of desperate, desperate enough to believe that there was some immedia
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Just out of curiosity, how does it make you feel knowing your gains were at the expense of not very fortunate or rich people losing out around the world - unprotected because of the newness of the “investment” type - by investment laws. I m
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Ah, come on, it’s quite witty - and it can get a bit worthy on here if someone isn’t sticking sticks into the termite mound. Plus, the commenter is using wit to validly draw attention to the ethics of habituating children to use of voice re
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My dad, a retired farm manager, remembers a RoundUp salesman who used to drink the stuff as part of his sales routine. We wonder what happened to him.
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Good question. Before I answer, why do you think you need to raise a round? Communities like this one (although I’m much indebted to it) create a presumption that investment is a good thing. And sometimes it ain’t. Think carefully about you
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This is disturbing for the following reasons: 1. It alerts us to the possibility of fake political adverts. Do I (hypothetically)see an ad purporting to be a Tory ad promising something that will damage me, placed by a non-Tory actor? 2. Ar
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Fish catch in East Africa is down 75% in 30 years. That’s huge - given increased population, hunting effort and “fishing down the food chain”, as species previously not eaten are now fished. There will undoubtedly be substitution - but we b
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I found this genuinely surprising and saddening. Genuinely, some of the most simultaneous competent, friendly and amusing colleagues I have had were Asian. One possible suggestion: do characteristics which signal confidence and competence v
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They look like spaghetti western sets!
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When I feel like that, which I do at times, I remind myself of what General de Gaulle once said, “the graveyards are full of indispensable men”.
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I’m a moderately successful entrepreneur in a field with strong philanthropic kudos. We’ve won some big prizes recognizing our contribution. I get absolutely zero pleasure from this work and recognition and a lot of stress. The biggest plea

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