The great thing about sports is there’s a lack of IP. The Fosbury Flop didn’t just maximize the largest muscle group in the body in a new way, didn’t just win an Olympic Gold Medal for the U.S., it enabled all future high jumpers to lift the bar higher.
This reminds me of Michael Saylor saying, (paraphrased) "People think the benefit of Bitcoin is sending assets across borders (geography). Instead, it's about sending / preserving assets across decades (time)."
This is a very inspiring perspective to look at current event, thank you! I like to turn to history when things are getting out of control, but now I will look at things through the lens of cosmology.
Really whatever seems most interesting. Sometimes read about topics in clusters, often read based on what I’m planning to write about and the types of companies I’m investing in.
My partner sent me this. And I thought it would be boring af based on the into video (no shade). Then I kept reading to appease him and I was blown away. Brilliant connections!! Bravo👏🏻
I don’t get whats so difficult about this. Maybe the anti tariff people are just anti American.
Other countries impose tariffs on America in 2 ways, straightforward tariffs, and federally subsidizing industries (german car market for example).
We do this 2 through things like farming subsidies but are dwarfed even there by brazil and Russia.
We are net importers b/c we’ve allowed other countries to do this to us. (Levy high tariff’s against us)
When we are net importers our citizens become poorer. You can armchair hand wave on this but if you drive “fly over America” (care about your neighbors) you will see it.
It isn’t hating my cousin to have love for my brother.
We are imposing retaliatory tariffs with the #1 goal of other countries lowering theirs.
Would it be amazing if other countries would magically drop their tariffs / gov subsidies? Ya but adults know they won’t without leverage (retaliatory tariffs).
Real globalism. I like it.
Great piece!
“Competition breeds innovation.”
The great thing about sports is there’s a lack of IP. The Fosbury Flop didn’t just maximize the largest muscle group in the body in a new way, didn’t just win an Olympic Gold Medal for the U.S., it enabled all future high jumpers to lift the bar higher.
This was my favorite read of 2025. Thank you for tickling this part of my brain and for introducing me to the simple symbol of 10^-35.
That makes me very happy to hear! Thanks for reading.
This reminds me of Michael Saylor saying, (paraphrased) "People think the benefit of Bitcoin is sending assets across borders (geography). Instead, it's about sending / preserving assets across decades (time)."
This is a very inspiring perspective to look at current event, thank you! I like to turn to history when things are getting out of control, but now I will look at things through the lens of cosmology.
Great article, very inspiring and something to strive for!
Seems you read a wide variety of books. How do you decide what to read?
Really whatever seems most interesting. Sometimes read about topics in clusters, often read based on what I’m planning to write about and the types of companies I’m investing in.
My partner sent me this. And I thought it would be boring af based on the into video (no shade). Then I kept reading to appease him and I was blown away. Brilliant connections!! Bravo👏🏻
haha no shade taken! thanks for reading
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Thank you for sharing this
thanks for reading it!
Sharing this? Excellent. Coming up with this? So much better. Hope we can find a way to grow into this.
I don’t get whats so difficult about this. Maybe the anti tariff people are just anti American.
Other countries impose tariffs on America in 2 ways, straightforward tariffs, and federally subsidizing industries (german car market for example).
We do this 2 through things like farming subsidies but are dwarfed even there by brazil and Russia.
We are net importers b/c we’ve allowed other countries to do this to us. (Levy high tariff’s against us)
When we are net importers our citizens become poorer. You can armchair hand wave on this but if you drive “fly over America” (care about your neighbors) you will see it.
It isn’t hating my cousin to have love for my brother.
We are imposing retaliatory tariffs with the #1 goal of other countries lowering theirs.
Would it be amazing if other countries would magically drop their tariffs / gov subsidies? Ya but adults know they won’t without leverage (retaliatory tariffs).
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-index-2025