This is hilarious. I don't think Meta's going to be a big success. Someone should have asked the chatbot about Meta's stock.
Also reminded of the quote of when someone tells you who they are - believe them. The chatbot may have just told the world what Meta (and Mark Zuckerberg) really are. I believe the chatbot.
HT Digg
Morgan Housel on three rare but powerful skills.
All three are difficult to master but the first step is being aware they exist at all.
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"To be free of time is to be free of the psychological need of past for your identity and future for your fulfillment." - Eckhart Tolle
"Can anxious though add a single day to your life?" - Jesus
"Despair, when not in response to absolute physical and moral defeat is, like war, the failure of imagination." - Adrienne Rich
"Be a philosopher, but, amidst all your philosophy, still be a man." - David Hume
An interesting interview of a Russian military expert. He does not paint a rosy picture for Mother Russia. The Russian weapons are not as good as what Ukraine is being supplied with, there aren't enough infantry, and there's no air superiority.
In fact, the underestimation of the enemy played a cruel joke on us.
My prediction is that Vladimir Putin knows he's in a quagmire but he also knows Joe Biden is weak. Putin will probably negotiate a peace treaty that allows Russia to keep some of the territory currently occupied and Biden will go along with that in order to have some sort of political "victory." The Ukrainians will be forced to live with the terms since they are no longer "the current thing." This probably comes to pass after the November elections.
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
As Stephen Wright said, "It's a small world but I'd hate to paint it." Please Subscribe, hit the Like button and share with others. And I thank you.
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"All middle-class citizens of education have a common belief that the tendencies towards centralization and paternalism must be halted and reversed." - Dwight Eisenhower July 1949
"Never confuse education with intelligence, you can have a PhD and still be an idiot." - Richard Feynman
"The cyclone derives its power from a calm center. So does a person." - Norman Vincent Peale
"If someone despises me. That's their problem." - Marcus Aurelius
Article looks into the possible reasons why gas prices have started to fall over recent weeks. While I agree with the idea that prices are falling because of a drop in demand (people are driving less) - I have major issues with much of the reasoning.
First off - the article never addresses why gas prices have doubled since July of 2020. To truly understand why prices are falling you must first understand why prices doubled in the first place.
Second the example of a family renting an RV for vacation is pure ivory tower BS. In the real world higher gas prices coupled with across the board inflation (the word inflation does not appear anywhere in the article) mean people's budgets are stretched thin and people are driving less. Yes many people are doing "staycations" instead of vacations but many families are also forced to take second jobs to make ends meet with no vacations at all.
At least the BS excuse of higher gas prices are somehow Vladimir Putin's fault seems to have been dropped by all involved. If Putin was to blame for higher prices - shouldn't Russia - not Joe Biden get credit for the dropping prices now?
HT Instapundit
Today also happens to be the release date for Robert's new book Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us. I previously read, and greatly enjoyed, Roberts How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life. I've added Wild Problems to my book list.
Russ is host of the podcast EconTalk which I also greatly enjoy. Russ seems to me at this point to be a great friend who I've never met (if that makes sense).
Writing was always an interest of McCullough as his first job out of college was working as an editorial assistant at Sports Illustrated. In his honor - here are what I consider his top 5 books.
1. Truman
2. John Adams
3. 1776
4. Mornings on Horseback
5. The Johnstown Flood
I know that his The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal was a National Book Award winner but I could just never get through it even though I tried three separate times. That's why it didn't make the top 5.
He was an American original and for many the voice of American history.
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"Best shrew fact is that they shrink their brains by 20% in winter to save energy. How long before the environmental movement demands we do the same?" - Matt Ridley
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong in the broken places." - Ernest Hemingway
"Why anyone would expect better decisions to be made by third parties who pay no price for being wrong is one of the mysteries of our time." - Thomas Sowell
"Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself." - Marcus Aurelius
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
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Peter Josef Safar, the inventor of CPR, lived an interesting life. His friends compiled Peter's "laws for the navigation of life" which are worth adopting.
One of my favorites was "the faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live!"
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"When building habits, choose consistency over content. The best book is one you can't put down. The best exercise is the one you enjoy doing every day. The best health food is the one you find tasty. The best work is the work you'd do for free." - Naval Ravikant
"If women knew what we were really thinking - they would never stop slapping us." - Larry Miller
"It is because we left the State to people who can only inherit and can't build that we got the current state of San Francisco." - Balaji Srinivasan
"There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means." - Calvin Coolidge
