If you’ve been educated in the Western Cannon you are probably familiar with hubris. One does not defy the will of the gods. The evolution of hubris from ancient Greece to modernity has extended our understanding of the prideful ego’s journey to arrogance. To be arrogant suggests a break with reality. The term arrogance comes from the […]
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Day 1294 and Like Shit
I mentioned on Twitter yesterday that I’d been breaking down crying at regular intervals since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump. I’m not a Trump supporter. I am and will remain a small government libertarian and I can’t see that changing short of fundamental shifts in material reality. Which is possible but human nature doesn’t […]
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Day 1292 and Well Heeled
Kayfabe is the art of being a real fake in professional wrestling. You are cast in a role and it is maintained for the audience. Many fans would agree that the most role is the heel. A heel isn’t exactly a villain but they are antagonists and rule breakers. “The role of a heel is […]
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Day 1290 and Covid Experiment
I caught a case of Covid at the very end of May that took me down hard. I’d been struggling with “long” symptoms So I tried an experiment. A pretty crazy one at that suggested by my osteopath and supervised by a doctor. I am using going to use a 7mg slow release nicotine patch (of the […]
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Day 1289 and Gap Lounge Pant
My favorite item of clothing is a pair of cotton straight leg lounge pants from the Gap. A light but body skimming 93% cotton to 7% elastane blend with a simple tie that never felt constrictive. It retailed for $29 and was sold under their “Love” which loosely merchandised with GapBody. They were perfect. I […]
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Day 1288 and Real Fake Girlbosses
All I wanted the first time I raised venture capital was to be able to make my business case. Once I’d done that I was sifted into into the wider cultural moment of girlbossism with everyone else in my cohort. It quickly became the way to raise money because heaven forbid gender not be important. […]
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Day 1287 and The Long Haul
Good things take time sounds like pablum. Rome wasn’t built in a day” Every time there is a boom cycle fools rush in. I don’t know why someone would expect that luck would be adequate to any large task. Luck is the default conditions to even get started. Then you gotta get lucky a lot. […]
An estimated 50% of the global population is participating in elections across 60 countries. That includes as supra-national entities like the European Union holding major elections. Naturally this made anyone who has to do any type of planning anxious. Concerns about access to compute and adequate energy, overbearing and inconsistent regulatory regimes impacting exits, growth […]
I don’t want to make this into a whole thing but the Republicans have posted the GOP party platform. The Silicon Diaspora is now such an important constituency we’ve got enough sway to move policy. A network state of e/acc, crypto builders, Bitcoiners, El Segundo hardware startups, deep tech autists and white pilled Space dorks […]
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Day 1284 and The Average Person
I am in the middle of a “don’t try this at home” biohacking experiment in which I am using a low dose nicotine patch to treat my week seven Covid malingering. A quick overview of the method of action. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) have been proposed as potential therapeutic targets for COVID-19. Research suggests that […]