Jef PoskanzerI'll say one thing for the Russians, they really know how to build oil tank lids.
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Oh boy. First sites tell me I can't get access from the UK. Uhmmmm?! Slight snag there: My IP places me in Germany.
That's annoying.
UK law doesn't apply in GER. Oh well, moved to a US IP via VPN...
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David NjokuHere's a thing.
Ask any child what noise a train makes and they'll probably say "chugga chugga choo choo."
Funny thing is that pretty much no one alive today was around in the days when trains - powered by steam - made that sound.
The stories we're told are powerful, often even more powerful than the evidence of our senses. We think trains sound like that cos we're told they sound like that.
Stories are powerful; be careful with the stories you tell.
What is the baseline of normal?
Walter Rhein begs his listeners not to blame Trump's cruelty on his mental capacity.
https://substack.com/@walterrhein
The thing is "Malignant Narcissism" was termed based on the cruelty of some after the Holocaust. The baseline of normal assumes kindness, because most choose kindness over cruelty.
Trump's choices of cruelty is rooted in his acquired sociopathy /#malignantNarcissism at an early age.
Calling Trump bonkers is not a reflection on mental illness in general!
Jan Wildeboer 😷
My best buddy got $100k for his nice words. I get to keep $900k. The investors created a hype and found 100 new investors that paid $100K each to have a 1% part of my post-it note (this is called dilution). They are sure they can sell their share for at least $150K. So the early investors made a lot of money and now my 99 post-it notes are worth $15M each! Makes my loans even cheaper! Capitalism is wonderful ;)
(This is the difference between valuation and value. I hope it helps.)
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I have 100 post-its in blue and I signed and numbered them all. I claim they are worth $10M each and my best buddy agrees. He also found investors that have bought one post-it, I gave them a discount of 90%, so they paid me $1M. I can now claim I’m a billionaire. I don’t plan to sell any of the 99 remaining post-its. I will maybe use one or two of them as collateral for loans. My name is Elon Musk jr.
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