Society
Recommended Read: You Are NOT Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites
“The gap in comprehension wasn’t due to a lack of ability but rather a gap in prerequisite knowledge. So here’s a gentle reminder: You’re not dumb—you just might not have all the prerequisites yet.” https://lelouch.dev/blog/you-are-probably-not-dumb/
Recommended Read: How Facism Begins
“The game starts with everyone acting as though they are democrats. To win, all the democrats have to do is trust each other, but it’s not quite that easy, since the democrats sometimes have to vote for a fascist law… Read More »Recommended Read: How Facism Begins
Recommended Read: Why has nuclear power been a flop?
“Overcautious regulation interacted with economic history in a particular way in the mid–20th century that played out very badly for the nuclear industry.” https://blog.rootsofprogress.org/devanney-on-the-nuclear-flop
Bad strategy is better than no strategy
If you do not have a strategy, you are stuck. You do not know where you are, where are you heading, what you need to solve to get there. If you have a bad strategy, maybe you have wrongly identified… Read More »Bad strategy is better than no strategy
Recommended Listen: Where Do Feelings Come From?
[Hidden Brain] Where Do Feelings Come From? #hiddenBrain https://podcastaddict.com/hidden-brain/episode/169468807 via @PodcastAddict
Recommended Read: The marketplace of misleading ideas
“it seems unlikely that misinformation is changing people’s behaviours much. Instead, the situation seems to be that people with specific pre-existing worldviews and intentions seek out congenial information, including misinformation. That is, misinformation appears to be symptomatic of deeper societal… Read More »Recommended Read: The marketplace of misleading ideas
Recommended Listen: Talking Impact Investment and ESG’s with a BlackRock Executive
[The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast] 410. Talking Impact Investment and ESG’s with a BlackRock Executive | Terrence Keeley #theJordanBPetersonPodcast https://podcastaddict.com/the-jordan-b-peterson-podcast/episode/169149706 via @PodcastAddict
Recommended Read: Why do people believe true things?
“Wealth creation depends on complex, improbable, and fragile institutions and incentives for coordinating human activity and the division of labour. Minimally, this includes robust property rights, a culture that rewards science and innovation, the impartial rule of law, and free,… Read More »Recommended Read: Why do people believe true things?
Recommended Read: The great wealth wave
“When counting wealth among all adults, data show that its value has increased more than threefold since 1980, and nearly 10 times over the past century. Since much of this wealth growth has occurred in the types of assets that… Read More »Recommended Read: The great wealth wave