Thread by @trengriffin

"Did Shkreli ask you for advice on his romantic relationship?" is a question I'm seeing a lot tonight in DMs and texts.

Strategy is of little use in affairs of the heart. But as Charlie Munger says, its wise to avoid experiences like bad marriages or racing trains to crossings.

"A realization hit her. In the visitors’ room, “I told Martin I loved him,” Smythe says. “And he told me he loved me, too.” She asked if she could kiss him, and he said yes. The room smelled of chicken wings, she remembers." elle.com/life-love/a350…

It is more likely I would be asked for advice on a topic like this:

"Shkreli mused about running for office or starting a podcast when he got out.“

Starting a podcast is far too hard.

Running for political office only requires clearing a very low hurdle. Weak competitors!

4/ If you use Charlie Munger's speech on human psychology as a checklist, which factors are potentially involved in a reporter falling for a prisoner?

Reward and Punishment Super-response Tendency?

Deprival Super-reaction Tendency?

25iq.com/2013/02/02/cha…

5/ "Reverse operant conditioning" or Bias from Consistency and Commitment Tendency,

"A Chinese brainwashing system maneuvered people into making tiny little commitments and declarations, and then they'd slowly build. That worked way better than torture." jamesclear.com/great-speeches…