Diversity of thought is more important than people realize.

The reason we see it in short supply is people build echo chambers out of insecurity, pain and desire to be validated.

So much of the current culture is based entirely on insecurity and not operating from CLARITY.
Good faith arguments are necessary. But have become impossible due to 2 things:

Lack of the ability to be thoughtful in criticism vs malicious.

Lack of the ability to give benefit of the doubt or generous interpretations of any given situation.
In other words people are bad at their delivery, and often just using criticism as a veil for bullying...

And on the other hand, ppl can also take anything as a reason to be offended and decide they’ve been attacked, even by something trivial or obviously non-malicious.
In isolation it wouldn’t be the worst problem, but at scale it becomes an arms race to find a place where your behavior and thoughts will be validated in perpetuity.

And where you won’t have to every consider the possibility that it’s okay to NOT have your POV validated.
It’s not that difficult to in any given situation to assume the most generous interpretation of a person’s intent.

The worst case scenario of that is literally just that you were overly kind to someone who falls short of your standards.

What’s so terrible about that?

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1 May
While I'm not a millionaire, I am someone who went from $6/hr to 6 figures a year as an earner.

If I were to impart any advice to ppl who have a toxic relationship w/ money and work it would be the following:

(THREAD)
Frugality doesn't have to be a life sentence, and minimalism can make you miserable.

Have a very clear understanding of what makes you happy and optimize your life around that. It may not take as much money as you imagine it would.

But let's talk earning/saving/investing.
How much you earn comes down to SPECIALIZATION, not how HARD you work, but how HARD you work is.

The level of DIFFICULTY means there are fewer ppl to compete w/ you or replace you and it means those who pay you are paying bc they lack the skill or time or desire to do the work.
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30 Apr
Here is how peer pressure works:

People will try to use collectivism and that power of public group shaming to tear you down and make you comply with them against your will.

They will strip you of your agency by getting together to harass and tease you until you give in.
Would you say that is an accurate definition of peer pressure and bullying?
If a group of people get together and were to attack you and shame you and use their belief system as a justification to pressure you against your will, to say or do things you don’t believe in so they will accept you, that’s bullying right?
Read 7 tweets
19 Apr
Unpopular Opinion: YouTube shouldn’t use demonetization as a “punishment” as that becomes less than gray on “editorial control” which means they can be accused of being a PUBLISHER instead of a PLATFORM.

For those unaware that would be the end of FAIR USE and Commentary...
Section 230 gives social media platforms the protections of FAIR USE and SAFE HARBOR so long as they operate as editorially neutral platforms.

When they use demonetization as a punishment it can be said they are asserting themselves as a PUBLISHER.
The government is keen on regulating social media.

You saw family Vloggers DESTROYED by their ruling on COPPA.

If you care about this industry and freedom of expression , I recommend reconsidering how much intervention you call on from these platforms and the government.
Read 5 tweets
19 Apr
When I was a kid and my parents got divorced we immediately became lower- middle class to near-poor snd stayed there all the way through my mid 20s.

It took me becoming a solo-entrepreneur and then building a business for my family to become middle class, then upper middle class
What I reflect on is that it didn’t need to be that way and that a small about of knowledge would haven’t went further than a windfall of resources.

People hate when I say that, but it was the knowledge I used to transform our lives.

No external help arrived...
It’s not that things shouldn’t change or ppl are undeserving of help. That’s irrelevant.

The harsh truth for most of us is that you won’t get help or it won’t get there in time.

Self reliance isn’t rhetoric, it’s a harsh reality for ppl who have been disappointed before.
Read 9 tweets
18 Apr
In my Sequel Trilogy to Star Wars, Grand Admiral Thrawn and Kylo Ren launch an offensive and sack Corusant in the opening act...

Luke isn’t in “hiding” but has been exiled by his own Jedi order, which Kylo is on the verge of wiping out.

Rey is still the heroine.

(Thread)
We go deeper on the Storm Troopers like Finn rejecting their conditioning. “Rebelling”.

We get a more PTSD Finn and actually we get an actual romantic angle with him and Rey with her being protective of him.

Poe becomes sympathetic to the reality of brainwashed child soldiers.
Han and Leia make a tragic sacrifice at the end of the first film to save as many people on both sides of a conflict and stop a super weapon when the Imperials decide to put their own ppl in the crossfire to win.

This leads to more defectors...
A NEW Rebellion...
Read 35 tweets
2 Apr
The path to independence and more personal power is not some “guru secret”. (THREAD).

You don’t need luck beyond good health either.

A steady income, a disciplined mind and a plan are what you need:
Think about what a healthy lifestyle looks like in EXACT TERMS, and with an EXACT budget for you.

Get a clear picture in your head. Attaining those resources over the next 10 to 15 years is probably reasonable but not the next 1 to 5.

That’s what ppl struggle with.
Start with frugality.

Don’t buy unnecessary things, and only buy things of quality that make your life better or can make you money.

Do not buy emotional comfort with your hard earned money when you don’t have enough of it.
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