Rambling thread warning. My one public New Years Resolution is to not be mean to Journos and Galaxy Brains. Make no mistake journalism all around from the right to the left is deeply flawed and they refuse to acknowledge the problems or address them in anyway. Make no mistake 1/n
Universities and professors for all their virtue signalling and preening moral superiority are deeply corrupt with regards to places like China. All of these places and people remain stunningly unaware or unwilling to take tangible concrete steps address these threats 2/n
And definitely not anything that impacts their business. All that said and very true, I resolve to change my tone in this forum about these institutions and individuals though they all remain deeply problematic and hypocritical 3/n
I am actually very excited about leaving behind 2021 and it feels like we are leaving behind 2020 as well. While we are by no means out of corona, I think the mood and science have changed so I have a lot of optimism about what the future holds. 2022 will be different 4/n
I am very excited about a couple of projects that I expect to hopefully be able to announce something publicly in Q1 which by the end of the year I think will have really taken off. In addition to corona, I think there are a number of areas which are really going to be 5/n
Disrupted for the better in 2022 leading to the route of change we want to see. I do have deep concern for what I see in foreign policy. The world is getting a lot more dangerous and needs US leadership more than ever and we are continuously shrinking from the challenge 6/n
China is so dangerous because they spend lots of money to boil the frog slowly. This is why universities are the way they are. This is why there are so many people arguing for the Chinese position like Coca Cola. I do fear it will take a mass casualty event or something 7/n
Similar to change powerful interests vested in maintaining the status quo. Take universities and professors who rightfully criticize major corporations like Nike for their position on China and understandably point out or argue for more oversight of cases on professors 8/n
Who dealt with China. In reality, they are arguing technicalities. They are not asking what is RIGHT. What is consistent? What standard should we hold ourselves to? They ask: what is in MY interest? We as society must return to a basic principle: what is right and consistent? 9/n
I truly don't care about most of the BS political fights I see taking place that's why I don't comment. However I can say with zero hesitation, there is no such thing as a principled politician or political operative. Criticism received or given is only about scoring points 10/n
The most recent example is about political leaders went on vacation. I really don't care. I think the world is better off if they all go vacation but it is 100% clear none of the criticism was consistent or good. I have however no sympathy for people because 11/n
As it says: For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged. When you apply a standard of judgement, you can expect to be judged on that standard. This is part of why while the institutions I earlier noted are deeply deeply flawed, I will strive to be better.
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