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The most underrated video on the internet:

A man tries to make a chicken sandwich from scratch: It costs $1500 and takes him 6 months.

There's never been a better time to be alive.
We are standing on the shoulders of invisible giants every day.

Show this video whenever someone says how terrible modern life is.
Via the fantastic "How To Make Everything" YouTube channel

Reminds me of this from Peep Show:

"It's only the miracle of consumer capitalism that you're not lying in your own shit, dying at 43 with rotten teeth"

One of the best scenes in British comedy history.

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More from @george__mack

Jul 15
The most useful razors and rules I've found:

1. Bragging Razor - If someone brags about their success or happiness, assume it’s half what they claim

If someone downplays their success or happiness, assume it’s double what they claim

2. High Agency Razor - If unsure who to work… https://t.co/y0SMRuoZTVtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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On the Everyday Razor, here's the spreadsheet:

1. If you go from doing a task weekly to daily, you achieve 7 years of output in 1 year.

2. If you then apply a 1% compound interest each time, you achieve 54 years of output in 1 year Image
If you enjoyed this, I spoke about this in my podcast with @ChrisWillx

You can listen here:

open.spotify.com/episode/6emdJW…
Read 4 tweets
Jul 13
What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians?

Here's the full list of 25 examples: Image
1. What Happened To Mental Hospitals?

Theory:

1. The USA decided to treat more of the mentally ill at a community level (failed)

2. And had new hope in a wonder drug called Thorazine (didn't work as hoped) Image
2. The Rise Of Negative Media

Since 2010, the media massively increased headlines that use fear, anger, disgust, and sadness.

It has also decreased articles of neutrality and joy.

It's no surprise that few media outlets are covering this meta point. Image
Read 33 tweets
Jul 9
0.1% of ideas this week

The rabbit holes -- without the distractions

7 examples:
1. How many versions of you exist?

The human experience is to view yourself as one centralized static entity.

But if you zoom out, there are thousands of different versions of you decentralized across the video game of life.
2. How to avoid mimetic traps

"Why does this matter?"

If you can't answer this question, you may have fallen into a mimetic trap.
Read 11 tweets
Jul 1
The Midwit Meme: Guide To Life

10 memes more valuable than any life coach:
1. Midwit Guide: Weight Loss
2. Midwit Guide: Trust Your Gut
Read 14 tweets
Jun 18
The 0.1% of ideas this week

The rabbit holes -- without the distractions

7 examples: Image
1. The Great Education Inflation 1980-2020

Inflation: 228%

Cost of college: 1184%

Why? Image
2. The Hidden User Paradox

You don't notice how many users don't post because they don't post.

Social media creation follows an extreme Pareto principle. Image
Read 10 tweets
Jun 14
Is optimism a scam?

Here's the skeptics guide to optimism: Image
If you study history, you find iconic examples of people bending reality with positive thinking

E.g. Churchill and Schwarzenegger Image
Here's the skeptic's response:

1. For every Churchill or Arnold, there are thousands of delusional people that said similar things who we've never heard of.

2. If optimism alone can bend reality -- why don't starving children use this tool?

The skeptic is correct. Image
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