1/ Some notes and thoughts on @naval's new periscope. Really interesting as before, even with much less crypto!
2/ Apple's Airpods are awesome.
3/ Money doesn't solve all your problems, but it solves your money problems (haha)
4/ Some interesting thoughts on why tokens on public blockchains. Public blockchain is a governance network for distributed resources. Keep track of it = ledger w/credit+debit = tokens
5/ On Ketogenic diet - not an expert on diet, but seems artificial. Doesn't agree with @zooko (we've been eating plants for thousands of years).
6/ Sensible diets that work avoid the combo of fat+sugar. Sugar makes you hungry, fat makes you satiated. Hard to find this combo in nature other than some tropical fruits like coconut or mango.
7/ Diet/nutrition is like politics - everyone thinks they're an expert and their identity is tied into this.
8/ Fiction book recommendation - Snowcrash amazon.com/Snow-Crash-Nov… "incredible cyberpunk novel, very forward looking. predicted VR, crypto, parts of the internet"
9/ On his status elites tweet - wealth is a positive sum game, status is a zero-sum game. Lots of status signalling is against wealth. Don't seek status by attacking wealth. Great to create wealth for everyone.
10/ As an aside, if you really want to learn about signalling @robinhanson probably has some of the best thoughts on overcomingbias.com and his new book Elephant in the Brain - amazon.com/Elephant-Brain…
11/ If you try to do business with someone and you have e.g. envy, resentment, they'll feel it. Humans are wired to feel what the other person feels. Being anti-wealth will prevent you from becoming wealthy.
12/ Respect for what Elon Musk does. "Elon is the only guy who I watch and feel I am not doing anything interesting with my life".
13/ Basic income is very tricky. The best BI is one you create through technology abundance. Money - insatiable, always want more. BI + Direct Democracy may be a complete collapse into socialism. If 51% vote all the money from 49%, they would.
14/ (BI cont) Sentiment is good, execution is flawed. People want to work/express themselves. No one wants to feel useless.
15/ Peace and purpose kind of go together. Happiness is more about peace than joy.
16/Quit job to move to SV? No brainer 2 years ago, if you were in tech industry and want to create something-maybe still the best idea.
Blockchain+ICO+internet+better video conf + Slack + permanent nomadic tech class means there are options now. Full flattening will take decades
Blockchain+ICO+internet+better video conf + Slack + permanent nomadic tech class means there are options now. Full flattening will take decades
17/ What's your IQ? No idea!
Why are you doing this? Bored!
Why are you doing this? Bored!
18/ On Equality- equal opportunity but different choices map to real world with different outcomes. Equal opportunity through free education, estate taxes, etc..
Equal outcome is exact opposite - slippery slope to communism. Equal outcome systems are awful.
Equal outcome is exact opposite - slippery slope to communism. Equal outcome systems are awful.
19/ Why are you not on instagram? Image driven vs. word driven.
20/ On Eduation - We are mis-educated. Univ. is credentialing. Arisocracy in US is people who went to good schools. Separate credentialing from education. (Aside: again, read @robinhanson for more).
21/ Optimize for independence rather than optimize for pay. Being accountable for output rather than input is the dream.
We live in a world of leverage, so use that as much as possible. Judgement is far more important than hard work.
We live in a world of leverage, so use that as much as possible. Judgement is far more important than hard work.
22/ Most exciting changes right now? We live in tech marvels but take it for granted. Pace of tech change is accelerating so much. Reach for all humans to live a life of abundance.
23/ We may be the first generation to really experience the internet, but the last generation that misses life extension. Overall - fantastic time to be alive.
24/ Fear death? No one has a real relationship with death. We just ignore it. Otherwise, we can't function normally. Every moment is a death - you can never go back; dying and being reborn every moment. Fundamental mysteries of life are somewhere locked up in death.
25/25 Love of learning - more important than what you learn. Keeping your intellectual curiosity alive is very important.
This is the original link to the Periscope: pscp.tv/w/1MnGneBLZVmKO
And this was his first Periscope last month: pscp.tv/w/1eaKbqrWloRxX
And this was his first Periscope last month: pscp.tv/w/1eaKbqrWloRxX
