We think of the Aztecs and Incas as so old, but the Aztec civilization is younger than Oxford. Incans didnt exist until the 1200s.

There is extensive archeological remains of Peruvian civilizations (the Caral) existing in 3000 BC, predating the Incans by 4000 years That's contemporaneous with 4th Dynasty Egypt, the pyramid builders.
They were a lowland river society with satellite villages on the coast. They lacked ceramics entirely, but had sophisticated cotton farming for production of fishing nets and were dependent on seafood.

The laziest health intervention I can recommend with mountains of evidence for its benefits is a morning electrolyte water

16oz cup filtered water
1/2 tsp Potassium Chloride
1/2 tsp Mag Chloride
1/4 tsp iodized salt
6g glycine
Squeeze of lime juice
Some flavoring like mio Bonus round that I do but wont argue for everyone:
* Use carbonated or tonic water
* 1-2 drops methylene blue
* 500mg aspirin

16 mg of oral methylene blue a day reduces the progression of Alzheimers symptoms by 85% - 3x more than the best in class treatments.

This is an over the counter safe to consume dye synthesized in 1876 that helps fix ATP production.

https://t.co/HT8sP3zyapprnewswire.com/news-releases/…
It also works as a powerful antidepressant

One of the biggest sources of cishet male unhappiness is an unshakeable belief that they aren't inherently lovable and it causes all sorts of weird externalities. Red pill behavior starts making more sense - you have to 'catch' women because theres no way they would just... want you and enjoy you and want to be around you right?

Nicotine is one of the, if not THE, strongest self-medicatible anti-psychotics available. Nicotine ingesting reduces active schizophrenia symptoms for a subset of the population on par with prescription antipsychotics with fewer side effects.

https://twitter.com/hradzka/status/1570559148169007104

medicalnewstoday.com/articles/31544…

Note that nicotine helps with the same neurotransmitter issue in ADD, BPD, and more relevantly for the past, PTSD

I feel like Steven Paddock murdered 58 people in downtown las vegas and we just like, collectively forgot about a 'motiveless' mass shooting that fits no pattern for mass shootings.

I feel insane Its the deadliest mass shooting in US history. The sheriff said there was evidence he intended to escape and had an accomplice. He had security cameras outside of his room. A security guard responded BEFORE the shooting started.

Fiber Smoothie Experiment Thread

Hypothesis: if I eat a LOT of various dietary fibers, I can reconstitute my gut biome (GB) away from obesity driving bacteria and emphasize butyrate producing bacteria, resulting in reduced inflammation and effortless weight loss.

https://twitter.com/seconds_0/status/1552473935312105473

Background

There are lots of studies out there (mostly mice, but many human) showing ability to reduce adiposity by changing GB. There are also lots of studies that show that taking in various dietary fibers promote the 'good' bacteria.

I am going to lose my mind

https://twitter.com/LiteralSheridan/status/1529919515512803328

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1530222938619793408?s=20&t=zPHeCB_PnUbhQctenhbDZA

For the autists out there who need a script:

- If a girl touches you multiple unprompted (not arrival hugs but during conversation)
- If a whole group laughs and she looks to you during it
- If her body is angled towards you / feet pointed to you against normal flow

Cont->

https://twitter.com/goblinodds/status/1478203021813329922

- If she fidget-grooms - plays with her hair, fiddles with jewelry, adjusts blouse, interspersed with looks at you
- If she breaks brief eye contact by looking down (women who don't like you look away to the side more often)
- If she holds eye contact with light smile

Cont->

In honor of Kennedy being shot, remember that 13 days before he was shot, Oswald, who didnt have a drivers license and made $1.25/hr and was broke, test drove a Mercury Comet Caliente 2 Door Hardtop, telling the salesman he will be back in 2 to 3 weeks with the $300 down payment In honor of Kennedy being shot, remember his assistant Ken O'Donnell told the secret service agent to ensure the top was down on Kennedy's car, then removed Kennedy's body from Parkland Hospital at gunpoint before an autopsy, then admitting to lying about events of the day.

Thinking about predatory instincts this morning as part of a longer thought process evaluating my own life path.

There are at least two types of predatory instinct in humans, but non-traumatized people rarely differentiate them:

Eat the Weak vs the Unleashed Rage Eat the Weak is being able to quickly assess the strong and vulnerable and how to take advantage of them opportunistically.
It is, imo, a very strong empathy skillset coupled with awareness of status. How often one pulls the trigger is a byproduct of a variety of other factors.

Things I Would Do as President of the US (not boring)

1. Aggressively weaponize immigration. Just brain drain the world as aggressively as possible. You're 24 yo estonian with a PHD in materials science? Congrats ur a citizen in 7-10 business days. You like baseball now. 2. Stop destabilizing Latin American countries and over throwing their elected leaders (slightly boring)

I feel like our LatAm foreign policy is just really, really stupid. With the right partners we could make a few mfg hubs to displace imports from China immensely

As I spend time with my elderly parents, I am made acutely aware of a few things:

1. Prioritize your health over everything. People are 'healthy' until one day they're not and it seems impossible to get back. Being trapped in a decrepit body is an early Hell. 2. If you don't stay curious, you will spend the rest of your days rotting away in front of a TV with nothing to talk about, lost in a new world, surrounded by things you don't understand.