Konstantin Kisin Because this lunacy was already well on the way a decade ago, as some of us tried to point out.

A democracy can only last 200 years.

At least, that’s according to 18th-century historian Alexander Tytler.

He claimed democracies always follow a predictable pattern and are doomed to end in servitude…🧵

Diese Statistik versieht DIE ZEIT mit der Überschrift: „So wenig Steuern zahlen Superreiche“

Für mich schreit sie nach: „So unverschämt hohe Steuern blecht der Mittelstand in Deutschland.“

Elon Musk If they ban our apps, we should be able to ban theirs.

It's a question of symmetry, as otherwise it becomes an asymmetric attack vector for memetic warfare and cultural control.

Ideally X is so good banning TikTok doesn't practically matter.

The Wikipedia donation scam. Begs for donations, but actually has 250+ million dollars in the bank, and growing.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Guy_…

Spanish (and Portugese) hydro reservoirs are at the highest level ever recorded.

This has a direct consequence on prices: hydro must run in some hours.

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Many people are hating on this video, but I actually think it's a fascinating display of the two very distinct modes that exist to relate with reality: mimesis vs. first principles thinking.

95% of people operate by mimesis. Truth doesn't matter to them as much as getting

This reminds me of the South African rocket success story SpaceX

'There is no such thing as a failed soldier, dead or alive (unless he acted in a cowardly manner) — likewise, there is no such thing as a failed entrepreneur'

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Antifragile)

I am arguing against the idea that (directly quoting those I'm disagreeing with) Americans 'severely underestimate' how 'dirt poor' Europeans are; that Americans are 'absurdly rich.'

Not only are they not everything, the numbers just aren't that dramatic.

Exactly. It’s like shaming a fallen soldier.

Strawberry production in both Europe (gray) and America (blue) has skyrocketed.

Europe produced more strawberries by planting way more acres. America produced more strawberries without planting way more acres.

Instead, America made a better strawberry.

I’d be willing to bet the average nonprofit does significantly more harm to the world than the average for-profit corporation

Questioning authority since '98.

Based.

We spend THIRTEEN years teaching kids K-12 content when it can be done in FOUR.

Here’s the data that proves it:

Trump Eclipse Bad

Biden Eclipse Good

Of course!

We need to do this for laws.

Code base needs refactoring.

The best law is no law.

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This was New York City on Easter 68 years ago...