Investing book recommendations. In order —

I've been getting rid of my BTC. Why? A currency is never supposed to be more volatile than what you buy & sell with it. You can't price goods in BTC In that respect, it's a failure (at least for now). It was taken over by Covid denying sociopaths w/the sophistication of amoebas

In India, too much of political noise, rhetoric and distractions make it difficult for us to select an aim and then remain focused on it till the end.

There were few crucial weeks in Feb and March when cases were just starting to rise. Let’s zoom in on these four weeks and see how the early signals were missed, valuable time was lost and Indians were led to believe that they were immune to COVID. Thread 1/n

Seen a lot of bleating by privileged Indian Twitterati abt how "the system has collapsed" with Covid. A reminder that the system collapsed long ago for those who needed it most - the vulnerable, disabled, minorities & poor. You are noticing it now bcoz your pants r on 🔥!

"People talk about the aging management at Berkshire — I always assume they're talking about Charlie," Buffett says. "In three more years, Charlie will be aging at 1% a year. No one is aging less than Charlie." #YFBuffett finance.yahoo.com/brklivestream/

“Oxygen is all around us.”

Your celebration of any political party winning state elections, even if they are non-BJP, is a celebration of your low standards.

Debt is financial slavery.

Science is a culture of doubt. Religion is a culture of faith.

He's hateful, only see's one thing. The kind of guy who could get invited to the last supper and would come back complaining about biryani.

Barron’s :1999 Economist :2021

Kahneman on studying behavior: "My own experience of how little this knowledge has changed the quality of my own judgment can be sobering." theguardian.com/books/2021/may…

#Bitcoin #dogecoin

2/ Foreign intervention is just like matters of love: you may control when you get in, never when you get out, and every attempt to fix the problem ends up leading to more involvement.

Beyond a pair of shoes and a barbell, the more sophisticated the equipment, the worse the exercise.

If after this morning you still think that #BTC is a hedge against world events, or represents "diversification", you must stay out of finance, & take up some other hobby s.a. stamp collecting, bird watching or something less harmful to yourself & others.

The Burden of the Drinking Minority: 85% of Indians abstain from Alcohol. This is higher than all major economies except Indonesia. But the 15% who do drink, drink more than drinkers in any other country. At 29 Ltr pa this minority beats even the Russians/Thai/S. Africans.

"Central State intervention is like medicine. You don't use it to just use it, for marginal betterment. But when it saves lives, you must use it. And it must be always there and prepared to serve such a purpose." In other words, the State's central role is for tail risks.

Hey Samsung India , I'm truly disappointed—my Galaxy S23 (bought fresh in 2023) now has this frustrating pink vertical line across the display. No drops, no damage, just the infamous OLED defect. I want free repair or replacement. I am not paying for your mistake. #SamsungS23