#Intrinsic

Heidi N. Moore

moorehn

I'm fascinated by the liberal insistence on "nonviolent protests" and this vision of dissidence as something that shouldn't make people uncomfortable. The basic belief seems to be that you can

Anil

anilsaidso

The Sovereign Individual (1999) is a guide for navigating the current transition from Industrial to Information Age.Remarkably, it predicted the rise of 'digital gold'.“If our deductions are correct, you stand

Danny Zuckerman (hiring)

dazuck

The most existential question in crypto: what will be the relationship between tokens and communities?At stake: can DAOs bring virtue back to scaled organization? Or will they accelerate the economics-only

Dan Hedl

danheld

1/ Satoshi’s Vision™ is a silly endeavor, as it doesn’t matter what it was, we are where we are now. However, those pushing the “Bitcoin was first made for payments”

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

The politicization of online fandoms is always weird. Most fandoms (usually) have no intrinsic political valence, and indeed, a common strong affinity for an apolitical genre can make strange allies,

Mostly Borrowed Ideas

borrowed_ideas

1/ MEGA THREAD: Long $BRKI follow three steps while investing in BRK.1. Read BRK annual shareholder letters2. Read Semper Augustus (SA) annual client letter in which @ChrisBloomstran discusses BRK for

The Scorpion Philosopher

thescorpionphil

Charlie Munger on Investing (quotes from Charlie Munger).A thread.1.The desire to get rich fast is pretty dangerous.2.Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant. 3.People are trying

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astrogrIz

Lilith: a thread As the rebel she is, Lilith doesn’t make it easy for astrologers as she technically has three entities devoted to her; Black Moon Lilith, Dark Moon Lilith,

Sarah Lay

sarahlay

Nobody: Me: Sure, I’ll share some thoughts I’ve been having recently on what you should, and shouldn’t, do when you’re trying to get coverage for your band (especially new &

Nicholas A. Christakis

NAChristakis

Recently, I’ve come to think we are quite LUCKY, in fact, with COVID-19 – because, although it’s quite transmissible, it could indeed have been much deadlier. There's no reason it

Maxwell Ramstead

mjdramstead

A thread to comment on @danwilliamsphil’s preprint “Is the brain an organ for prediction error minimization?” The preprint available here: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/18047/ Many sincere thanks to Dan for the pleasant and

nicky

dobrotolyub

The Feminine and the Veil. Significance of headcovering for women.Thread inspired by @PageauJonathan's videos. Why should a woman cover her head? There are many reasons but the most obvious one

Zero HP Lovecraft 🦅🐍

0x49fa98

The other day I was accused: “you can’t just make up a new theory of gender based on your vague feelings of discontent.” Hold my beer. The old "theory" of

Nightling Bug 🗝️

NightlingBug

Between the absolutely diabolic things screeched at Grace Lavery for being excited about womb transplants and the pushback to Detransition, Baby being nominated for the Women's Prize For Fiction...... trans

Justin Reich

bjfr

*Imagining September*: Two New Reports with @jal_mehta on Using Participatory Design to Reopen Schools. #1: Principles & Design Elements for Ambitious Schools https://edarxiv.org/gqa2w #2: Guidance for Online Design w/ Students

David Fisman

DFisman

I'm not sure if anyone's in the mood for this, given the state of N America right now, but I keep getting asked whether another wave of COVID-19 is "possible".I