Is it just me or did that week seem like two weeks? Here in LA we were even treated to completely different seasons this week (how much am I spending on heating the pool when it's 60 degrees out? Answer to come with next month's gas bill). Overall the news made me want to move to Mars, but I was able to sift out some pretty good links for you. We're really covering a lot of ground with these, so without further ado...
How to Speed Read by Tim Ferris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwEquW_Yij0
While I'm peppering you with long reads, you may as well start here first! I've been using these tips to great success.
Popular Japanese Biker Girl Turns Out To Be 50-year-old Man
https://twitter.com/drewharwell/status/1382700328353722378?s=20
We're living in a weird world that is likely to get even more weird! Imagine adding abundant, ultra-realistic deep fakes to the current media landscape. There's also something interesting here about which types of people are of value in current/future society and the incentives to be in such groups.
Len Sassamen and Satoshi
https://leung-btc.medium.com/len-sassaman-and-satoshi-e483c85c2b10
For the bitcoiners, this is a profile of a very interesting guy. It's the best case I've seen made for a plausible Satoshi. I hope all of this becomes a movie some day (and that that movie does not suck).
Being Normal by Bryan Caplan
https://www.econlib.org/being-normal/
Short, sweet, and incisive. What does it mean to "be normal"? I like to think I'm #3 here, or at least closer towards that than most.
Over 100 Drug Lobbyists Work to Block Generic Vaccines
https://theintercept.com/2021/04/23/covid-vaccine-ip-waiver-lobbying/
Incentives matter.
Robotically Similar Reactions to Chauvin Verdict by Michael Tracey
https://mtracey.substack.com/p/these-robotically-similar-reactions
Probably the biggest news this week so I feel compelled to acknowledge it in some way. I don't intend to comment much on the brewing, manufactured race war, but the list of institutional responses in this piece is amazing. One thing we can agree on is that, "there's so much work still to be done."
How to Speed Read by Tim Ferris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwEquW_Yij0
While I'm peppering you with long reads, you may as well start here first! I've been using these tips to great success.
Popular Japanese Biker Girl Turns Out To Be 50-year-old Man
https://twitter.com/drewharwell/status/1382700328353722378?s=20
We're living in a weird world that is likely to get even more weird! Imagine adding abundant, ultra-realistic deep fakes to the current media landscape. There's also something interesting here about which types of people are of value in current/future society and the incentives to be in such groups.
Len Sassamen and Satoshi
https://leung-btc.medium.com/len-sassaman-and-satoshi-e483c85c2b10
For the bitcoiners, this is a profile of a very interesting guy. It's the best case I've seen made for a plausible Satoshi. I hope all of this becomes a movie some day (and that that movie does not suck).
Being Normal by Bryan Caplan
https://www.econlib.org/being-normal/
Short, sweet, and incisive. What does it mean to "be normal"? I like to think I'm #3 here, or at least closer towards that than most.
Over 100 Drug Lobbyists Work to Block Generic Vaccines
https://theintercept.com/2021/04/23/covid-vaccine-ip-waiver-lobbying/
Incentives matter.
Robotically Similar Reactions to Chauvin Verdict by Michael Tracey
https://mtracey.substack.com/p/these-robotically-similar-reactions
Probably the biggest news this week so I feel compelled to acknowledge it in some way. I don't intend to comment much on the brewing, manufactured race war, but the list of institutional responses in this piece is amazing. One thing we can agree on is that, "there's so much work still to be done."