Good news and bad -- the bad is that I am going out of town for a bit and won't have a newsletter next week. The good is that I've made this one extra long so it should hold you through. I am going to keep the descriptions short as I'm in a bit of a hurry, I'll let you investigate them...
Balaji Interview
https://sotonye.substack.com/p/if-einstein-had-the-internet-an-interview
He's probably the clearest thinker on the future, and this is a great interview that gets at a lot of possibilities.
Scott Alexander on the failings of the FDA
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/adumbrations-of-aducanumab
Top-notch piece that is a must-read in this era where the FDA is ruling more and more of our lives.
Freddie de Boer on Culture-Counter-Culture
https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/nu-metal-and-twilight-are-the-true
Good read. Slight palate cleanser from the really heavy stuff.
Bitcoin in Nigeria
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jul/31/out-of-control-and-rising-why-bitcoin-has-nigerias-government-in-a-panic
We have a tendency to view everything from our vantage point of rich Americans. Here's a real world example of how Bitcoin is going to change the world whether we're on board or not.
The Algorithm
https://leightonwoodhouse.substack.com/p/the-algorithm
Fantastic piece on the current news business. Highly recommend reading this
Michael Tracey interviews a lawyer of one of the J6 defendents
https://mtracey.substack.com/p/dc-guantanamo-bay-attorney-alleges
This is the most disgusting and important story occurring in the country right now and is being given no oxygen whatsoever by the news. We have political prisoners basically being tortured. Remember this next time you're supposed to care about how another country is treating dissidents.
Ok here are three interesting Twitter threads to close us out...
https://twitter.com/amandaknox/status/1418991044247490561?s=21
https://twitter.com/gummibear737/status/1421167798198411269?s=20
https://twitter.com/phl43/status/1420788170900320264?s=20
Balaji Interview
https://sotonye.substack.com/p/if-einstein-had-the-internet-an-interview
He's probably the clearest thinker on the future, and this is a great interview that gets at a lot of possibilities.
Scott Alexander on the failings of the FDA
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/adumbrations-of-aducanumab
Top-notch piece that is a must-read in this era where the FDA is ruling more and more of our lives.
Freddie de Boer on Culture-Counter-Culture
https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/nu-metal-and-twilight-are-the-true
Good read. Slight palate cleanser from the really heavy stuff.
Bitcoin in Nigeria
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jul/31/out-of-control-and-rising-why-bitcoin-has-nigerias-government-in-a-panic
We have a tendency to view everything from our vantage point of rich Americans. Here's a real world example of how Bitcoin is going to change the world whether we're on board or not.
The Algorithm
https://leightonwoodhouse.substack.com/p/the-algorithm
Fantastic piece on the current news business. Highly recommend reading this
Michael Tracey interviews a lawyer of one of the J6 defendents
https://mtracey.substack.com/p/dc-guantanamo-bay-attorney-alleges
This is the most disgusting and important story occurring in the country right now and is being given no oxygen whatsoever by the news. We have political prisoners basically being tortured. Remember this next time you're supposed to care about how another country is treating dissidents.
Ok here are three interesting Twitter threads to close us out...
https://twitter.com/amandaknox/status/1418991044247490561?s=21
https://twitter.com/gummibear737/status/1421167798198411269?s=20
https://twitter.com/phl43/status/1420788170900320264?s=20