“If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.” - Seneca

one of my favourite quotes

recognise lucky breaks

agree a lot on the illusion of choice by people on dating apps

most people thinking that they can easily find someone else at a swipe of their fingertips, when that isn’t the case

its just the end game of the economy and fiat cycle

late stage debt cycle things where speculation and financial capital trumps skilled labour

from the many to the few, until civil unrest/revolution/reset

Roaring 20s -> Great Depression -> World War 2

same for Roman empire decadence that fell off -> speculation and devaluation of silver and gold rounds -

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEC-K6qpk3y/

maxim of extravagance

language inflation

today we study region-beta paradox

https://nostorylost.com/blogs/live-a-good-story/the-region-beta-paradox-when-good-is-the-enemy-of-great

The Region-Beta Paradox (RBP) is a behavioral science framework that describes the tendency for people to recover faster from more distressing experiences than less distressing ones.

The RBP can be seen when someone is in a situation that is not bad enough to leave, but also not good enough to stay. For example, someone might have a job that pays well and has good benefits, but they don't feel challenged or fulfilled.

when good is the enemy of great

how bad must things be before you're willing to make a change?

maybe you're underperforming sticking to lagging narratives, but still making some money

maybe its better that you lose money and pivot to ride market trends because in that way you're forced to make a change

subjective in this case because we all have convictions in different things, which might or might not pay off in the end

euphemism treadmill

https://wstyler.ucsd.edu/posts/r_word.html