If we knew as much about Haiti as we do about France, the world wouldn't be the way it is!
[Napoleon's bankruptcy from the Haitian revolution forced the sale of Louisiana territory to what we now call the United States; without this, it would be a third of the size today.]
[Stock offerings have historically been a way for the public to generate wealth by participating in a company's growth, but they can limit people's returns via IPO after decades of operation. Microsoft's price today is 750x from 1986. SpaceX's $1.8 trillion valuation after 24 years of operation is ninety-two times its yearly revenue, which means they would need to be eventually be worth over a quadrillion dollars to achieve similar returns.]
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Health is not the goal. It's just a step towards feeling good in situations you create.
Mestre Manoel (Ypiranga de Pastinha) e Mestre Boca do Rio (Zimba)
trickery, humour, control, fluidity, theatre
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Unlock possibility for negotiation and understanding by just saying it.
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Inherently unsustainable if it needs a hundred percent of my time.
TodePond: ADVANCED AIRHORN TUTORIAL
so many rhythmic permutations from a single sound sample
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get along with everyone, enough
"In case I win the lottery, I want the ticket in my back pocket."
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Understand what's important to the other side, and have empathy for it.
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"We worship the greats while ignoring geniuses in front of us until they're gone."
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Power wants you to consume instead of create, to be addicted rather than to enjoy.
It's a psyop if you understand the other mind's decision calculus, and have the ability to override their decision purely via careful selection of input information.
