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@mrfboyer
Cultural arbitrager. Visionary tastemaker. Arbiter of cool. Adjudicator of zeitgeist. Professional opportunist.
Re-posting because while I’m busy chopping wood, some people scam their way to the top and I find that absolutely infuriating and I don’t think as a society we should let them off easy for eroding our collective trust in one another.
I am Nate Anderson, the founder of Hindenburg Research referenced repeatedly in this bizarre and fantastical interview. During my career, I helped expose numerous financial scams, including over a dozen Ponzi schemes and numerous instances of public companies lying to and…
You think that’s bad? Try shipping by rail and getting customer support from Union Pacific.
chinese steel mills: "yes here you go buy anything now we get it to you tomorrow" US steel mills: "yeah that's going to be a minimum order of $500k, also we will never answer the phone, and we will get back to you in about 2 months"
Just a reminder that Ellen DeGeneres has made more money developing real estate in her spare time than 99% of full time professional real estate developers. apple.news/AvNtPXU0JSJyA_…
I’m 100% sure you don’t want to see what an “optimal” development looks like, much less live there.
How AI agents will improve real estate development Here is how development currently works: - Find a piece of land for sale - Check zoning - Figure out what you can build - Build a *very* rough financial model - If the projected return crosses some hurdle, buy it - Hand project…
Paging @charliewrich Please deliver us a Dr. Dunning-Kruger character!
The Healthcare System wants you sick. I´m a Doctor of Physical Therapy, so I would know. Here are the 6 biggest health secrets they hid from you to sell you more pills: Secret 1: Eggs do NOT raise cholesterol
Move to rural America, take side jobs for cash, sell a little weed or grow mushrooms if you’re so inclined…turns out to be a pretty nice set up.
"going on disability means you will not work, you will not get a raise, you will not get whatever meaning people get from work...you will be poor for the rest of your life. That's the deal. And it's a deal 14 million Americans have signed up for." apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/
Said the wise man, “we’ll see”
Millennials are so much better at parenting than boomers ever were, it’s honestly embarrassing how wide the gap is.
Repeat after me: Government services are not supposed to be profitable. USPS is a service and a necessity in everywhere in rural America.
Stephen Colbert’s late night show lost $40 million last year. The WNBA also loses $40 to $50 million per year. The 2020 Olympics lost $13 billion. USPS loses $5 to $10 billion per year. Amtrak loses $1 billion per year. Hard for business-minded people to reconcile.