Listening to WWDTM and a commercial came on for Ritual Vitamins that claimed their product is, "filled with key ingredients." ...a claim the commercial stated multiple times.

What the actual f**k does that mean?

#WaitWaitDontTellMe
#YouAreFullOfKeyIngredients

Can we collectively begin referring to the stock market as, "The Casino?" I think it helps provide some needed perspective.

"My employer is contributing to my casino fund for retirement."

"Our losses and winnings at the casino are not indicative of our country's overall financial health."

Pretty much the only levers of actual power 99.9% of us hold are:

1. How you spend your money

2. How you direct your attention

It is heartening to see the effects of large swaths of people beginning to realize this.

Changing habits might seem small, but the effect is cumulative... and powerful.

I just deleted all of my Meta accounts. I thought I would have immediate FOMO, but instead, I feel unburdened in a way that is difficult to describe.

Let's play a game of pretend for a moment. Pure fiction. Just for fun!

Let's pretend it's early 2023 and Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power is becoming increasingly tenuous. Let's pretend that he knew his support from the then-Biden administration was lukewarm, at best.

Let's also pretend that...

It turns out I don't really know how to post long threads on BlueSky. I'm too long winded to be constrained to 300 characters!

When I was very young, a wise person told me to "follow the money." It's a succinct statement for the difficult task of determining someone's true motivations amidst all of their bluster and misdirection. You could also sum it up by saying, "don't let yourself be manipulated." One thing recent...