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Nils
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Ordinary person. Gadfly. Not a soldier, but a scout in pursuit of truth.

We can build something worthwhile even amid challenges. Human Scale > Institutional Scale. 🌱

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April 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A high trust society is more effective and efficient than a low trust one. #booksky
March 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This book was my 101 introduction to stoicism and the passage here was to me, a really profound insight into people; when people do ill it’s rarely out of malice but a lack of wisdom. #booksky
March 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Mos maiorum was the unwritten ethical code that formed the moral and social foundation of ancient Roman society. Rooted in tradition rather than formal legislation, it governed behavior across private, political, and religious spheres. #booksky
March 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I make sure to pass these around whenever any of my more right leaning friends make a pass at Zelensky or what „Ukraine should do“ these days.
March 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
March 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Some interesting figures from the economist. #ukraineview
March 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
March 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
meanwhile, in Poland...
March 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
There is a surprisingly coherent worldview in this thread.
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March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Plenty of other things it’s still happy to be critical of
February 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
February 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Art of the deal.
February 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
February 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Find tools in philosophy to help you persevere and thrive in uncertain times. #stoicism
February 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
On tyranny. Short book. Good read. Dirt cheap. Go buy a bunch of copies and give them out. #booksky
February 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
History doesn’t repeat, but it does instruct. Mike Duncan’s „storm before the storm“ could be a useful one to read if you’re trying to understand what has happened in the past when a great state declines and the culture begins to eat itself.

#books
#booksky
February 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 📚 (11/20)

#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
February 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 📚 (10/20)

#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
February 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM