Oddbean new post about login | logout Why do humans torture themselves in their own minds? If you looked at problems that others have, you could easily tell them exactly what they need to do to fix them. We could do the same with our own problems but we don’t. Why are we so good at making our lives difficult? So weird.
Marinating our thoughts and feels with problems because 1st world problems
Man I know plenty of people in 3rd world countries that struggle with this more than I do lol
In my experience the ones in the 3rd world facing this are very interconnected to the 1st world or live like they are 1st world.
The gap between first and third world seems to be closing thanks to technology
I guess I’m old now because I’m going to say Back in my day we used the tech as a tool and today we are the tool for the tech
And free market capitalism
What do you mean?
The gap started closing after the laggard countries started respecting their citizens' property rights, removing price controls and trade restrictions, allowing individuals to engage in free enterprise and abandoning central planning. These policies have been called different names, but the common theme is this: the Government getting out of the way of the economy.
Oh right. There are setbacks but the overall trend is encouraging.
Fiat is the biggest setback. Its effects are blamed on capitalism and freedom. Bigger Government is justified by citing these effects, which ends up choking the economy and creating conflict. It's an insidious and vicious cycle. Bitcoin fixes this.
They should do more physical activities. Lift something heavy and get their mind off things
Peace seems to be the accumulation of healthy daily habits
Life is a war we fight within
Profound
What really bakes your noodle is the universe responds in kind once you start to win the war
I don’t really believe that the universe responds to anyone but I get what you mean
How dare you 😂
