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April 2022
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I wrote about some common asymmetries in daily life. I lived in France for almost two years. Ever travel to Europe? Everyone switches to English in your presence. The upshot? Every hour a continental European spends improving their English may bring several hundred times more value than an American can gain from an hour learning a European language. It’s not our fault.
America has been exporting culture and technology to most of the modern world for the past hundred years. Yet, there is another asymmetry, we don't import much here.
I discuss the asymmetry in love, anger, memory and much more. Click here to read
Weekend Reads
Are you nice or kind? While the word choice feels awkward, what the author is trying to say about generalized east coast culture versus generalized west coast culture is spot on. I've lived in five states and outside the USA as well, and I would absolutely use these kinds of examples to differentiate NYC from LA, or Philly from Seattle, etc. Most of the mid-west and southern Ontario fall into this "east coast" cultural norm as well.
Non-industrial societies spend most of their time doing nothing
In the 1970s & 80s, anthropologists working in small-scale, non-industrial societies fastidiously noted down what people were doing throughout the day. I’ve been exploring the data & am struck by one of the most popular activities: doing nothing. [thread] https://
— manvir singh (@mnvrsngh)
1:53 PM • Apr 4, 2022
Coffee is socially acceptable, but something is wrong with your environment if you feel the need to over caffeinate. It's not stimulating enough.
Most downloaded Apps in Russia from February to March. A lot can change in a month.
How times have changed: 10 most downloaded apps in App Store in #Russia, February (left) and March (right)
— Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov)
1:52 PM • Apr 7, 2022
I've lost jobs before. I've slid down income classes. But to go from a Finance Minister to an Uber driver is a pretty steep fall.
Canada is banning foreigners from buying homes. This is a pretty significant act. I don't think I have seen a western country do this before.
I feel like we don't see the cringe but genuine cheesily into martial arts guy, often ponytailed, as much as we used to. Those guys all do MMA now. As MMA became a real sport, people really learned how to fight. It wasn't this mysterious thing.
Highest level school fight of all time.
Genuinely better striking than some former UFC guys 😂— UltimateFightingCunt 🏴 (@CuntFighting)
11:42 PM • Apr 6, 2022
Nassim Taleb discusses disinformation
Music #1
Mozart piano concerto no. 20 in D minor played on period instruments.