#643: Why I Fired Myself | Scott Armstrong
Working for the Man has always sucked, and they even write songs about it. Some people thrive in a structured environment with set expectations and defined rules, while others simply cannot be contained by a 9-to-5 job and daily commute. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well inside the anarcho-capitalist […]
Economy
A Flashing Red Warning Signal: In California, Gasoline Is 6 Now Dollars A Gallon And Diesel Is Now 7 Dollars A Gallon
You have probably noticed that gasoline is starting to become extremely expensive. That is really bad news for all of us, because our entire way of life depends on cheap energy. We can’t make stuff without energy. We can’t move stuff without energy. That is why the cost of energy […]
Empire
Trump Is Ready To Blockade Iranian Ports for “Months” As Oil Prices SPIKE To Highest Since 2022
While United States President Donald Trump prepares to blockade Iranian ports for many more “months”, the price of oil spikes to its highest since 2022. The price of Brent crude oil rose to $126 on Thursday. As Fuel Prices Poised to TRIPLE, EU Mulls Rationing Gas Across Bloc Monday This […]
Activism
61% of Americans See Trump’s Iran War as ‘Mistake’, Far Outpacing Disapproval of Vietnam and Iraq: Poll
“In Iraq, it took more than three years to reach that high. In Vietnam, it took six years.” More than 6 in 10 Americans now say President Donald Trump’s war in Iran was a “mistake,” according to a poll out Friday from the Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos. Within two months, the war—which has inflicted thousands […]
Health
UK Healthy Life Expectancy Plummets
People living in the United Kingdom will be spending fewer years in good health as “healthy life expectancy” plummets. The UK is going backward compared to most other “wealthy” countries. Healthy life expectancy (HLE) in the UK has fallen by about 2 years, to just over 60 years for both […]
Tech
Palantir Manifesto Shows The Clear Convergence Of Technofascism With Technocracy
A 22 point manifesto recently published by tech giant Palantir reads like a villainous plot for dystopian domination. At this point it has become abundantly clear for those paying even the slightest bit of attention that tech giant Palantir is becoming one of the most pervasive entities influencing the growing […]
Crypto
Prediction markets are ditching the ‘casino’ label to become a regular part of how people track the news
A new report from Bitget and Polymarket reveals that prediction markets are evolving into a $240 billion industry driven by retail users who are trading more frequently on everything from crypto to politics. What to know: Prediction markets are shifting from one-off bets tied to major events into platforms driven […]
Podcasts
#643: Why I Fired Myself | Scott Armstrong
Working for the Man has always sucked, and they even write songs about it. Some people thrive in a structured environment with set expectations and defined rules, while others simply cannot be contained by a 9-to-5 job and daily commute. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well inside the anarcho-capitalist […]
Solutions
AI, Money, Human Nature and the Problem with Problems
How we define “problems” also defines what we “understand” as a “solution,” and if our definition is circular, it’s delusional. Readers kindly point out I don’t understand either AI or human nature. I readily confess to having an imperfect understanding of AI and human nature, along with everything else. One thing […]