Everyone good is torn from someone else’s grasp. - Naval Ravikant

Beyond the basics, money doesn’t make you happier because, beyond the basics, nothing makes you happier.

Probably the most interesting thing to keep in mind about new forms of leverage is they are permissionless. They don’t require somebody else’s permission for you to use them or succeed. For labor leverage, somebody has to decide to follow you. For capital leverage, somebody has to give you money to invest or to turn into a product.

If Russia uses nuclear weapons, all of humanity will turn its back on Russia.