That the larger the population got, the harder it would be to control, politically or otherwise. That there would be all sorts of competing factions for mindshare and ideology, radicalization, etc, in a fully free society.
He more or less viewed consumerism as a means pacify these tensions, to indirectly exert control... hence the development of closer ties between big business and the government.
It's interesting but I wouldn't use it, partly because I got some hand functions still as a quadriplegic, I'm typing this on a keyboard with only my thumbs and I can type quite fast. I also have my mouse clicks switched as I cannot move my index finger, so I click with my middle finger. Other quadriplegics have it worse so things like this would be dope for them. At the end of the day, we will adapt to anything regardless.
I'm in the process of doing this free for someone I know. I got into it clueless to how any of this works and what it may cost. Reading you post $10,000 minimum and researching a few days ago on how much book editors get paid (and exactly how) slightly shocked me!
It depends on the nature of the work and also the project. You don't have to spend $10,000 if you're just looking to create a book that you can give to your friends. If you want it to have any chance of commercial or critical success, though, you're going to need a level of polish that you have to pay for.
I just found out about this video, and Tildes too. Thank you for sharing! Would you be kind enough to invite me to it?
Either way I think I will be doing a “year of discipline” for 2021. I feel that I know my wants and needs but I am mostly just going with the flow in regards to everything.
I don't know too much about buying shares, but anyone that knows less than even me should not be buying individual stocks (that too based on IPO day hype).
I agree with the above two remarks. In my situation the money i “experiment” with at an individual stock level is not relevant to my end of work plan. I assume the spend is as healthy as buying a sports car, and while I’d love to be wrong, I’d encourage you to buy index funds and treat individual stock picks in the same manner.
