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Eric Weinstein’s Bookshelf: a List of Significant Books – Part 1

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A recent Eric Weinstein tweet sparked this mini-project. There’s not much information readily available online regarding Eric’s favorite books or book recommendations. The reason for this may be because he says people are usually disappointed when he does share them. Nevertheless, he recently posted a picture of over 100 books that were significant enough for him to bring home after cleaning out his office. Let’s dive in to Eric Weinstein’s bookshelf!

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Rat Poison Squared T-Shirt & Quotes From Buffett and Munger

On May 5th 2018, Warren Buffett said Bitcoin was probably, “rat poison squared”. This post chronicles some of the negative things both Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have said about cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin.  Read More…

Macro Trends & Investment Theses

I recently decided to create a “Fall of Society Fund”. The idea grew out of some observations I and others have made about the trajectory of society. The name is extreme, but the point is to make cultural observations, look for macro trends, and use these trends to develop investment theses. After all, if you’re so sure that X will cause a societal shift, why not put your money where your mouth is and profit?

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Death Van Animated Space Rock Adventure

Death Van is a short film by Michael Enzbrunner. It’s a surreal 6-minute adventure through a land of music and weird creatures. The music is good and the animation is top notch!

Gotta love the hand creature that plays the guitar!

Bitcoin 101: The Top 3 Resources to Get Up to Speed on Cryptocurrencies & Learn the Basics of Bitcoin

Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto and made public on Halloween of 2008. His whitepaper is what gave birth to Bitcoin as it exists today. Since then, Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency landscape as a whole have exploded.

In 9 years, Bitcoin has gone from a mere idea to an asset with a market cap of over 60 billion dollars and a current value of $3,650/coin (as of 8/11/17).  Read More…

Competition: the Catalyst of Greatness

Competition Between Animals

The United States is built on capitalism. Capitalism requires competition. One of the main reasons our economy has been able to grow into what it is today is because of companies and individuals constantly trying to outdo their competitors and offer a better product or service.

Without competition, we are left with stale monopolies and no urge to innovate. A lack of competition leads to complacency and ineffectiveness.

We see the opposite of this in sports. In modern society, there is intense competition in everything from football to golf. The result is a continual raising of the bar and unprecedented heroic feats. This would not happen if competition was limited.

How exciting would college football be if there were only two teams? Read More…

Why Football Will Never Be Big In The United States

American SoccerFootball, better known as soccer to Americans, will never be a mainstream sport in the United States. Here are 5 reasons why. Read More…

How To Talk Like Porky Pig

Bob Bergen (voice of Porky Pig) explains the formula behind the famous stutter.

Weird Al – Foil Music Video

Weird Al is releasing a new music video every day for 8 days. This is the 3rd video and my favorite so far. I love the 2nd verse!

Mario Meets Magritte

RacoondaYour favorite video game plumber visits the surreal world of René Magritte. Read More…