That was hilarious :)
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I was tempted to write an analysis of his GSB Touchy-Feely experience in terms of your sociopaths/clueless/losers framework, but decided that explaining what was actually going on would get too many people too upset.
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David says that he is very influenced by Heidegger and Dreyfus but I think he's much more influenced Alan Ginsberg and Bob Dylan, and probably Marilyn Manson for that matter.
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Venkat is more in touch with his pop culture influences and the Asimov/Harry Seldon angle is very fascinating. I think it's probably basically Ortega y Gasset (History as a System and Revolt of the Masses in particular) but I've never see him actually reference that.
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An example of, "The examined life I lead is focused on amassing wealth while poking gentle fun at the examined or unexamined lives of those around me." Sounds like pretty much every nice well-educated investment banker I have ever met.
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And also sad.
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Differences in culture abound. The lack of presentation is taken as robotic in some western locations. Cultural adaptation is an effort
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I'm no Chinese, but isn't the obvious explanation for why the Chinese didn't "have colonies", used gunpowder "only for fireworks", simply that they weren't a**holes? Far, far better than the supposed Christians https://iconicphotos.org/2013/07/16/congo-contd/ … ?
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That is how it works.
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This is brilliant :) appreciate the reference
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