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We’ll also pay to be told that the pills we’ve bought are fake, thereby restarting the demand cycle for genuine pills
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This is why I naturally prefer ways of making money that feel a bit sketchy, where perfect illusions of value creation are hard to sustain. If you’re 100% convinced what you’re doing Creates Value™ it’s 100% illusion.
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This is great. I think all pills can be generalized as “structure pills”. Each pill turns ambiguity into structure (often falsely) Belief systems Methods/processes for achievement Actual drugs -> provide a structured habit to wrap life around
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Orwell’s quote about how poverty annihilates the future regularly pops into mind. I also think it kinda explains how neurotic rich people in history like St. Francis had ecstatic conversions to asceticism.
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It’s interesting how buying into cryptocurrency pyramids can satisfy all three for different reasons.
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