Just finished part 1 of Shogun by James Clavell and oh boy this one's a marathon but it's so good! Amazing world building and great tidbits of history throughout.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/52...
#booksky
Ended up reading "Animal Farm" by George Orwell this weekend. Even though it's about the Russian revolution I was still able to notice themes and ideas prevalent today. Would recommend as a good historical and classical read.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
#booksky 💙📚
If you’re looking for a well thought out murder mystery read this winter check out How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin. It’s got drama, romance, betrayal and most importantly…murder! The story is engaging and the ending is unexpected 😮.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
#booksky 💙📚
Fair point I can only share my personal experience. I have no idea what it’s like for those that are uninsured or low income other than I know it’s going to be bad. If I was in that position I would like to think that murder is still not a solution but I don’t know for sure.
I think those should also not be glorified. Nobody wins a war just like nobody wins a fight. I get that it sounds naive and reality is that these things are unavoidable and sometimes necessary. I’m just advocating we change how we respond when they happen.
2000 is my out of pocket expense after insurance. Without it would have been 40k 😭
we cannot glorify murder in our society that's how end up with more violent crime. I get the hate for the CEO but evil cannot justify evil. I'm saying this as someone actively recovering from a $2k surgery
blows my mind how waiters get by in HCOL cities, we need cheaper housing!
Thank you for this reply. This is the kind of depth I love to see. ❤️
Mass sim?
No I died ☠️
I figured it out the next book I'll be reading is "An American Sickness" by Elisabeth Rosenthal. 💙📚
www.goodreads.com/book/show/31...
#booksky
any ideas on how to improve?
Could you explain more? Not arguing just curious
Would you also consider euthanasia as murder?
For a stronger focus on humanity I would recommend "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Reading this NYT opinion piece on Russia allegedly having a nuclear satellite killer in orbit. I don't think it's happening soon but I'm just left thinking that this is just ANOTHER way WW3 would set humanity back centuries.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
💙📚
Let me know what other books I should check out!
- The incentive structure for large scale systems and organizations needs to be set up to discourage binary thinking. Ultimately having multiple sides to conflict results in more common ground.
- If a story you’ve been told is too simple and avoids complexity then it is not representing the whole truth. Conflicts are always messy and contain an array of opinions.
- There are always conflict entrepreneurs; Those who stoke the flames for their own benefit. It’s important to always sniff them out and avoid engaging with them.
My main take aways:
- Having conflict is unavoidable and is what makes humans great. Our ability to form identity groups with millions of others is unprecedented in the animal kingdom. In dire situations having a singular enemy is actually unifying.
Ripley does a fantastic job explaining how conflict arises, the good and bad kinds and how to pull yourself out when you eventually fall into it. She describes High Conflict, a form of conflict filled with high emotions, zero sum thinking, and dehumanization.
I just finished “High Conflict” by Amanda Ripley and oh man, was it very timely for me to read. If you are struggling with the increase in political polarization in legacy media and online I would highly recommend reading! 🧵
www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...
Intergalactic golfers 🏌️♀️
Definitely feels heavily influenced by Elon but I’m very optimistic and hoping for a change of pace with NASA
What training program are you following?
Seems sus probably not an official account
🛰️