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Cake day: June 29th, 2023

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  • In part because they understand that investment works, but not why. I could be much poorer if I didn’t understand that the purpose of investment is to provide money to create value to get more money later. NFTs failed the “where does the money come from” test as well as the “why am I not too late to make a bunch of money” test.

    Nobody’s out there offering guaranteed massive returns to everyone who invests. Legitimate safe investments don’t try to be exciting or induce fomo. They’re boring and reasonable because they can afford to be.






  • I distinctly remember being like 12 and intentionally lying on the long general mental health screening form at the two questions that were screening for gender dysphoria. I couldn’t put into words why it mattered that I was lying about it, but I just had a strong suspicion it wouldn’t go well if I told the truth because my parents might find out. I consider that decision to be yet another instance of me using my intelligence to do something dumb.

    Thankfully I never thought to tell the psychologists about how my parents’ fighting made me feel, because oh boy would that not have gone well