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When it comes to online privacy, mass surveillance, and data rights, there's almost no one more qualified to speak on the topic than ex-NSA & CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Check out these notes to learn how the world has changed and where it's going.
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Wisdom
1/ You Don’t Need a Warrant if Big Tech Just Gives it to You: Surveillance done by companies is often shared with government agencies which creates an unholy alliance between corporate and government trackers – Edward Snowden
2/ The Romans Banned Psychedelics Before Nixon: When Ancient Roman Empire needed to create a widescale political system, they made Christianity the official religion and cut out plant medicine – Paul Austin
3/ Nowhere to Hide: The world is filled with trackers and surveillance that are constantly collecting data about you: your smartphone, automatic license plate recognition, shot spotters, security cameras, drones, and so on - Edward Snowden
Wealth
4/ The Michael Scott Theory of Social Class: "The higher you ascend the ladder of the Educated Gentry class, the more you become Michael Scott" - Alex Danco (Shopify)
5/ Relationships Over Products: Reorientation of value from production scarcity to demand/attention scarcity. The relationship with the consumer is more valuable than the product – Alex Danco (Shopify)
6/ The Water Cooler Never Mattered After All: “Water cooler talk” doesn’t actually make connections. It is too time limited in a restricted environment and can often give a false sense of relationships – Marc Andreesen
7/ The State of VC Funded Remote Work: - A16z
- 25% fully remote
- 67% hybrid:
- 38% – require 1 to 2 days a week in office
- 28% – occasional travel to off-site office
- 89% of companies plan to continue to hire remote workers
- 86% will prefer a hybrid or remote model for board meetings
- 63% believe they can be as creative/innovative in a hybrid/remote world
- 10% believe they can be even more creative in the hybrid/remote world
Health
8/ Your Age Comes From Your Choices: “Your genes only control 20% of ultimate health and old age; 80% if in your hands.” – David Sinclair
9/ How To Train Your Dragon Snoz: You can train yourself to have a better sense of smell by sniffing deeply through your nose 10-15 times, then smelling something with a strong scent (such as an orange or mint) – Andrew Huberman
10/ Myth Busted: Different parts of the tongue house different taste receptors – Andrew Huberman
11/ 5 Core Basics to Life Extension: (1) exercise; (2) sleep; (3) don’t smoke; (4) eat less; (5) manage stress – David Sinclair
12/ Sickcare: The problem with medicine now is you have to be sick or have a family history before you’re treated – David Sinclair
[NOT MEDICAL ADVICE] Sample LSD micro-dosing: 2x per week 15-20 micrograms – Paul Austin
- Microdosing is anti-inflammatory, pro neurogenesis, helps with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) growth, mindfulness, directing attention
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