Andrei Stoica

Notably, a coalition is not an ideology. It does not demand internal coherence or consistency; it does not need to reflect deep-rooted principles. Rather, coalitions devise a strategic and often temporary alignment around a limited set of common goals—in this case, propelling technology forward.

Coalitions are the bedrock of politics, especially in... See more

All this is to say: Abundance is not a text emerging in solitude. It is a coordinated signal, amplified by a coalition of reputation managers, policy narrators, and institutional survivors. Its very reception reveals its function—not as a proposal for change, but as an aesthetic rebranding of a liberalism in retreat.

Interestingly, Hoffer also makes the repeated but less emphasized point that creative people— fulfilled creative people; Hitler was not alone among Nazi leadership in being a failed, frustrated artist—are less prone to subsume themselves in mass movements. Not because fulfilled creative people are smarter or more successful or wiser, but because... See more

VI. To play a unique long-term game, you must avoid comparison, which is harder than it seems

The problem in an economy is all the other damn people.

If we dare to live and succeed on our own unique long-term game, we must avoid comparison , especially with those currently experiencing short-term success:

“If we act upon the desire to emulate those

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I've shared this before, and I'll share it again in future, simply because I think about it so often. Imagine if this was your creative space... https://t.co/FFws2m3ZLQ