Communism is like diabetes. Creeps up on you and next thing you know you can’t have bread.

Code_of_Kai Anything deemed virtuous is a magnet for sociopaths.

I’m late to the party but Perplexity has replaced Google search for me. What’s more, I find myself using search more often. Hadn’t realized I was subconsciously avoiding search because of how awful Google is.

Do not be surprised that this is the author.

Founders go with their gut and course correct quickly. The PMC rallying cry is “But how do we TEST it?? How do we KNOW FOR SURE??” It’s cowardice masquerading as intellectual rigor.

dang we had to figure this out the hard way

Sure, but the consultants still got paid, right? This is your daily reminder that the grift is the PURPOSE of the system. It’s the reason taxpayers pay near $20k per kid per year in a system that doesn’t work. Of course for administrators and consultants it IS working.

Chrisman "taxpayers pay near $20k per kid per year" Umm no... It's over $26k per kid per year (close to $1.3bn operating budget; ~48k students). The adult:kid ratio is about 1:5. Yes, one government employee for every 5 students.

I listened to the Tucker interview with Martyr Made I had never heard him or his POV On the specific claims I have no viewpoint. I'm sure like all who venture to retell history, gets some things basically right and others wrong But I will say, his point about certain topics

Really enjoyed this chat about fatherhood and education. The clip below is a good synopsis of our mission with Synthesis Tutor.

This is our most exciting episode yet! The future of education is here, and it’s changing everything for our kids.

New homepage for the Tutor just shipped. It looks like it's converting much better than our old one. Want to critique it for us? What else could we improve? It's at synthesis dot com slash tutor

Hesitant women founders: you have permission Go do the thing

Guilty as charged.

This was an interesting interview and nothing like the caricatures of it I’m seeing.

Every parent should know about the Harvard Grant Study. Here's my 1-minute summary.

Family warmth was the number one determinant of success over a 70 year study. Being loved and supported within your nuclear family is the foundation for resilience, overall flourishing, and confidence to rise to your potential.

Had a great time recording this with the Present Fathers podcast. Great guys, and a great conversation.

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"I'm a big proponent of the Second Amendment...It's 40 million intransigent Americans with guns that keep, basically, the world free... We need to have freedom of speech, and we need to have the right to bear arms as a back-up." - @Naval FULL: youtube.com/watch?v=wogE5q…