Book: 20250528 to 20250715, "Emergency" by Neil Strauss
20250528 - pt. 1. Orientation The political philosopher Francis Fukuyama......in his 1989 essay "The End of History." p29 What a joke. And with great power comes great fear of losing it. p36 Am I feared of losing, let's say, half of my asset? 20250530 - pt. 2. Five steps This is how hatred is created: two different groups, each insisting they're on the moral high ground. p53 We need an objective standards to measure it, such as median income. Rather than illusory justice or morality. Anything that improve median income, most likely to be right. "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished." p62 "It's a false sense of security" p68 The most common mistake, I reckon. "A lot of people didn't think things would get any worse, " she answered. "And by that point, it was harder for Jews to leave." p71 Wishful thinking. It's like share price. We never know how high or how lo...