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Phil Raynolds

@PhilRaynolds

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom

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calendar_today25-07-2020 17:45:46

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You should seek to maximally learn from other cultures but ultimately some are better than others.

Ancient Greeks
Early Romans
Renaissance Italy
Romantic period Germany + Britain
Parts of Japan, China, India
Some indigenous cultures
Earlier USA

These are a good start

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Every election from now on “polls were rigged because of voter ID / postal vote / no voter ID” (delete as appropriate)

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I know a guy fairly similar. Was at Microsoft very early days, now has a few restaurants and floats about Europe on various trips

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Civil service should have some sort of league system.

If you are shit you are relegated to smaller projects / sacked.

People who continually do well get promoted to the big leagues with more important projects + more pay

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Sting - the famous bastion of moral virtue - who made millions performing private shows for Russian oligarchs

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Remember when the owners of Google magically got into New Zealand to keep themselves “safe” during Covid and normal people weren’t allowed to go to funerals?

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James Daunt, former investment banker, then founded Daunt Books, then ran Waterstones, now runs Barnes and Nobles.

It’s not exactly your average bookseller!

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America is a higher ceiling society.

Europe is a higher floor society.

Upside is higher in 🇺🇸 but downside is greater too.

Pick your poison

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Fuel duty raises £25bn per annum for the U.K. gov. Assuming everyone bought an electric car this would go to zero.

The defence budget is £46bn per annum.

Where would the gov raise the money from instead?

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