Golden Age News

The world isn’t falling apart. It’s quietly improving. That’s why I started Golden Age News: a weekly dose of human progress backed by data, not hype.

America’s first 3 central banks collapsed. The Fed survived—but it violates its own mandate every single day. Human institutions persist, but not always by following their own rules. Would we be better off with "stable prices" than low, steady inflation?

Here’s the problem: The law says stable prices. The Fed targets 2% inflation. That’s not “stable”—it’s steady erosion. But The Federal Reserve Act does not specify a penalty for violating the law, so nothing happens.

The Federal Reserve is explicitly violating the law every single day with regards to its inflation goals. Before we get to that punch line, some history. 🧵

Cardiac amyloidosis once meant death in ~13 months. 💔 Today, new meds are making it treatable. Thousands of lives saved each year. Human progress, quietly rewriting what’s possible. humanprogress.org/once-a-death-s…

My view of morality, geopolitically and historically, comes from a utilitarian lens: maximize human happiness, minimize suffering. From this perspective, some cultures have generated systems, such as plumbing, vaccines, fertilizers, electrification, that lifted billions out of misery. The diffusion of these innovations wasn’t “cultural dominance” but optimization of human well-being at scale.

Investment in warning systems & resilient infrastructure is working. Human ingenuity is making us safer—even as disasters grab headlines. vox.com/future-perfect… ourworldindata.org/grapher/number…

H1 2025: 7,700 deaths worldwide ↘️ Avg past 25 years: ~37,000 ↘️ Early 20th century: >1,000,000 some years Progress is real.

Despite fires, floods, and heat waves, fewer people are dying from natural disasters than ever before. 🌍🧵

No socks is a wealth flex. I’ve been around lots of millionaire and billionaire no socks wearers. The only poors and middles who go no-socks are homeless people who literally can’t afford them.

The effect was strongest in the cortex regions that process touch. Instead of decline, these layers may adapt and compensate—reshaping how we think about aging. sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/…

What if some parts of your brain improve as you age? 🧠 Scientists just discovered brain layers that get stronger & more plastic with time. 🧵

Global Entry now costs $120 for 5 years—that's just $24/year for a serious upgrade in travel convenience. Skip customs lines, get TSA PreCheck, and save 40–60+ minutes per trip. If you fly internationally even once a year, it’s an easy no-brainer.

GPT-5 is here: PhD-level expertise at your fingertips. Faster, smarter, fewer hallucinations. The most useful AI yet. 🚀 linkedin.com/pulse/gpt-5-he…

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