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𝗜𝗦𝗥𝗔𝗘𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗦: 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗧𝗢 𝟯𝗞𝗠, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗡𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗘𝗭𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗛’𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 Israeli Army Radio reports that the military will present a plan this week to the political leadership aimed at the complete destruction of villages along the southern Lebanese border, and the establishment of a “security zone” cleared of civilians, with no return allowed for Lebanese residents of frontline towns. According to Israeli military officials, the entire area within 3–4 kilometers of the border is to be transformed into a buffer zone, reinforced by forward military positions. At the same time, the Israeli army now states that disarming Hezbollah is not among the objectives of the war. For over a year, Israeli leadership insisted Hezbollah had been crippled or effectively neutralized. Today, the goal of disarmament is no longer even pursued. The contradiction is unavoidable: if that objective has been dropped, it is because it was never achievable in the first place. What was once framed as an advance toward the Litani River has now been reduced to a narrow strip of 3–4 kilometers. If this trajectory continues, these goals will keep shrinking, until the reality becomes undeniable: holding ground inside Lebanon is not sustainable, and imposing outcomes by force has clear limits. Regardless of these plans, the reality on the ground will not follow that script. The people of the south will return to their villages. Regardless of these plans, the reality on the ground will not follow that script. The people of the south will return to their villages. A depopulated buffer zone is not something that can be imposed or sustained, it is something they will never be able to achieve.

Billionaire Marc Andreessen says he has "zero" introspection, and that the idea itself is a modern invention.

Just walked into a coffee shop in Del Valle, CDMX to get some work done with my co-founder. I sit down, order a cold latte (80 pesos), and the waiter asks if we’re planning to eat. I say: not for now, maybe later. He then tells us that to use the coworking space (completely empty), there’s a minimum consumption of 250 pesos per hour, per person. So, we left. Is it just us, or does that sound like pretty bad business practice? 🤔

On a bullshit scale of 0-10, where 0 is maximally rigorous and 10 is maximally bullshitter, Sam Harris stands close to 10.