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“The time in-between who we were and what we will become. Figuring out who you are is so hard and ever changing.”

all men: "yeah, i'm alright" men actually:

🚨 Do you understand what just happened.. the owner of OnlyFans just died at 43.. Leonid Radvinsky.. the man made $3 billion off a platform where other people sell themselves.. he took 20% of every transaction.. every video.. every message.. every tip.. while creators fought algorithms and chargebacks and deplatforming threats just to make rent.. he sat at the top collecting a cut of their bodies.. and everyone called him a "tech founder".. the man wasn't a tech founder.. he was the most successful middleman in history.. and the wildest part.. OnlyFans was profitable from day one.. no VC money.. no IPO.. because when your business model is taking a fifth of what someone earns from their own skin.. you don't need investors.. you need creators desperate enough to not ask questions.. he had $3 billion and still couldn't beat cancer at 43.. what exactly are we all racing toward.

The invisible Glass experiment Scientists once placed a transparent glass barrier inside an aquarium. On one side was a fierce pike, and on the other side were several smaller fish swimming freely. When the hungry pike saw the smaller fish, it immediately rushed forward to attack. Bang. It slammed straight into the glass and bounced back. Confused, the pike kept trying again and again, but every attempt ended the same way. The repeated collisions injured its head and knocked off some of its scales. Eventually, the pike became frightened and retreated to a corner of the tank. After some time, the scientists quietly removed the glass barrier. The smaller fish now swam freely throughout the aquarium, even brushing against the pike’s mouth. But the pike never tried to eat them again. Even though it was hungry, it refused to attack. In its mind, the invisible wall was still there. A few days later, the pike reportedly died of starvation, surrounded by food. This phenomenon is often referred to as the Pike Effect or Pike Syndrome. It’s often used as a metaphor for how repeated failure can create invisible limits in the mind.

The first candle my portfolio is going to see Monday morning

wasn't expecting to find this gem of an analysis scrolling through tiktok today (jacksztw0ai on tt)

we've all been there man

The stock market over the last couple months

Someone explain how this looks better than the new Spiderman trailer. This movie is 12 years old.

This like when Naruto went to Ichiraku Ramen after defeating Pain

Be a man > Overwork > under-sleep > lift heavy > look expensive > think you're batman > fall for the one girl who wants peace > get heartbroken > repeat

Strait of hormuz right now

it’s not about how many people want it. it’s about how many people want it badly enough to pour their soul into it.

Oil has been promoted to memecoin. Congrats Oil!

our mom was right. it’s the damn phone. 2 weeks without internet can reversed 10 years of cognitive decline. checking our phone 200 times per day is literally shrinking our brain. we know this but we’re addicted.