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Nobody did Rugged Individualism better than the tobacco industry

First 3 minutes of the 1998 Game 6 NBA Finals Basketball used to be so pure 🔥

The permanent vibecession is here to stay

The first two courtside seats have sold for the first Knicks Finals home game at Madison Square Garden in 27 years. Someone purchased TWO seats on StubHub for.... $279,804! I have confirmed the sale.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has lost his lawsuit against Big League Advance. Tatis was paid $2 million as a minor leaguer in exchange for 10% of his future earnings. This was not a loan. If Tatis didn't make it to the big leagues, he didn't have to repay the $2 million. But Tatis did make it to the big leagues and later signed a 14-year, $340 million contract. That meant Tatis owed Big League Advance $34 million. Tatis had publicly praised Big League Advance, saying the $2 million allowed him to hire a personal trainer, upgrade his apartment, and eat better food. But after realizing he owed $34 million in exchange for $2 million, Tatis sued the company, alleging that they used predatory tactics to lure him into an investment deal that was really an illegal loan. The judge disagreed. The agreement was upheld this week and Tatis was even ordered to pay Big League Advance’s legal fees. This is a big deal because Big League Advance has signed deals with 700+ athletes, including Elly De La Cruz (MLB) and Nolan Smith (NFL), across MLB, NFL, and college sports (think: NIL). And now that the courts have ordered Fernando Tatis Jr. to follow through on the agreement, other potential legal challenges will likely go the same way.

Technology isn't the problem. The kids' peer group is. Where I lived before, there was literally nowhere to go and no kids to play with. No "lots of time outdoors" existed. But when you have that, when kids can run outside and find friends every single day, they don't touch screens. They just don't. I see this now. But here's what I also see. This peer group is fragile. It's literally 2 families within 2 streets keeping my kids busy. That's it. Two. If those families aren't around, the whole thing collapses instantly. We're back to zero. And it's not like the old days where families went to church together, where the adults actually knew each other and were aligned. The parents barely talk. We have a "wave to each other" relationship. Even worse, these families are completely bought into the running around lifestyle. My kids come home constantly with "So and so had to go to gymnastics." Peak play hours? Gone. Everyone's driving to activities. The whole street operates like this. School, then scattered to different locations for extracurriculars. This "lots of time outdoors" thing could fall apart any day. It's a math problem. And the math is actually terrible. The boomers have no idea how lucky they had it. A massive demographic explosion of same-aged families all concentrated in the exact same suburban developments. Close-knit houses but still tons of open space for kids to play. Church still binding everyone together. One parent working, one at home. It's actually insane how perfectly aligned everything was for them.

In 1998, the United States achieved its first federal budget surplus in 29 years, effectively ending a streak of deficits that had lasted since 1969. ⁠ ⁠ This milestone was achieved under President Bill Clinton, following the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which resulted in a fiscal surplus of approximately $69 billion for that year.⁠ ⁠

Medicare for All means no premium, no co-pay, no deductible. Doesn't matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26, turn 65, get married, get divorce — it is there for you.

Everyone is slamming this guy: “What a wuss!” But… 1) Most people have forgotten what it’s like to feel great. Their baseline for health is low, so they don’t notice subtle changes. That’s not a good thing. 2) Most people don’t do anything that requires their absolute best performance. I promise you that elite athletes notice the effect of 3 or 4 drinks. 3) As he points out, there are second order effects of drinking beyond feeling suboptimal. I drink on rare occasions, but in general I don’t have room in my life to feel less than optimal. I get a much better buzz from feeling and performing my best.

Too soon?

you are objectively retarded.

Private equity is taking our homes. It's taking our hospitals. It's taking beloved local businesses and stripping them for parts. And now private equity is running the Red Sox into the ground. Our new ad ⬇️

Scot McCloughan was a GM in Washington and San Francisco ... But I don't think my 49ers content is the reason his wife Jessica started following me recently 👀