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Another underrated writing tip for beginners:

In any sentence, make the last word the most important word.

"Everyone knew who the captain was."

Becomes:

"Everyone knew the captain."

Much stronger.

Sam Harris is one of the smartest, well-informed, sensible people I’ve come across and his explanation of how his relationship with Elon Musk soured is worth reading.

The Trouble with Elon

This is essential and very helpful reading.

Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?

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Beyond the Hype: Due diligence from the lens of a Passive Minority Investor

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Today I start using Substack

I used to like Twitter but always felt very constrained by the 144 limit

This brought problems for the irony-challenged, who misunderstood a lot of what I was trying to say

This is a particular problem for me because I seem to be regarded as ‘on the left’ by people on the right, and' ‘on the right’ by people on the left

Apparently this makes me controversial, and therefore box office poison