We talked about leverage in terms laid out in this blog post “The Michael Scott Theory of Social Class”. Where leverage just basically means power. We talk about powerful people and why we’re not as powerful as we could be if we could become better sociopaths.

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[1] Michael Scott Theory of Social Class - https://danco.substack.com/p/the-michael-scott-theory-of-social 

[2] The Gervais Principle - https://www.ribbonfarm.com/the-gervais-principle 

[3] The Peter Principle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle 

[4] Our Bitcoin Episode - https://grandpodcast.com/episode-37-blockchain-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-ethereum-rchain.html 

[5] The Intercept Elon Musk - https://theintercept.com/2020/05/14/is-elon-musk-a-fraud/ 

[6] Boris interview - https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-entered-politics-because-of-the-beginnings-of-a-midlife-crisis-12228944 

[7] French Diplomat: “Boris Johnson is a liar who will seek to blame Brexit costs on Covid” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/24/boris-johnson-a-liar-who-will-seek-to-blame-brexit-costs-on-covid-says-diplomat 

[8] Bullshit Jobs - https://amzn.to/2VAcEvq 

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