banger read. i've also been thinking about gambling mechanics recently and here's my take on the chart with dedicated gambling sub-genres:
- gacha: collector's gambling
- gamba: pure gambling
- blackjack: the next hit is the winning hit
- poker: skill-based, luck factored in
same underlying variable reward loop, but very different ways of keeping you in it.
Not a big fan of monarchy but I would always take an enlightened monarch or autocrat over a democratic process. Unfortunately democracy in the age of information is in a coma, but it's still the best way to ensure no bad monarchs rise
You've never faced true horror until your lowkey beautiful seaside restaurant that you discovered in some local guides in Uluwatu 3 years ago gets in Tatler Asia. It felt as if I saw a relative being advertised for porn.
I am at a Dubai shisha place and next to me I have an australian Claude specialist who has 45 students on his platform and also does "consulting", sells licenses for "online ad specialists" and is trying to convinge an Arab guy to work with him on his new venture. Extraordinary.
Nick Fuentes is asked how great he thinks the movement would be if he were 6’5
“You think if I were a 6’5 Chad, I’d be doing an internet show for a bunch of retards?” 😭
I'm not posting my posting earnings as some of you will genuinely not take it well after this week that I've had. Some might call it psychological warfare so I'll refrain.