A recent experience I had with threads is a good example of how Slack is both a great service and a bad app. When was discussing a particular design, a coworker was replying to my specific questions/points using threads with “also send as direct message” checked. 1/3

As parents who are struggling to keep a preschooler in bed, a surprise favorite feature this year has been the ability to easily pair AirPods and Beats with our Apple TV. Apple should run an ad, because this feature is a lifesaver, and yet most people don’t know it exists.

Here’s a tip. If you find yourself writing at work (proposals, documentation, training, etc…), learn the keyboard shortcuts to quickly format headers. With minimal effort, you can make your document look much more professional.

And this doesn’t even touch on debt from medical treatments or elderly care. It’s almost as if America capitalism is Sisyphean for most people in that it isn’t designed to help them build capital, but rather to give them just enough money to manage their debts in perpetuity. 4/4

Higher education is still the best way to go, but earning better wages often also requires living in areas with extremely high cost of living. Many of those who are able to pay off their education loans will still face crushing mortgage payments. 3/4

People coming of age have a choice between quickly amassing debt upfront from higher education in hopes that higher wages will pay off in the long run, or slowly accruing debt incrementally from low wage jobs that don’t always quite pay the bills. 2/4

Extremely vague reckon: Americans have created a society built on systematic debt wherein many, if not most, of its citizens perpetually live with five or even six figure debt. 1/4

I’ll wager that “The Power Of Building Untaxable Wealth” is targeted firmly at that second group. Never mind the lack of social safety nets, or the costs of healthcare and housing. All you really need is more grit and these weird tricks. And don’t forget, taxes are for suckers.

The idea that everyone is in complete control of their own fortune is snake oil sold at (and sometimes by) two kinds of people:

  1. Egoists looking to deny how privilege and luck contributed to their own success.

  2. Those desperately looking for a path to success.

Because I largely credit my own success to privilege and luck, my instinct is not to judge people merely for being less fortunate. In my mind, the opposite instinct is to assume that “those people” somehow chose or deserve to be less fortunate.