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Mike Moritz, one of the most successful VCs in Silicon Valley history, announced he’s been diagnosed with an incurable illness and has been told his quality of life will likely decline significantly in the next 5-10 years. Very sad. Moritz says he will continue to do investing but also make some cha...
Matthew Yglesias has a very good article describing occupational licensing in the US. He is doing a great job of documenting ignored subjects that are a bigger problem than people realize.
Friday, May 25 at 8:00pm at Walters
The causes for such dramatic trends are threefold, Zimbardo argues. The first is increasing video game playing by young men.
“The illusion of connectedness when a person is playing a video game is no substitute for real interaction,” he said. “Those boys that invest hours upon hours in these pursuits are less able to socialize themselves when it comes to real life.”
The second, he said, is the accessibility of pornography.
“The incredible array of pornography that is available to young men … [is] creating an addiction to arousal and habituating young men to similarity,” Zimbardo said. “They are thus unable to perceive reality as it is and are much less prepared for significant and meaningful sexual relationships.”
From Philip Zimbardo. I look forward to reading the forthcoming ebook.
Sorry about your dad's accident. I hope he has a full and speedy recovery. I also like the line, " I'm old, not in the age of my years, but in the age of my heart."
I generally love the series, but this is one of the saddest I've read. I'll post a comment with my thoughts, so as not to spoil.
2012: Avon Walk for Breast Cancer: San Francisco
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