A return to pure value investing would be incredible harm reduction about, I dunno, sixty years ago. Nowadays the derivatives market is so much larger than the actual market that any attempt to unwind it might literally collapse the entire global economy
Or almost like a shambolic Sturmabteilung. I was honestly surprised the J6 crowd was pardoned, figured they were no longer necessary and headed straight under the nearest bus.
Wisdom as distinct from knowledge is a performance of one's experience. Think on your experiences, and how to portray them for an audience. That will appear to be wisdom.
Another version of wisdom is a lack of self-seriousness. Unlearn your self regard to achieve this.
I can't now recall which of her books I read, but as a budding creepy kid at the time it was with a mounting despair. No, this is a cool book, it must be! Why am I bored? When does it get good?
Considering how sex is, emotionally, such a life affirming and intimacy driven act, I'd expect someone like an ancient vampire to crave a great deal of it but never really get the itch scratched.
Imagine it. You've lived so long that humans have stopped seeming real. The older you get, the faster time seems to go. You've long since forgotten the ones you once truly loved. New humans are so culturally different and apparently short lived that they barely even register as people anymore.
Ancient vampires would be starved for intimacy or any genuine connection. They'd fuck skillfully and often perhaps, but without passion or connection.
I remember him looking basically like an IASIP character who might try to turn Mac straight and ruin his marriage in the attempt