“A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.”

ROBERT HEINLEIN

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History is like this super long experiment on being human. You know, figuring out what works and what doesn’t. It’s crazy to think that everything happening now is based on stuff that happened way back when.

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Generational patterns: The 1st generation revolutionarily break with the past. The 2nd generation wants order and stabilisation. The 3rd generation is pragmatic, wants to solve problems and live comfortably. The 4th generation is unhappy with society...

However, the many forecasts that correctly extrapolate past experience are of little value. Just as forecasters usually assume a future that’s a lot like the past, so do markets, which usually price in a continuation of recent history. Th us if the future turns out to be like the past, it’s ...

“There’s no future for people who worship the future, and forget the past.”

FROM UP ON POPPY HILL (2011)

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