HACKER Q&A
📣 motohagiography

What's a Good Contrarian Bet?


E.g. in the form of, narrative-X is probably wrong, so I'm going to double down in life on Y, what are X and Y?


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Driving to work every day is probably wrong, so I'm going to double down in life on mass transportation, remote work, self-driving cars, and/or biking/walking to work.

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Deep reliance on modern systems (modern technology, supply chain, government safety nets) is probably wrong, so I'm going to double down in life on learning self-reliance, homesteading, and personal defense. COVID made people weird, then Ukraine, and now the Middle East. I'm not a doomsdayer or prepper, but it did start the wheels turning.

👤 starbase
Men can be women is probably wrong, so don't cut your dick off.

Hydrogen cars aren't going to happen (for cost and efficiency reasons) so double down on electric or keep burning petroleum.

Disarming civilians enables their slaughter (as we witnessed last month) so stack up while you can.