1/ Heard this really interesting take from @morganhousel on how the modern culture& #39;s obsession with sports is actually a non-violent replacement of wars. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">

for most of human history, your position in the status hierarchy was determined by the clan you belonged to,

2/ wars won, and heads slain.

It& #39;s only the last century or two that wars have diminished relatively. Which is a very tiny time period when compared with our ~ 200,000 year existence.

So we created a few proxies to signal our position in the pecking order.

3/ Turns out which football team you support is one of them.

it& #39;s a replacement for my team vs your team. we battle it out in a relatively non-violent way and the winner gets to boast about it with their group the next day. feeling all superior about it.

4/ when you support a team, you associate yourself as a member of that & #39;tribe& #39;. you call it "your" team and feel as if you& #39;re personally going to battle with the opposing team.

Pretty interesting.

5/ There are many other wonderful discussions in this podcast episode with @jposhaughnessy on & #39;Psychology of Money& #39;, which is less about investing but more about life in general.

Must listen! https://twitter.com/jposhaughnessy/status/1253300035288252416?s=20">https://twitter.com/jposhaugh...