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1/ Heard this really interesting take from @morganhousel on how the modern culture's obsession with sports is actually a non-violent replacement of wars. 
for most of human history, your position in the status hierarchy was determined by the clan you belonged to,
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'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.
It'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'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.
it'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 'tribe'. you call it "your" team and feel as if you're personally going to battle with the opposing team.
Pretty interesting.
Pretty interesting.
5/ There are many other wonderful discussions in this podcast episode with @jposhaughnessy on 'Psychology of Money', which is less about investing but more about life in general.
Must listen! https://twitter.com/jposhaughnessy/status/1253300035288252416?s=20
Must listen! https://twitter.com/jposhaughnessy/status/1253300035288252416?s=20
