(Part 3) Top products from r/mealtimevideos

In my opinion it is a very strong argument and it's summed up by the idea of the Anthropic principle:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic_principle

A similar book that I really enjoyed was Michael Coreys "The God Hypothesis":
https://www.amazon.com/God-Hypothesis-Discovering-Goldilocks-Universe/dp/0742520544

But yes, in the absence of any Scientific Evidence for things like the cause of the Big Bang, the perfect balance of our natural laws, and the perfection of the Earth itself, the Multiverse theory was thrown in to try and come up with some kind of response.

> But the way he talks about how Monopolies come and go is sort of the proof that they aren't really problems.

From the video, Standard Oil, American Tobacco, and Microsoft are all examples of competition and innovation stifling companies that resulted in government anti-trust action. Since the 1980s, US anti-trust law has loosened to mean only companies that destroy consumer surplus via artificially high prices. One of the interesting debates of the past couple years has been whether zero-cost monopolies Facebook and Google are stifling innovation. The EU has produced court rulings within that past year that indicate they believe the answer is yes. See this most recent stratechery post for some analysis.

If you're interested in the formation of the modern corporation, and the evolution of the railroad/commodity collusion and legislative bribery that allowed oil and steel magnates to become the world's richest people, I'd recommend Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr..

allow me to make such a recommendation! Ever since my Lit. teacher had me read "How to read literature like a professor" as summer reading, my entire ability to interpret novels on a deeper level--and not just novels, but lots of other media--was changed for the better

I like authors who kind of adopt the Edgar Allan Poe method of writing: don't mention the thing unless it adds to the story

Interesting. I hadn't heard of The School of Life, but I took a low-level college philosophy class and one of the required books was The Consolations of Philosophy by de Botton. I would definitely describe it as very light reading.

That anti-capitalist notebook is hilarious.

If UX and design piques your interests, Design of Everyday Things is a great book on the subject. Even if you don't ever planning on designin anything it gives you perspective to see things around you in new ways.

You're right, there's actually a shitload of books about rust.

It was this one: https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Longest-War-Jonathan-Waldman/dp/1451691602

Honestly, a tremendously interesting book.

This is a really fascinating era. There's a book I've been meaning to read about this time period: 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed

I have watched the video entirely. I've also spoken to many parents with all sorts of different viewpoints and read a fair amount on the topic. And no, I don't mean google searches. This book is probably the most fair and balanced book on the topic. It was written by a midwife with a medical degree.

Apparently it's still available from Amazon Mexico.

https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Veil-Public-Square/dp/0691147981

https://www.amazon.com/China-Model-Political-Meritocracy-Democracy/dp/0691173044

https://www.amazon.com/Prison-Ramen-Recipes-Stories-Behind/dp/0761185526

regarding the historical background.

they never existed.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ninja-Unmasking-Myth-Stephen-Turnbull/dp/1473850428