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Adult Education

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Lewis, M. (2010). Adult Education. In Lewis, M. Liar's Poker. W. W. Norton & Company, pp. 67-98

the Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues; instituted by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s, beginning the democratization of the Soviet Union

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So much for glasnost.

someone asks a pointed q about their south african mining company shareholder

—p.73 by Michael Lewis
notable
7 months, 2 weeks ago

So much for glasnost.

someone asks a pointed q about their south african mining company shareholder

—p.73 by Michael Lewis
notable
7 months, 2 weeks ago
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If you are a self-possessed man with a healthy sense of detachment from your bank account and someone writes you a check for tens of millions of dollars, you probably behave as if you have won a sweepstakes, kicking your feet in the air and laughing yourself to sleep at night at the miracle of your good fortune. But if your sense of self-worth is morbidly wrapped up in your financial success, you probably believe you deserve everything you get. You take it as a reflection of something grand inside you.

it's funny how similar this is to stuff i've written lol. i guess it makes sense, there are only so many ways to make the same sorta obvious point [occasioned by the structure of the economy]

—p.74 by Michael Lewis 7 months, 2 weeks ago

If you are a self-possessed man with a healthy sense of detachment from your bank account and someone writes you a check for tens of millions of dollars, you probably behave as if you have won a sweepstakes, kicking your feet in the air and laughing yourself to sleep at night at the miracle of your good fortune. But if your sense of self-worth is morbidly wrapped up in your financial success, you probably believe you deserve everything you get. You take it as a reflection of something grand inside you.

it's funny how similar this is to stuff i've written lol. i guess it makes sense, there are only so many ways to make the same sorta obvious point [occasioned by the structure of the economy]

—p.74 by Michael Lewis 7 months, 2 weeks ago