Brazilian cities I’ve experienced compared to American cities I’ve experienced: São Paulo is basically Brazilian / Latin American NYC. Same level of diversity. Same mega economy vibe. Even food diversity. Rio De Janeiro is basically Miami. Beach vibes. Kinda grimy underneath. But cool. Brasíllia is Washington DC. Runs on federal government. Cant find a fair comparison for LA, or Austin and others yet.
@JMechling_36 oh no my favorite pod
I don’t usually tell people that I’m Brazilian. I left when I was 9 years old. Grew up in the USA. I feel more American than Brazilian. In fact, I don’t even really remember how living in Brazil is. I’m here visiting family for the first time in a decade. Rio may very well be one of, if not the most beautiful city large city I’ve ever been to. I’ve traveled a lot. Been to Spain. Japan. All over the USA, etc. No city is as intertwined with nature as Rio. Sheer mountains surround the city, with greenery literally everywhere. And I know what some of you will say. ‘But Isaac, it’s so dangerous’ I saw a Korean lady’s purse get stolen in front of my eyes in Rome. My fiancées promise ring got stolen out of our hotel room that same trip. I was almost attacked by some homeless dude in Hollywood Los Angeles. My dog scared him off. What I’m saying is that if you have some street smarts, it’s fine. Worth the visit. Worth checking out. Brazil isn’t as highly touristed as other countries but it’s certainly worth it. Anyway, I’m in Rio, then São Paulo and Joao Pessoa. Looking for local builders to connect with.
Idk who needs to hear this, but I interviewed a candidate for a creative role yesterday. The guy was very low energy. Very timid. You could tell he struggled in interviews. He still answered questions mostly right. We moved him to a video test. He crushed the test in under 12 hours. Sent a video that made my jaw drop. Some people just absolutely shine in their zone of genius. Its easy to dismiss folks when they don’t crush interviews.
I am a massive Founders pod fan. I say this kindly. This take is bad. Marcus Aurelius was a literal philosopher Socrates Julius Caesar wrote Gallic Wars and Civil war while literally doing war Alexander The Great was personally tutored by Aristotle Abraham Lincoln wrestled deeply with depression and meaning his whole life Benjamin Franklin. Inventory, and had an autobiography that was deeply introspective about self improvement. Andrew Carnegie funded 2500+ libraries. You think he didn’t spend a lot of time reading and thinking about what wealth was for? Charlie Munger…. I could keep going endlessly.
By the way using these scheduling APIs decreases reach. You need to post natively or use native schedulers. YouTube and IG have great ones.
The dude with the most aura in tech lives in LA. LA has more aura than SF confirmed.
Made my first ever personal long form today. Not trying to go viral. Trying to make my content into a quasi personal diary. t.co/3jujDzWxBV
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