Archive - Relentless Curiosity

Life is more fun if you play games.

Aug 4 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

July 2025

Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.

Jul 28 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

Fighting the Black Pill

A republic, if you can keep it.

Jul 21 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

Preserving Honor

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

Jul 14 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

Scarcity is a prerequisite for value.

Jul 7 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

June 2025

Good, Bad, and Great Startup Investors

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Jun 30 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

All models are wrong, but some are useful.

Jun 23 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

What people believe is typical becomes what people do.

Jun 16 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Jun 9 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.

Jun 2 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

May 2025

Prevention vs Punishment

The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.

May 26 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.

May 19 •

Jonathan Lonsdale

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