Saturday 7

Published: Sat, 11/25/23

Good morning!

Here's your Saturday 7 roundup!

🚜 Eat your vegetables:

In 1974, after getting approval based on fraudulent studies, Monsanto began spraying Roundup (glyphosate) on all our food.

Over 3.5 billion pounds of glyphosate later...

In 2018, Monsanto sold to Bayer for $63 billion. Because they knew.

In 2020, Bayer had to pay $10.5 billion to settle lawsuits from Roundup (glyphosate) causing cancer in thousands of people.

The lawsuits haven’t stopped. Last week was the most recent, a $1.5 billion settlement.

Monsanto unloaded its toxic weed-killer on us then unloaded its liability on Bayer. (r, r, r, r, r)

How to Avoid

A meat-based diet (ideally pastured raised / grass fed and finished) where you avoid wheat, corn, and soy is the best way to limit your exposure. (r, r)

Glyphosate is also in the water, especially in the US where the max allowable level is 7000X higher than in Europe, so it’s a good idea to invest in a water filter.

🏭 Why we're getting sicker, younger:

Cancer rates among adults under 50 is up 79% in 30 years. (r)

While "experts" are quick to blame red meat...

I think this chart of obesity is more telling...

😴 What's getting closer:

It's official.

NED (an anti-snore device) is undergoing its final design before moving to mass manufacturing.

My brother (NED's financial counsel) and I took a trip to visit the manufacturer and have a kickoff session with the team.

We discussed the final design modifications required to silence snoring and fix sleep.

While NED is still a few months away (waitlist here), the motivation is high after sharing a hotel room with Joe.

💡 20 lesson from 90 years of life:

Concentrate on finding a big idea.

Treat everyone you meet as a friend.

Every year, do something you’ve never done – and 17 more hard-won life lessons from Byron Wien.

🧠 What quote I've been thinking about:

"Events that demand a leap of action before we're ready often have the happy effect of boosting us on to the next stage of development in spite of ourselves."

— Gail Sheehy

📈 What is the 2020s theme:

Since the 1950s, each decade has seen different themes win.

In a CNBC segment, Ray Dalio makes a strong case for bitcoin winning this decade's theme (without explicitly saying it).

Catalysts

Inflation / Monetary Debasement (flight to quality)
Access (US ETF)
Nation State Adoption

“With legal tender, they scam you with the inflationary tax… Bitcoin is the natural reaction against central bank scammers; to make money private again.”

— Javier Milei, who won the presidential election of Argentina last week