Zionism is to argue “the people of the jewish faith and the state of Israel are the same thing”, which he very much wasn’t a fan of.

And the state of Israel has a right to exist, it just shouldn’t get special treatment and a different rulebook than anyone else.

Thanks for the recommendation, will take a look at it. What I’ve read of Chomsky so far is often a critique of (mostly, but not exclusively) US Imperialism, so I’m curious what this person is arguing

Where did you pick up that Chomsky would be a Zionist? He’s actively working against the Apartheid Regime in multiple of his books

Gore would be okay I think…

Ouch, that hurt

How?

Better people I guess?

Yea, if you’re interested I’d suggest to start with ‘Breath’ by James Nestor. It’s a nice intro if you’re never really thought about the way you breathe before.

You can live without drinking or smoking, it’s a personal choice

If I remember correctly, Ketosis is easier to achieve for Sherpas? And in contrast to getting energy from sugar, energy from ketosis doesn’t require oxygen… Or at least, less.

It’s also comparably equal.

If US wealth was equally distributed, every person would own about 450.000$

Born in '26, so it’ll be his 99th birthday

Mithridates?

Moxie is awesome! He’s one of those people that would be on the short list for ‘most interesting person’

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse I think… I normally don’t re-read books, but made an exception for this one.

Tough choice though.

Mainly missed opportunities due to inefficiencies and conflicts of interest in politics I’d say?