Jack Dorsey Is Gwyneth Paltrow for Silicon Valley

Post by kodz4 » Thu, May 02, 2019, 6:51 PM UTC

smacktoward wrote: post #102

wpietri wrote: post #8

This is really a perfect title. As somebody who grew up in Michigan not far from Battle Creek, I've always been interested the history of wacky self-improvement regimes. (You may remember "The Road to Wellville" as one look at that. [1]) E.g., the inventor of Graham flour believed in all sorts of self-harshness: "Graham created a theology and diet aimed at keeping individuals, families, and society pure and healthy -…

I actually just read The Road to Wellville for the first time a couple weeks ago, and was struck by how much it reminded me of the modern-day startup scene. A profusion of tiny health-food companies, all making extravagant claims and so desperate to raise money that they hawk shares to travelers getting off at the train station. All these companies crowding into tiny Battle Creek, not so much because there was any pr…

Post by paulcole » Thu, May 02, 2019, 6:55 PM UTC

joelrunyon wrote: post #26

I'm curious how they compare "fasting" - which people have been doing for thousands of years and has traditions in nearly every major historical + religious culture and cost nothing with "jade eggs." Doesn't quite seem equivalent...

Post by iheartpotatoes » Thu, May 02, 2019, 6:55 PM UTC

Post by gvand » Thu, May 02, 2019, 7:00 PM UTC

the_economist wrote: post #131

gvand wrote: post #24

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Read the article and ask yourself which one of the things described would seem out of place in one of those sad gossip magazines targeting low-income housewives. E.g. water mixed with Himalayan salt and lemon in the morning. And since I'm mentioning it, Himalayan salt is not better than normal salt. It could also contain more contaminants and it has no iodine (that could not be desirable in some countries).

Himalayan salt contains iron, calcium, iron, and magnesium. Lemons contain vitamin C, potassium, fiber, etc. If you are fasting, it may be a good idea to get those electrolytes. Even if not, this seems like a healthy drink; certainly better what I people see drinking at my office. People might not want to macro dose iodine, so that rules out table salt. Most importantly: it tastes good!

Post by CharlesColeman » Thu, May 02, 2019, 7:02 PM UTC

GuiA wrote: post #111

michaelchisari wrote: post #87

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I also wonder how much of it is people desperately trying to undo the damages of stress. What people might really need is shorter work weeks and more time off (including time away from social media and other non-work related stressors). But that's not something out culture really allows for or encourages. So we look to miracle cures so we can continue feeling productive.

I’d put it even further than “just” attempting to undo the damages of stress. The local community, where you’d buy your meat from your local butcher that had been in your neighborhood for 15 years, vegetables from the farmers’ market where the produce is all from within a 50 miles radius, where you go to church/temple/etc with the same faces every week, where the teachers and doctors that took care of you now take ca…