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2/19/2024
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BWF 052: Too Many Phones

At its peak, Nokia launched 57 phone models in a single year. Apple, by comparison, has launched 47 models in sixten. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
2/9/2024
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BWF 051: Limits of History

History does not provide answers to contemporary strategic questions, but it nurtures the ability to think ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
1/23/2024
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January 23rd, 2024 BWF 048: Nuclear Family Mistake ButWhatFor? Four for Friday Hey everyone! Sorry for sending you an email on a Tuesday morning as opposed to Friday. As far as I can tell, >50% of
7/18/2022
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Last Email, For Now

Thank you for all the support July 18th, 2022 | Read Online Last Email, For Now Thank you for all the support Facebook Logo Twitter Logo Linkedin Logo Fwd Logo Welcome to all our new subscribers!
7/8/2022
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But What For? Follow-up Vacation Polls

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7/1/2022
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But What For? Fourth of July Weekend Polls

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6/24/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 044

Most Valuable Result, Short-Sightedness, 8000 Poems, and Left a Pineapple June 24th, 2022 | Read Online ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 044 Most Valuable Result, Short-Sightedness, 8000 Poems, and
6/17/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 043

Cannot Find Peace, 30-for-30, It's Leverage and Druckenmiller June 17th, 2022 | Read Online ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 043 Cannot Find Peace, 30-for-30, It's Leverage and Druckenmiller
6/10/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 042

Deceiving Negotiators, Cheating Students, For Now, & Nothing Happened June 10th, 2022 | Read Online ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 042 Deceiving Negotiators, Cheating Students, For Now, &
6/4/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 041

Resources, Bad Habits, Foster Homes, and Britain did a Genocide June 3rd, 2022 | Read Online ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 041 Resources, Bad Habits, Foster Homes, and Britain did a Genocide
5/28/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 038

The Way of Archery, Manufacturing the Middle Class, 95% of Market Cap, and Beehiiv May 13th, 2022 | Read Online ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 038 The Way of Archery, Manufacturing the Middle Class,
5/28/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 039

Predicting the Unpredictable, Newton, the Worst, and Huberman May 20th, 2022 | Read Online ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 039 Predicting the Unpredictable, Newton, the Worst, and Huberman Facebook
5/28/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 040

Not a Tragedy, Suggestions, Better Brainstorming, and a Country Churchyard May 27th, 2022 | Read Online ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 040 Not a Tragedy, Suggestions, Better Brainstorming, and a
5/6/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 037

After a Snake, the Current Thing, Death Toll Comparisons, and English Rhymes ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
3/1/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 034

Envy, a New Theory, If, and Thinking About Life ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
3/1/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 035

How lucky I am, Jesuits, truth on the blockchain, and the Sample ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
3/1/2022
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ButWhatFor? Four for Friday | No. 036

Good with hard work, Baupost, how to grow old, & people who write books ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌