Magicians IRL

Transformations. Inventions. Disappearance. Raw material. Trickery. I was one of those kids who got really excited about magic. I remember when I was a child living in London, my mother used to take me regularly to buy toys from Harrods and Hamleys, and all I could look at is Marvin’s Magic Tricks. I attempted toContinue reading “Magicians IRL”

Flight to Quality-of-Life

FAMGA. That shiny metal. Satoshis. Static vs. Dynamic. Paralysis *This is NOT investment advice, it’s merely thoughtful pondering.* During such unfamiliar times, where is the smart money going? The right question should be, where is the wise money going? Here are the big themes we’re seeing right now: 1- Flight-to-Quality: i.e. Invest in the equity/debtContinue reading “Flight to Quality-of-Life”

To Fear or Not to Fear?

Panic-buying. Solitary confinement. Laissez-faire. Survival of the fittest. It’s the first time ever I actually hear the sound of silence on the empty streets of Kuwait at 7pm. Never realized how many dogs were in my neighborhood, until I heard the symphony of barks and howls coming from every corner of my audio periphery. NotContinue reading “To Fear or Not to Fear?”

Why Now?

The year is 2020. It’s April Fool’s. I’m stuck at home. I can. COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. Rising not-so-subtly from China, it has now spread to almost every continent, and all metrics indicate we’re about to reach our global peak in infections. Fear and confusion has crippled the masses, while a fewContinue reading “Why Now?”