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You should just look up the history of Singapore yourself. The guy took it from nothing to one of the most thriving economies in the region in just a few decades.

Chapter 3: Faro, Portugal Somebody at the hostel told me there's a lot of Dutch people in the south of Portugal, and he mentioned Faro, so I bought a bus ticket and went. On a whim, just like I ended up in all other places so far. Bus took about 3.5 hours and the landscape was relatively boring, just hills and pine forest. The lady sitting next to me was really nice. She offered me an old biscuit and I accepted it to be polite. It tasted like cardboard. I offered her a croissant in return but she didn't want it. Arriving in Faro felt weird. I was used to the city, and now I was in this beach town in early March, well outside the season. The upside was there were plenty of private rooms available for ridiculously low prices. I would stay at proper hotel rooms for €20 /night. And by proper hotel room I meant noisy with a shared bathroom, but still a massive improvement over hostels for less money. Library was decent, much better than the Lisbon or Porto ones that were overcrowded. Actually was feeling a bit sick in the beginning so couldn't even work that much.

They're not democracies.

The Vision: I'm in Bali, wake up in my beautiful Villa. Dip in the pool, then grab a double espresso, hit the gym and go to my coworking after that. Work until 1PM, then after that I focus on content creation for Youtube to inspire others. At night I do stand-up comedy and socialize, or hit the gym a second time or do more intense kickboxing classes. That's it! Never having to worry about money, doing something amazing, being creative and entrepreneurial at the same time. And being financially independent allows me to grow myself, going deeper into stage Green. There are plenty of hippies and yoga people on Bali doing the same. No Money: But the reality at this time still was: no money, little income and nothing was stable. I couldn't even afford a hostel bed some nights so I had to sleep at the library (the only library that's open 24 hours for some reason is in Lisbon). Had to borrow from family and friends which I find embarrassing. I had some sporadic income from e-commerce and selling those websites on Flippa but it was very little and not stable. So after studying the homeless I am now myself homeless. The only difference of course is mindset: I see myself as a digital nomad, a starting entrepreneur, not as an actual homeless person with no perspective. Mindset is what makes all the difference here. Plus Portugal being such a safe country really helps here too. But by the grace of God I made it. At some point I did get a few customers to pay me money. One guy paid for help with his Google Ads and in the same week another guy paid for a website I made. It's crazy cause that last guy withheld the money for like a month until I got it. Grace of God man, grace of God. Volunteering in Bali: What can I do for money? I've been vibe-coding, I know my way around web design and I'm tech savvy. I don't want to work in certain industries that are boring or evil; I wanna do something good for the world. Wait a minute, what if I can help yoga and spiritual retreats with their tech? Set up automations for them, help them sort their admin through AI usage. PERFECT! That's what I'm doing. But where do I start? First I did a few exploratory calls with yoga instructors, just to find out what their tech needs are and how I could help them. Unfortunately, they were all broke and I didn't see market there. So I shifted to retreat centers; those guys have money and some even have multi million dollar turnovers. Fantastic. I went online and found this volunteering opportunity in Bali: one month at a luxury yoga retreat helping with their tech and marking, which was exactly the kind of opportunity I wanted. I sent them my vibe-coded portfolio that showed some of my 'work' (retreat web design) and they loved it. The deal was: You have to 'volunteer' 5 hours per day, 5 days a week. The rest of the time you are free to do what you want. You get to drop into any yoga class on-site for free Free use of their co-working spaces Free breakfast Free accommodation (I think it was just bunkbeds with mosquito nets but still, free) My thinking was this: I work at the co-working spaces in my sparetime to get clients. Then when the month is over, I have an actual paid client PLUS this amazing month-long volunteering experience to put in my portfolio. After that I will understand how retreats operate and can start doing paid work for other retreats. I was still in Lisbon, but now I had some cash. Fuck yeah, let's go to Bali! I got out of the hostels (I fucking HATE the smell of other people at night, can't stand that shit any longer) and into a basic private room and I started booking my trip: Lisbon > Abu Dhabi > Jakarta > 1 night in Jakarta > Bali Bought the visa online Paid the Bali fee online as well Paid the hotel in Jakarta Ready to go But then... Iran War: Yep. The one time in my life where I'm flying all the way to Asia via the middle east and this shit happens. I was already stressed about this whole ordeal and I had spend my last dime on this trip, and now it's canceled? Do I even get my money back? Am I stuck here? Things were uncertain. One moment the app said the flight was going, then the next moment it would all say canceled. One morning I got a text saying the flight was reinstated. Went to the airport; no flight. No money to re-book, no flight, no nothing. Now what? (some pictures of my private office in Lisbon; the public library Galveias Palace)

How it feels Although tbh I find Codex slow.

That's really gay.

Lol tell that to the girls dating coked up junkie club promoters. In fact, many girls date total lowlifes.

Although that should be taken with a grain of salt given the sources. Either way, if Fable 5 does relaunch with strict geo-locking I predict a shadow economy. I will definitely hire a US based VA to run the model for me (data analysis) and send me the report. Easy. Literally just give someone Github access, ask them to run Fable with the prompts I tell them, and report back when it's done.

Google AI answered my question, but it's more concerning than I thought tbh

@Elliott awesome insight. However, a fully stage orange+ 'dictatorship' seems to be possible when you study Singapore. So far that experiment has gone well but who knows how it will pan out. Same for China of course.

Drake is turning 40 too. Happy birthday Drake, you made the 2010s what they were 🎵

Today I saw what seemed like my dad. The way he walked, his clothing, his face all looked exactly like my dad. But my dad is 2400km away. That is the second time in 4 months. Last time I met a guy who looked exactly like my best friend in high school, just as I was thinking about him a lot. I consider these glitches in the matrix. The dream revealing itself to me. Shits weird man.

What's actually concerning is combining both that video I shared with the new article I shared. No Fortune 500 company, legal or medical could ever use Anthopic's Fable 5 because it retains user data for 30 days by default with no way to opt-out. Yet "They highlighted that British hospitals, researchers, and enterprises were already actively integrating Fable 5 into their workflows". Wtf 😑 I assume the UK hospitals were using it for tasks that have nothing to do with patient data but still, this is the whole point of data protection and why we need a strong EU alternative.

Just the fact that digital autonomy is such a hot botton issue around the globe now. https://www.thetimes.com/business/technology/article/lift-ban-on-newest-ai-models-uk-urges-donald-trump-vlhr3qhbv and: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/eu-commission-looking-practical-consequences-anthropic-decision-spokesperson-2026-06-14/ It's a pretty big deal. https://table.media/?p=ec56e75d-cf8a-43fc-a1f5-6b4c163e53e4 https://www.cep.eu/eu-topics/details/us-access-ban-on-anthropics-fablemythos-5-more-of-a-geopolitical-signal-than-a-necessary-security-measure.html

Yeah Anthropic is pretty evil.