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> there is no dispute that Einstein "invented" General Relativity.

Just like there is no dispute Newton invented calculus, gutenburg invented the printing press or columbus discovered the americas...

> Reportedly, a lot of people who choose to study psychology are motivated originally to figure out what's going on in their own heads

People who go into psychology are more interested in what's going on in other people's heads and more importantly manipulating other people. It's more about controlling others than controlling oneself. It's why psychology was founded in the first place.

> people who lack a native impulse to be honest / ethical and are curious about people who do.

Ethics isn't about studying people. It's about studying principles. IE what does ethics mean. What makes an act ethical vs non-ethical. So on. You can delve into the ethics of gods, god, AI or even animals. Are ethical principles universal or not. So on and so forth.

> Can you buy and sell shares tax-free if the cash > security > cash conversions all happen inside the IRA?

No taxes on Roth IRAs. Even on distributions/withdrawals at a certain age ( I think it's 58 or 60? ).

Roth IRAs are as good a retirement vehicle as you can have.

> Greatness comes from character and character isn’t formed out of smart people—it’s formed out of people who suffered.

Or 'Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them' -- Shakespeare

There are many paths to greatness. The article mentions a lot of hurdles and racism that he had to overcome. But those are specific to him. I'm sure there are plenty 'great' people who haven't suffered.

> One of my great advantages is that I have very low expectations.

I don't think people with low expectations start companies. Certainly those with low expectations don't rise and achieve greatness.

In essence, he is saying people should be resilient and try to persevere through hard times. The rest are just fluff to fill time.

But even with resilience and perseverance, you aren't guaranteed success. It also takes a bit of luck. Being at the right place at the right time. There isn't a magic formula to be successful. And there are only X number of billionaires the economy can suppport...

> Introducing SIMA: the first generalist AI agent to follow natural-language instructions in a broad range of 3D virtual environments and video games.

If it can be done in 3D virtual environments and video games, it shouldn't be much of a leap to do it in the real world. After all we have cameras, voice recorders, sensors, etc that can map the real world into 3D virtual environments already. Have they tried linking this generalist AI to a robot to see how the robot does in the real world?

No issues. I didn't read it. It was a general remark about your 'idealized view of journalism' rather than about a specific article.

Not only that, don't insurers offer 'discounts' for installing tracking apps on your phones and devices?