Mar 9Member-onlyDiversity TravestyLet’s act diverse instead of talking about diversity. If diversity really increases ROI, then businesses will stop talking about it and act on it. But now it’s mostly feelgood nonsense. What rational-libertarian-contrarians do not like about “diversity” is its hypocrisy. …Diversity2 min readDiversity2 min read
Mar 3Member-onlyWhy I stopped doing business in CanadaOne clear cultural reason on why doing business in Canada is less attractive than in the US. Apart from being paid in USD, working in Canada could be quite convenient for me: less competition, more cultural connection/trust, etc. One clear reason that bothered me for a while working with Canadians…Canada2 min readCanada2 min read
Jan 23Member-onlychildhood & the absence of painThere is an 80% + likelihood that you are just like me and had 0 adversity in your childhood. By adversity, I mean very long periods of pronounced pain. My standards start at the threshold of an 80km ultra run or say a Vipassana retreat. Starting and not giving up…Pain1 min readPain1 min read
Dec 9, 2022Member-onlyAndrew Hate#andrewtate’s main audience are 16 years old virgin males. Andrew’s advice to our youth strikes their exact chords: how to get women and power. These 2 goals are mostly created by society and our own human biology. Most “teachers” are boring and not role models for any ambitious kids. …Andrew Tate2 min readAndrew Tate2 min read
Dec 9, 2022Member-onlyThe American Dreamthe greatest thing America had was the “american dream”, the knowledge that anyone could make it. some folks took this mentality to heart too much and made money their only objectives. One of these “someone” took the presidency over a country, threatening to rip it (and the world) apart. what…Entrepreneurship3 min readEntrepreneurship3 min read
Nov 17, 2022Member-onlyWhy Trump, Kanye and other controversial folks become/stay this waySometimes, you may wonder why controversial characters like Trump or Kanye are this way. One interesting way to see it is the “you are the 5 person you hang the most with” theory. 1st, megalomans hang with themselves mostly. This is problematic, you will understand, as they live in a…2 min read2 min read
Oct 12, 2022Member-onlyMy Bromont Ultra 80km experienceIntro The madness began while I was still in Mexico. I had booked weeks ago the legendary Ironman Mont-Tremblant 2022. My dad called me a short while after during our weekly family calls. He told me about this ultra race in Bromont. …Ultramarathon15 min readUltramarathon15 min read
Oct 9, 2022Member-onlyBromont Ultra 80kmI’m running an 80km #ultramarathon with 3500m in elevation. Why? The 1st technical why is that I’m training for crazier things, like Everest, or a 2 days 160km ultra trail. The 2nd technical why is that I LOVE trail. My strength in endurance events is uphills, as I’ve often trained…Ultramarathon3 min readUltramarathon3 min read
Jun 24, 2022Member-onlyA bottle broken on my head and my 2nd Ironman. Mont-Tremblant 2022.Why the fuck would I be doing a second Ironman? I mean, the hardest 1 day endurance event in the world, twice? Why Charles? More pain, didn’t you had enough? Well, truth be told, I have some demons to fight in Mont-Tremblant. Here’s the story. The second phase of my…Ironman4 min readIronman4 min read
May 3, 2022Member-onlySummiting el Pico de Orizaba, MexicoLast weekend, I summited Mexico’s highest mountain. America’s 3rd highest mountain, el Pico de Orizaba. 5600 god-damn meters. Everest is 8800 meters by comparison. It’s on my list in less than 5 years. El Pico, which I affectively named “the never ending mountain”, was grueling, another true test to my…Mountain Climbing4 min readMountain Climbing4 min read