# 043: Operant Conditioning

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Podcast: [Satellite Haiku](https://stenobird.com/podcast/satellite-haiku-7095905)
Published: 2026-01-23T21:30:37+00:00
Episode link: https://satellitehaiku.substack.com/p/043-operant-conditioning
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## Resource

We talk about works we created long ago, old tech, operant conditioning oneself, checklists, the memory palace, MiLo’s dad’s collections of stamps and old baseball cards, Warren Buffet’s stock market advice, the scammer mindset as a strange superpower, Elizabeth Holmes and Bernie Madoff, trying to learn options trading, trying to time the market, sneakerheads, Yeezeys, Minneapolis and its precedents (like Kent State), social movements, the Trump administration response to the killing of Renee Good, the NRx movement (Curtis Yarvin, Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance), and the billionaire bubble. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com

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