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“Monthly Roundup #32: July 2025” by Zvi

75 min • 21 juli 2025

Welcome to the monthly roundup of things that don’t fit into other categories and don’t rise to the level of their own posts.

Bad News

When people tell you who they are, believe them (with obvious exceptions). In particular, if they explicitly describe themselves as evil, or demonic, or uses other similar terms, definitely believe them.

Did you know 67% of all college students bet on sports? That's a group that is majority female, so that statistic is wild. This is in the context of Ron Yorko developing a class in sports betting awareness from a neuroscience perspective for CMU freshman.

Cooking scales well, but for single people the economics are remarkably bad. Stop telling single people not to order delivery.

Chase Sapphire Reserve annual fee increases to $795 from $550, you get a $300 travel credit. That should cut down considerably the number [...]

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Outline:

(00:18) Bad News

(05:12) Government Working

(07:51) Jones Act Watch

(11:23) Prize Fund

(13:19) Dining Out

(16:18) While I Cannot Condone This

(23:57) Good News, Everyone

(29:49) Opportunity Knocks

(30:00) Antisocial Media

(35:25) Technology Advances

(38:02) For Science!

(39:03) Various Things On Fire

(43:07) You Need Bigger Nametags

(44:19) Variously Effective Altruism

(49:04) For Your Entertainment

(58:46) Game Theory

(01:00:37) Gamers Gonna Game Game Game Game Game

(01:05:53) Who Wants To Be An American Citizen?

(01:07:15) I Was Promised Flying Self-Driving Cars

(01:09:53) Sports Go Sports

(01:10:42) The Lighter Side

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First published:
July 21st, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zs4oDeNmKRukS7mjh/monthly-roundup-32-july-2025

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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Images from the article:

Satirical poster mocking motivational messages about personal growth and adventure seeking.
Google Maps view of San Francisco peninsula and surrounding cities
Venn diagram showing overlapping characteristics between EA, Effective Altruism, and Ea-nasir
Reddit post from r/GenX discussing 90s party scenes in teen movies, with movie still showing teens at a Christmas party wearing red outfits.
Cartoon skeleton lounging on couch with fantasy quest-themed text above it.
Map of Europe showing different reactions to learning foreign languages, color-coded with humorous responses.
Japanese restaurant rating pie chart showing distribution of Tabelog scores, with explanatory text.
Table showing hours per week spent on fiction and music from 1500-2025.

The data shows entertainment consumption patterns across different time periods, with both fiction and music hours increasing significantly from 1500 to the projected year 2025.
Satirical poster mocking
Tab Groups interface showing 492 open tabs and multiple groups folders
Side-by-side portraits: woman in leopard print, man in dark suit.
This is a fantasy-themed cybersecurity awareness poster parodying Star Wars, warning about online scams. The poster is designed in a retro PSA style with a hooded figure handing a lightsaber to a young person, along with safety tips about verifying identities and avoiding suspicious contacts. The title reads
An anti-adventure propaganda poster warning against answering the hero's call, featuring a silhouetted puppet figure and purple-pink gradient design.
Ranking of 13 financial and betting platforms' website visits in May
Comparison of two 5-star rating systems with different evaluation criteria.
Map showing Waymo One service area across Silicon Valley cities
Table comparing Checkov's, Schrodinger's, Occam's, and Murphy's laws across different scenarios.

The table has 5 columns (laws) and 4 rows (principles), showing how each principle applies to guns, cats, razors, and general laws.
Side-by-side headshots: woman in velvet dress, man in dark sweater.
Medieval-style PSA warning about fake claims to English throne, styled as guidebook.

The image cleverly parodies warnings about scams using medieval art aesthetics, complete with decorative borders and period-appropriate figures exchanging a sword. The text humorously advises verifying royal claims, avoiding
Joey Politano tweets:
Cartoon illustration showing someone in purple covering their face

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