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​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: How to find your opposite job, living off the grid leaves you with too *much* power, and breaking down "American innocence."

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ALL THAT POWER WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Living Off The Grid Leaves You With Too Much Power, And Other Facts digg.com ​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: How to find your opposite job, living off the grid leaves you with too *much* power, and breaking down "American innocence." RIDING THE WAVE Embracing Colossus surfer.com The enormous surf of Nazaré, Portugal was once greatly feared by the townspeople, but now it's becoming their greatest resource. ILL-GOTTEN GAINS Are Index Funds Evil? theatlantic.com A growing chorus of experts argue that they're strangling the economy — and must be stopped. WINES WE DIGG | SPONSORED 2 MIT Grads Created An Algorithm To Predict Your Favorite Wines brightcellars.com The two MIT grads who founded Bright Cellars created an algorithm that will match your taste preferences with your ideal wine. Try it out and get 50% off your first purchase. LOST IN THE SHUFFLE RIO, ONE YEAR LATER After The Flame espn.com The 2016 Summer Games were supposed to bring Rio and Brazil to new financial and athletic heights. What's left behind? A city and country shrouded by corruption, debt and broken promises. JEFF BEZOS WILL CRUSH YOU How The Rise Of Amazon Has Destroyed Retail Chains, In One Chart digg.com The implosion of the retail economy is a "silent crisis" sending shockwaves through the US economy. The culprit? Amazon. SLIPPING AWAY Forever Yesterday: Peering Inside My Mom's Fading Mind longreads.com Kevin Sampsell bears witness to the ways in which Alzheimer's has been pulling his mother back in time, and taking over her life. DON'T BLAME URSULA Why Do Stars Like Adele Keep Losing Their Voice? theguardian.com More and more singers are cancelling big shows and turning to surgery to fix their damaged vocal cords. But is the problem actually down to the way they sing? VIDEO OF THE DAY GET OUTTA HERE DUDE Cyclist Enacts Swift Justice On Would-Be Bike Thief digg.com This biker left his ride unattended for less than 20 seconds, but that was all the time a thief needed — until the cyclist took him out. IN THE NEWS Trump Says Military Solutions For North Korea Are 'Locked And Loaded,' And Other Trump News From Today US And South Korea Set To Stage Huge Military Exercise Google Cancels All-Hands Meeting Because of Harassment Fears New Orleans Floods Again — Can Anything Save It? FROM THE DIGG STORE Learn A New Language During Your Commute store.digg.com Devote a few minutes each day and you'll be speaking a new language quicker than you think with this award-winning system. Grab it now while it's 80% off. No one man should have all that power, but he should have a couple days off for the weekend, because he's earned it. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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