We Don’t Know The Future
Since ever.
Economics
Nobody Cares How Hard You Work
I learned this the hard way. “Companies don’t hire people because they have good skills. They hire people to solve expensive, painful problems. In fact, most companies would rather not hire anyone at all. Hiring is a last resort.” https://alifeengineered.substack.com/p/nobody-cares-how-hard-you-work
Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part I: Households
This series will be good. I can feel it. “We are used to thinking about this question in terms of individuals, but this is a modern framework, both culturally and economically. As a cultural notion, modern societies tend to be… Read More »Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part I: Households
The Diffusion Dilemma
How technology spreads. “For a given technology, Rogers identified five crucial factors that influence adoption rates: relative advantage (the perceived benefits of using a new technology over existing alternatives), compatibility (alignment of the technology with existing social values and needs),… Read More »The Diffusion Dilemma
A Study Guide for Human Society, Part I
Good tips to get yourself educated. “My recommendation is to pick three very different historical periods that you find fascinating. They can be any three, really, but ideally they will be a bit separated from each other in space, time,… Read More »A Study Guide for Human Society, Part I
The Third Magic
Is it magic tough? “Humans’ first big meta-innovation, roughly speaking — the first thing that lifted us above an animal existence — was history. By this, I don’t just mean the chronicling of political events and social trends that we… Read More »The Third Magic
Should Ohio State (and Michigan, and Clemson) Join the N.F.L.?
Or more about sports business models. [Freakonomics Radio] 649. Should Ohio State (and Michigan, and Clemson) Join the N.F.L.? #freakonomicsRadio https://podcastaddict.com/freakonomics-radio/episode/208341900 via @PodcastAddict
Sora2 Should Not Exist
I totally agree
AI Slop Is Killing Good Stuff
Kurzgesagt is not the only one. It is unreliable and bad for the world.
Why do people get paid to invest their money?
It is always a trade off. “Locking up my money and forgoing consumption for a year might not be as painful as slaving away behind a cash register for 1000 hours, but it’s not nothing.” https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/why-do-people-get-paid-to-invest