Some hard truths about shit work. “The fact is, countries do not start out rich; they start out poor, and they get rich by figuring out how to make things that people want. “ https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-only-thing-worse-than-sweatshops
American perspective on what is happening in Europe. “The European Commission has been pushing a proposal to require that all European Union states make hate speech a crime. And in 2024, the European Parliament urged the European Commission to adopt… Read More »Europe’s Free Speach Problem
Look from different angles on economies. “Median income will tell you the living standard of a typical or middle-class person, in the middle of the income distribution. But if one country leaves a large segment of its populace to languish… Read More »America is generally richer than Europe
Did you know, that missing AC is killing more people in Europe than guns in the US? “With this rise in temperature — and the aging of the European population — has come a rise in preventable death. Estimates of… Read More »Europe’s crusade against air conditioning is insane
I do not know how, but this guy makes even most uninteresting stuff interesting
How to arrest presidents and prime ministers
Being a Green Barent isn’t what you think it is
Is US about to collapse like Prussia did? “The Prussian army collapsed not for lack of courage, but because its institutional mindset could not withstand the volatility of an age that demanded adaptability, political intelligence, and creative command.” https://secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/p/america-as-prussia-in-1806
Very interesting if confirmed “Multiple large, high-quality randomized studies are finding that guaranteed income transfers do not appear to produce sustained improvements in mental health, stress levels, physical health, child development outcomes or employment. Treated participants do work a little… Read More »Giving people money helped less than I thought it would
There is a hierarchy to knowledge. It is like a pyramid and goes like this from the bottom to the top – data > information > knowledge > wisdom. AI is currently somewhere around being able to provide you information… Read More »AI and Its Limits