Compiling a list of alt-right and NRx sites, as well other interesting sites Alfanl Bloody Shovel Social Matter Amerika Aurini Captain Capitalism Mike Cernovich Vox Day Pumpkin Person The Reformed Broker Slate Star Codex Bloomberg View Hacker News Freakonomics Others (they don’t update often) Mark Manson Legendary Peace Outlook Zen Melting Asphalt Philosophical Economics
Month: October 2016
Does Tail Hedging Work? It Depends
Lately there has been a lot of discussion about finance, and people want to know how to ‘protect themselves’ in a market crash, so as to be expected buzzwords such as ‘black swans’, ‘fat tails’, and ‘tail hedging’ are mentioned, topics popularized by Nassim Taleb, who became something of a legend akin to the 21st.… Continue reading Does Tail Hedging Work? It Depends
Introverts, again
Another article about introverts: Am I Introverted, or Just Rude? In a probably inevitable extension of nerd culture, the Dale Carnegie image of gregarious success was shattered by stories of powerful, successful people sitting quietly in meetings and substituting controlled online interactions for draining real world encounters. This part stuck out. Outside of social situations,… Continue reading Introverts, again
Post-Pundit era and decentralization
For some reason I’ve been fascinated by why certain stories/articles go viral. It’s obvious why breaking news – such as the death of Bin Laden for example – may go viral, because it signifies a major event or outcome. But other instances are less obvious. There has been a significant amount of research on why… Continue reading Post-Pundit era and decentralization