Month: September 2020

Bitcoin is not a good investment, Part 1. Continuing to part 2 of Lyn Alden’s article 3 Reasons I’m Investing in Bitcoin Regarding Bitcoin’s ubiquity, she writes: An analogy is that a cryptocurrency is like a social network, except instead of being about self-expression, it’s about storing and transmitting value. It’s not hard to set… Continue reading Bitcoin is not a good investment, part 2

I recently came across a blog by Lyn Alden. According to her bio, her site “provides equity research and investment strategies to give you the insight and data you need for managing your money through all market conditions.” An article that stood out, among others, is 3 Reasons I’m Investing in Bitcoin. This is one… Continue reading Bitcoin is not a good investment

Protests erupted in Kentucky after a grand jury brought no murder charges against Louisville police in the death of Breonna Taylor. This is the latest installment of unrest that that has gripped parts of the country in the three or so months following the death of George Floyd. Although these stories get considerable coverage, especially… Continue reading Investigating the source of the unrest

For some reason, perhaps out of boredom or curiosity, I found myself following Joe Rogan’s twitter account. Because I do not have an actual titter account, by follow, what I mean is, I kept a Chrome browser tab open of his account, which I periodically refreshed. After about a week of this, it occurred to… Continue reading Joe Rogan Does Not Tweet Much, and Other Observations

This is  really excellent podcast Freddie deBoer On ‘The Cult of Smart’. At only 40 minutes, excluding the intro, it does waste too much time rambling. Freddie delineates his arguments clearly, that IQ and other biological factors play a significant role in educational and lifetime achievement, than educators and policy makers are in denial of… Continue reading Freddie deBoer On ‘The Cult of Smart’ [podcast]

Continuing on in response to James’ viral article NYC IS DEAD FOREVER… HERE’S WHY part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 James argues that people will stop buying homes in anticipation of lower prices, hence causing prices to fall further, and thus people will wait even longer in anticipation of even lower prices, ad… Continue reading New York is Not Dead/Dying, part 5

Trump speaks at White House American History conference It is annoying how Trump tries so hard to appeal to minorities, even more so than many democrats, and plays the dems-are-the-real-racists card. I know why he does, as it is good optics for the boom/gen-x base, but it gets tiresome, If I wanted pandering to minorities… Continue reading The Party of Pandering

In regard to falling ratings, Vox Day says the NFL is dying Vox is speaking too soon again, hyping things that either are non-existent or grossly exaggerated. This is not the first time Vox has cried wolf: “Patreon will be bankrupt in a year” (it was 6 months ago when Vox first began saying this.… Continue reading NFL Ratings Falling

Other factors working in New York City’s favor is its large concentration of high-IQ people and its iconic and prestigious institutions. Other cities may have fewer restrictions in regard to shutdowns and social distancing, as well as lower crime, but they do not have the equivalents of Central Park, the NYSE, the NASDAQ, or Times… Continue reading New York is Not Dead/Dying, part 4

This came as shock: David Graeber, Caustic Critic of Inequality, Is Dead at 59 A middle-aged man with no obvious risks or preexisting factors dies at 59 of unknown causes, so I was surprised. A public intellectual, professor, political activist and author, Dr. Graeber captivated a cult following that grew globally over the past decade… Continue reading What David Graeber got Wrong about Work (what happened to the 15-hour workweek?)