Bitcoin is not a good investment, part 2

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

Freddie deBoer On ‘The Cult of Smart’ [podcast]

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]

The Party of Pandering

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

NFL Ratings Falling

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

What David Graeber got Wrong about Work (what happened to the 15-hour workweek?)

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?)