The era of antitrust is over, and selective enforcement of rules

From Eric Weinstein How about this: all platforms had *zero* rights to take down such posts in the first place, and all that did need to be broken up by the US government. A publisher may have such rights but a platform doesn’t get to spread politically motivated pseudoscience via such censorship. https://t.co/mVBgVDLqac — Eric… Continue reading The era of antitrust is over, and selective enforcement of rules

We Don’t Know Our Potential (Nathan J. Robinson essay)

Respect should be irreverent when evaluating the intellectual worthiness or lack thereof of someone’s argument. But I find myself relinquishing what little I had for Nathan J. Robinson of Current Affairs, who published this howler We Don’t Know Our Potential, in response to Fredrik deBoer’s book, The Cult of Smart. His whole argument is effectively… Continue reading We Don’t Know Our Potential (Nathan J. Robinson essay)

The Age of Kayfabe

Covid, the Capitol protests, and BLM/antifa defined 2020 and the first month of 2021. But things have slowed down over the past few months. Cities are no longer burning, with BLM back in hibernation. The world isn’t falling apart, as many predicted if Biden won. CPI being 4% is a long way from hyperinflation spite… Continue reading The Age of Kayfabe

Why Stocks Beat Crypto

A few days ago Elon Musk changed his mind about Bitcoin, discontinuing it as a payment method for Tesla after suddenly becoming aware of the environmental impact of Bitcoin. Consequently, Bitcoin crashed on the news falling from $57k to $49k. That seems to be a recurring pattern for Bitcoin: big, frequent drops..it sure seems to… Continue reading Why Stocks Beat Crypto