Item #1. GOP debates. I’m not sure why this is such a big deal on Twitter given that none of these candidates have any hope of becoming the nominee. As I said earlier, unless something happens to Trump, which imho is unlikely given what he has survived thus far, he is the nominee, full stop.… Continue reading The Daily View 12/8/2023: GOP debates, Bitcoin, Ai, Uber, and Mr. Beast
Month: December 2023
Why Americans Work So Much–Some Overlooked Explanations
I saw this article going viral WHAT IF AMERICANS ARE HAPPY AT WORK?, by Derek Thompson, which got me thinking about the topic of work. In regard to the oft-asked question, “Why do Americans work so hard or so much?” the default explanation is that American are overworked out of economic necessity. Americans must work… Continue reading Why Americans Work So Much–Some Overlooked Explanations
Why wealth may have been more fleeting and dynamic in the past, compared to stasis today
Re-tweeted by Taleb. This is Taleb’s obligatory ‘defend the rich’ re-tweet about wealth being dynamic, as if this is some sort of profound insight or justifies wealth inequality: The United States is an unequal country but the inequality is dynamic: it’s very hard to to hang on to wealth for multiple generations… or even one… Continue reading Why wealth may have been more fleeting and dynamic in the past, compared to stasis today
Stop blaming seed oils for obesity
Reminder that there are honest seed-oil apologists and informed seed-oil apologists, but there are no honest, informed seed-oil apologists. https://t.co/P8tlnJwlez — exfatloss (@exfatloss) December 1, 2023 The obvious objection to this is if obesity is caused by seed oils, then it logically follows that solving the obesity crisis is as strait-forward as eliminating said oils,… Continue reading Stop blaming seed oils for obesity
Henry Kissinger dies at 100–some thoughts
The big story is Henry Kissinger dies at 100. Although Kissinger is often accused of war crimes and secret bombings, it was Nixon who signed off on the bombings. Kissinger followed through on the order after putting up, albeit, minimal resistance. Nixon was the commander-in-chief–the highest office in the land–so the buck stopped with him,… Continue reading Henry Kissinger dies at 100–some thoughts