Tesla stock keeps going up having surged from as low as $230 a month ago to over $350. The cars are everywhere. Three years post-Covid, Tesla went from a niche to mainstream, defying the media’s predictions of it either running out of money or being a fad. What makes this more impressive is that the… Continue reading How Tesla defied the odds
Trump’s tariffs: white-collar careers boom, small biz struggles: same as it always was
Consider the following recent stories as indicative of the stark contrast between the risk of small business, compared to the relative safety and high-ROI of careerism–a similar patten observed in 2008, 2020, and now 2025 it pertains to Trump’s tariffs: “The Art of the Price Hike”: Trump’s tariff plan has pushed America’s businesses into a… Continue reading Trump’s tariffs: white-collar careers boom, small biz struggles: same as it always was
Pundits vs. Elites vs. Experts
Interesting post by Rob K. Henderson, Experts and Elites Play Fundamentally Different Games. He begins by defining the categories: Experts are people who know things. They’re judged by other experts—people who speak the same language, use the same methods, and know the same details. You can spot experts by their credentials, their technical precision, or… Continue reading Pundits vs. Elites vs. Experts
‘Wordcels’ are ranked too low
On the hierarchy of intelligence or difficulty/rigor, ‘wordcels’ are ranked too low. And data/AI people are ranked too high. Although STEM and practical-minded stuff (e.g. business) are often positioned higher on the ‘intellectual totem pole’ compared to the ‘soft and subjective humanities’, my evidence shows it’s not so clear cut. With the exception of the… Continue reading ‘Wordcels’ are ranked too low
Caffeine’s reputation as a stimulant is overblown
I saw this going viral: Are the girlies just all blitzed out of their minds on the reg? I had no idea pic.twitter.com/SFNvciyI3l — Rota (@pli_cachete) May 3, 2025 People are overly inclined to overestimate the claimed physiological effects of caffeine. Its reputation as a stimulant is way overblown. As I discuss earlier, when people… Continue reading Caffeine’s reputation as a stimulant is overblown
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It’s time to give the AI doomsaying a rest
I saw this tweet going viral How are rising mathematicians and physicists coping with the imminent advancements in AI? I have personally met folks who are working on integrating LLMs with proof verification languages (such as Lean) that project under a 2 year time horizon before LLMs can generate proofs and… — sarah (@Saraht0n1n) March… Continue reading It’s time to give the AI doomsaying a rest
WordPress Update
WordPress is not displaying new posts anymore, so read the latest post here: It’s time to give the AI doomsaying a rest This page will continue to be updated with new posts —————————————————— How America Thrives Despite Blank Slate I saw this going viral: When I was in high school, there was a guy one… Continue reading WordPress Update
Math competition prep is a ‘red queen’ race
The Red Queen race or parable describes how, “Species have to ‘run’ or evolve in order to stay in the same place, or else go extinct as the Red Queen said to Alice in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass in her explanation of the nature of Looking-Glass Land: Now, here, you see, it takes all… Continue reading Math competition prep is a ‘red queen’ race
Stocks recover all ‘Liberation Day’ losses
Looks like I was right yet again about the tariffs. On April 9th I wrote: It looks like I was right to buy the dip, having done so Monday morning on FNGA. Here is what I said: “I have begun buying leveraged tech stocks on the dip this morning to take advantage of this great… Continue reading Stocks recover all ‘Liberation Day’ losses