Is ‘go woke go broke’ finally happening, thanks to Elon and Twitter?

Are we finally seeing ‘go woke go broke’ become a reality’? Until recently, ‘go woke go broke’ was more like wishful thinking. Post-Covid, from 2020-2022, woke companies such as Disney seemed impervious, but not anymore. Consider the weak performance of the following large companies, Nike, Disney, Anheuser-Busch Inbev, and Target relative to the S&P 500… Continue reading Is ‘go woke go broke’ finally happening, thanks to Elon and Twitter?

The daily view 5/29/2023: Ark, Bitcoin Keeps Lagging Tech, DeSantis vs. Trump

Right again: Ark’s Cathie Wood sells Nvidia stock at the bottom, missing out on huge rally. Ark has significantly lagged the QQQ/Nasdaq index, as I predicted in 2022 and early 2023 it would: Ark is down 11% over the past year compared to 13% gains for QQQ. No matter which timeframe I choose, Ark is… Continue reading The daily view 5/29/2023: Ark, Bitcoin Keeps Lagging Tech, DeSantis vs. Trump

Semaglutide and religion: Why it’s not about the weight loss

He’s right: It’s hormonal. I have no patience for the “just go to gym and diet,” people. They have 0 clue. For some people, there’s legitimate GLP-1 dysregulation. They should look into semaglutide etc. Dieting is so bizarre, it’s treated like morality or something. — Cernovich (@Cernovich) February 23, 2023 According to some seemingly arbitrary… Continue reading Semaglutide and religion: Why it’s not about the weight loss

Boomers had it easier? It depends

I saw this tweet going hugely viral: "1990s middle class lifestyle" means 3-bedroom house, 2 cars, annual family road trip holiday, every 5 years overseas holiday, the 2-3 kids go to solid 4-year colleges, something like home roof repairs is financially non-catastrophic.In 2022 I've described a 400K/yr+ household. — Jacob Shell (@JacobAShell) December 19, 2022… Continue reading Boomers had it easier? It depends

Explaining the joke

There is a saying, “If you have to explain the joke, you already killed it,” or something to that effect. I think this describes recent, post-2021 society and discourse. We live in an era in which we’re constantly having to explain the joke, to avoid the repercussions of being misunderstood, either because the stakes have… Continue reading Explaining the joke

How to blow $1 million (when cryptocurrency meets hubris)

A common argument is that rich people can buy their way to success. I have argued that commentators, on either side of the aisle, overestimate the importance or conversion rate of money into influence. Money is necessary for tangible things, such as houses and cars. It’s not so great for buying a legacy, intellectual credibility,… Continue reading How to blow $1 million (when cryptocurrency meets hubris)