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Saw this headline: Soaring sales of diabetes drug Mounjaro, widely used for weight loss, sends Eli Lilly to new heights Eli Lilly, which holds the patent to Tirzepatide and is sold under the brand name Mounjaro, and McDonald’s are both plays on the obesity crisis–that is, one of them being the solution and the other… Continue reading I have seen the future, and it is Mounjaro

As the Huffington Post attempts to cancel his book deal in light of some decade-old ‘extremist’ remarks uncovered online, Richard Hanania reflects on his past and the evolution of his political views, and the renunciation of his old views: Why I Used to Suck, and (Hopefully) No Longer Do. I am optimistic he will survive… Continue reading The attempted cancellation of Richard Hanania: Why I think he will be OK

The predictable response to blaming obesity on genes is that genes take a long time to change, whereas obesity by comparison is a relatively modern problem. But genes play an inescapable role in explaining individual phenotypic variation when environment is held constant. That is, why do some people get much fatter than others when everyone… Continue reading Obesity and genes: the skinny of it

Yes, this mentality of “I’m a victim and the world is against me and I’m literally shaking” is what motivates the aggressive behavior. You’re living in America in the twenty first century, you’re better off than 99.9% of humanity. — Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) July 19, 2023 I think Richard Hanania does have a point that… Continue reading The best of times? Why care about politics, or not

Most criticism of capitalism focuses on environmentalism and wealth inequality. I thought I would share others. 1. It’s inherently contradictory. It’s predicated on the belief or assumption that competition is good and weeds out bad products and unscrupulous players, yet the most successful capitalists (or individuals who are held up as exemplars of capitalism) are… Continue reading Criticisms of capitalism

Saw this article by “exfatloss”: Seed Oils explain the 8 Mysteries of Obesity. The possible link between vegetable oils and obesity is well known: But I am pretty sure it is not seed oils. That is not to say seed oils can be ignored altogether, but far from the whole story. Such correlation is likely… Continue reading Blame food, not vegetable oils, for obesity

My accuracy is an astonishing “n for n” for predictions for 2023, meaning I got everything right. What is even more remarkable about this is that some of the predictions are at odds with each other, such as Bitcoin lagging the Nasdaq. Most people would assume that Bitcoin would outperform on the upside during a… Continue reading “n for n” for predictions for 2023

I saw these two articles going viral, but I think they are related or causal: You’re Not Imagining It—Job Hunting Is Getting Worse Men are dropping out of the labor force because they’re upset about their social status, according to a new study The “men dropping out” epidemic is possibly related to society becoming too… Continue reading The barriers to work may be too high, so men are dropping out

As an “IQ junkie”, anything about IQ is going to pique my interest. I saw this going viral: American IQ scores have rapidly dropped, proving the ‘Reverse Flynn effect’ . I don’t think it necessarily proves what it purports to claim. It’s possible: -The Fynn Effect never existed. The existence or lack thereof of the… Continue reading IQ decline dysgenics (are IQs really falling?)

Since around 2020, and getting worse with each passing year, has seen the so-called trinity of enshitification, tip-flation, and shrinkflation, that working in unison has gradually and insidiously eroded our purchasing power, our sanity, and the quality and quantity of goods we consume. It’s bad enough having 7% annual ‘official’ CPI inflation, but including other,… Continue reading The trinity: enshitification, tip inflation, and shrinkflation