More Taleb Tweets

I wonder if him constantly shilling Mathematica has anything to do with this. I wonder how much Taleb is being paid to constantly shill Mathematica. Wolfram, @stephen_wolfram, is the only real scientist I've ever met. Others are like easily detectable imitations of the original. https://t.co/g5yUd2777S — Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) October 18, 2021 So the… Continue reading More Taleb Tweets

Why Healthcare is So Expensive in America, Part 2

Part 1 At the individual level, it’s possible that Americans do not actually spend that much on healthcare relative to the rest of the world, even if America, collectively, spends the most on healthcare in terms of per-capita GDP. I saw this picture going viral on Reddit. This counters the left-wing narrative of healthcare un-affordability.… Continue reading Why Healthcare is So Expensive in America, Part 2

The Daily View 10/13/2021: Twitter Edition

Some people turn to stand-up comedy for entertainment. For me, Tooleb’s twitter is my go-to source. Academic careers have three stages.1) The love phase: you want to devote your life to learning2) The reputation phase: you discover the need to get established3) The status phase: you are trapped into a hostile rank-obsessed rent seeking machine… Continue reading The Daily View 10/13/2021: Twitter Edition

The National Suicide

I’m watching our National suicide which I am powerless to stop or even slow for reasons that I simply cannot fathom. Perhaps I’ve just outlived my time; I cannot recognize this world hell bent on madness and self harm to aid a communist superpower rival rising in the east. #NO https://t.co/Bn3HMNT2Mj — Eric Weinstein (@EricRWeinstein)… Continue reading The National Suicide

Skepticism about the link between envy and social media

Facebook is in the news again because of controversy regarding whistleblower accusations that Facebook management suppressed information regarding the mental health effects of using Facebook. My prediction-like similar media controversy in 2018 in which I was correct that Facebook would recover and the stock would go higher–is that the whole thing will blow over. Nothing… Continue reading Skepticism about the link between envy and social media

Economics is not that hard to understand or predict

I saw this article going viral How does the economy work? A new Fed paper suggests nobody really knows It’s not that hard to understand: an economy is a set of inputs: government spending, personal consumption, innovation/technology, private investment, etc. and then based on these inputs the economy either grows or shrinks, and then this… Continue reading Economics is not that hard to understand or predict

On the Permanent Ascendance of Elites

The mechanisms that in the past would have reshuffled the social hierarchy–boom and bust cycles, recession, war, social upheaval, bear markets, etc.–have all but ceased, the result being an unending boom, a prolonged peace (BLM and antifa skirmishes not withstanding), and a ruling and professional class that is not only wealthier than ever, but more… Continue reading On the Permanent Ascendance of Elites

The question of collapse, part 2: Diversity, China, Unrest

Saw this How To Fix America In One Easy Step The root reason behind the likely pending fall of American Empire is the emergence of a super-class of Left-leaning liberals (I would call them Leftist) whose basic psychology is fundamentally different from their fellow countrymen and from everyone else in the world. They are Western,… Continue reading The question of collapse, part 2: Diversity, China, Unrest