Zuck for president?

Could Mark Zuckerberg become president in 2020? It’s easy to dismiss Zuck for his inexpedience and youth, but against all odds Trump won, so it’s definitely possible. But there is surprisingly a lot of interest in a Zuck 2020 presidential run, as shown by how ‘Mark Zuckerberg president’ is one of the top five prompts… Continue reading Zuck for president?

James Damore, STEM celebrity

James Damore’s Twitter account has over 75,000 followers and he had a successful Reddit AMA (which I highly recommend reading). From a personal branding perspective things are working great for him..he got 100k twitter followers in a week. He’s a veritable celebrity now. This agrees with the rise of the ‘STEM celebrity‘. If he weren’t… Continue reading James Damore, STEM celebrity

The wall: it ain’t happening

The art of the sucker …this is pretty funny (it’s funny because people actually thought Trump would build a wall, when he couldn’t even get tax cuts implemented and or Obamacare overturned in a GOP-controlled House). Due to many factors, the administration is stuck in quicksand, as has been the case since January. Nothing has… Continue reading The wall: it ain’t happening

Taleb: How to be Rational about Rationality: Analysis

Nassim Nicholas Tooleb has a new article How to be Rational about Rationality – INCERTO – Medium Tooleb says the same ol’ stuff every time: scientists are overconfident, epistemological uncertainty, hidden risks, etc. Survival comes first, truth, understanding, and science later In other words, you do not need science to survive (we’ve done it for… Continue reading Taleb: How to be Rational about Rationality: Analysis

The Bell Curve is Becoming Reality

The Futile Pursuit of Equality …it’s not just insta-rich tech entrepreneurs who are on the top of America’s post-2008 hierarchy of importance; theoretical physicists, economists, programmers, policy wonks, the high-functioning autistic savant, quants, and mathematicians – regardless of personal wealth – also occupy a lofty position. In more ways than one, The Bell Curve is… Continue reading The Bell Curve is Becoming Reality

Defending Economics

Over the past month, there have been a spate of negative articles about economics, with some comparing it to a ‘fake science’ such as astrology, and or how the inability of economists to predict the 2008 crisis is evidence of the failure of economics: The new astrology How economics became a religion Even though I’m… Continue reading Defending Economics

blackpilling

Ryan Landry of Social Matter Weimerica Weekly – Episode 71 – All Sides Blackpilling I agree Hillary would have been worse than Trump, but that alone is not good enough. Like saying that testicular cancer has a higher survival rather than mesothelioma, which according to the CDC it does, but politics is cancer, no matter… Continue reading blackpilling

Charlottesville: Why You Cannot Trust the Video Footage

It was Saturday afternoon when I became aware of the Charlottesville story, via tweets and Reddit. Unfortunately, like probably most people, my opinions were formed by a smattering of loosely-connected video clips showing a black muscle car plowing into people protesting a ‘white nationalist’ gathering. Because my attention at the time was focused on the… Continue reading Charlottesville: Why You Cannot Trust the Video Footage