What’s worst about social media comes not from the platform itself but the advertiser model. Algorithms, which drive political division and misinformation, were meant to drive engagement for advertisers. The more you’re engaged, the longer […]
Tag: economics
(Sunday Thought) Life Expectancy is the Barometer of Society, and It’s Falling
As this article points out, COVID-19 isn’t the only thing shortening American lives. This past decade, life expectancy in the US began declining for the first time in generations. This reversal, which COVID only exacerbated, […]
Weights and Measures
From our throne here at the pinnacle of the present, the reforms of the past seem rather quaint. We read in grade school history textbooks, for example, that it was quite an achievement for Hammurabi, […]
(Art) The Scathing Social Satire of Daniel Garcia
The satirical illustrations of Daniel Garcia pretty much speak for themselves. No matter who you are, odds are there will be something here to offend.
AI and the future of humanity
Whether we like it or not, Algorithmic Intelligence is here to stay, and genuine Artificial Intelligence, even though not related, is probably coming at some point in the future. Just like genetic modification of food […]
The Poor’s Prayer
Our Employer, who art in tax haven, trademarked be Thy name. Thy lawyers come, Thy will be done offline as well as on. Extend us this day our total credit that we may be ever […]
