Edward MC – Page 9 – Coldstreams

Mon. May 4th, 2026

Demographics Everything is Untrue Gen Z/Generational issues Geopolitics International/Global/Immigration Media

Media: “I moved abroad” stories are biased to Europe

2026 March 15

A pop meme in the media is "I moved abroad" stories, with about 80% detailing a move to Europe. Yet only about 20+/-% of Americans abroad live in Europe.

Business Everything is Untrue Finance Media

Media bias in business/startup reporting

2026 March 14

A staple meme of business reporting are stories about entrepreneurs who risked it all and achieved success. The reality is most business startups fail.

Hardware/Tablets Etc

Hardware: Apple NEO based on cell phone CPU

2026 March 14

Smartphone CPUs now so powerful they run notebooks at high performance. And its repairable, unlike most recent tech.

Demographics Education Everything is Untrue Gen Z/Generational issues International/Global/Immigration

Immigration: The US exports humanities students and imports STEM students

2026 March 13

Up to 45% of humanities students study abroad and develop global skills; hardly any STEM students do this as their course schedules do not allow study abroad.

Demographics Education Gen Z/Generational issues

Demographics: Portland State University has seen a -23% enrollment drop

2026 March 13

The demographic collapse starts to get noticed ... Washington's WSU has seen a similar drop.

Demographics Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

Economy: Baby boomers already selling their homes

2026 March 12

Boomers are already selling their homes.

Demographics Education Gen Z/Generational issues

Demographics: Oregon City schools faced with declining enrollment

2026 March 12

More school cutbacks due to the declining fertility rate - and over building of schools, in some districts.

Demographics Education Gen Z/Generational issues Geopolitics International/Global/Immigration

Education: Who studies abroad?

2026 March 12

Data shows that humanities students more likely to come from wealthier families, far more likely to do study abroad programs.

Demographics Doomerism Economy Gen Z/Generational issues Media

Misleading media: “Almost half of recent college grads underemployed”

2026 March 12

Unemployment among recent college graduates is actually at a lower rate than the long term average.

Everything is Untrue Public Health/Nutrition

Nutrition: Study finds 22% lower heart disease risk for vegetarians-Or maybe not

2026 March 12

Study finds vegetarian/vegan eating reduces heart disease risk by 22%. But nearly all the benefit is from having lower body weight.

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Automation Business

Automation: Minimum wage increases lead to investment in automation

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Automation Business Demographics Economy Efficiency Gen Z/Generational issues Innovation Management

Economy: The end of secretarial jobs

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Energy Environment

Environment: Sharp decline in oil tanker spills

2026 May 2

Environment: The US is a net carbon sink

2026 May 1