Interesting form of age discrimination
Many corporations moved large offices out of suburbs to downtown locations viewed as appealing to young millennials: And with each of these moves, there were perks: Millennial talent was more…
Duh: Contact-tracing apps have a trust problem
Experts believe that at least half the population needs to use contact-tracing apps for them to work. The challenge will be convincing the public to opt in after years of…
Disease: Good summary of coronavirus COVID-19 situation
Summarizes possible impacts to the U.S. and economic issues. CDC is planning for possible school and business closure mandates, summer Olympics could be canceled, and hoping the disease, like many,…
Economics: When there is no scarcity
The reality of life today is that life is actually quite good - compared to the past. (Poverty is at a global low point, for example. Literacy is at a…
Personal finance: “FIRE” doesn’t really mean “retire early”
True: In truth, “FIRE” should be “FICC” for “financial independence change careers.” Source: What I learned about the FIRE movement while making a doc about it I have followed several…
Energy: Should you buy carbon offsets, an EV or solar PV to reduce your environmental impact? It depends.
Should you buy an EV? Should you install solar PV? Details matter a lot as to whether your decision leads to actual environmental improvements - or not. Should you buy…
Transportation: #Drone delivery of consumer packages is mostly hype but does have some specific good use cases
Most of the widely hyped drone delivery scenarios are not economically realistic and probably will not happen any time soon. But there are some targeted applications that should make sense…
Increases in student loan availability lead to increases in tuition and fees
Increases in student loan availability are a cause of tuition hikes rather than in response to tuition hikes. This effect is also seen in housing (cheap loans made widely available)…
Health policy: “The U.S. can slash health-care costs 75% with 2 fundamental changes”
Adding price signaling to health care, and adopting Indiana's HSA deductible concept, would dramatically alter how health care works - and lead to lower prices. Ideas so good they will…
Business: A Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
A writer for VICE got scammed by AirBnb rentals. And then went on to uncover a nationwide scam. AirBnb refuses to discuss this publicly. The FBI is now involved. Am…