Media: Historical Home Prices and home sizes
Fox News publishes a fake news article comparing home prices over time, without mentioning homes are 3x larger than in 1950.
Demographics, Education: 1 in 3 companies are removing college degree requirements for jobs
The use of a college degree to filter out large numbers of job applicants is no longer necessary.
Climate, Economy: The reality of “degrowth”
Why de-growing our economy leads to oblivion and a dystopian future.
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Geopolitics
Health-Healthcare
International/Global/Immigration
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Nation of Idiots
Stupidity
Media failure: The Happiest Country Nonsense
This week I’ve seen many items about “This is why Finland is the world’s happiest country” – and 100% of these stories are wrong. Not one reporter – not one…
Economy: “Old people” (age 60+) must die so we get lower home prices
To make more homes available, old people need ot disappear, says this article. Weird.
Economy, climate: Human-induced climate change causes inflation
Climate change causes monetary induced inflation, says physicist who assumes only negative consequences, and does not understand economics.
Models: “How much of the world is it possible to model?”
Models work until they don't.
Follow up: Retailers to have tough time at Christmas 2023
The experts predicted a gloomy Christmas for retailers but were wrong again. Sales revenue was fine.
Economy: Predictions by Economist David Rosenberg-usually wrong
Tabloid Business Insider features economic predictions by David Rosenberg, even though he's consistently wrong.
Economy: Interesting look at bad financial decisions
Borrowing much to buy toys is a path to financial hardship. Apparently, many do not know this.