Media bias in business/startup reporting
A staple meme of business reporting are stories about entrepreneurs who risked it all and achieved success. The reality is most business startups fail.
Finance: What happened to microloans and microcredit?
In the 1990s and early 2000s, "microloans" and "microcredit" were the rage in spurring economic growth. But they did not work and left people in poverty.
Education: 26-40% of education loan recipients admit spending on non-educational expenses
26-40% of education loan borrowers admit spending their loan money on non-education activities, experiences, travel and luxury goods.
Personal finance: Klarna and personal finance
Is use of Buy Now, Pay Later a sign of stretched budgets? No. Almost all purchases are discretionary in nature, not necessities.
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Economy: Should billionaires be forced to give away all wealth to the government?
Bill Gates has donated over $200 billion to charitable causes, WHO, foundations, research, drug discovery, education and more.
Economy: Finance “X” is cuckoo
X posts say the true poverty level is $140k/year and that earning less than $200k/ year is not living comfortably....
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Gen Z: In 2019, the average age of Gen Z was 14 years old
This 2019 journalism'ish says Abercrombie was targeting Gen Z consumers with buy now, pay later ... who averaged 14 years old in 2019.
Update: 60-70% of consumers are “paycheck-to-paycheck” every year
In 2025, per Fortune, 40% of those earning $500,000 or more per year are living paycheck-to-paycheck which points to a spending problem as we have supersized or upscaled our lifestyles.
Economy: Median home buyer age might be 41, not 59
NAR claimed that the median home buyer age is 59, setting off a social media firestorem. But in reality, it may be 41, almost the same as the US population…