Economy: Everything is awful, except when it is not!
Not really, but when all you've got is doomer media and social media it can seem that way.
Media, Demographics: “Boomers were supposed to downsize”
Who says they "were supposed to downsize"? The media but It's bad data all the way down.
Demographics: Most of Gen Z is not in the career work force
Because most of them are still really, really young! Duh! Most, especially, the media, do not seem to understand this.
Economy: Baby Boom retirements are not the cause of immediate labor shortages
Because as of now, 90-95% of the Baby Boom has already passed away or retired. There are very few of them still in the labor force!
Demographics: We have more idiots than we know what do with!
Bad reporting - housing demographics.
Demographics: Multi-generational housing
The media is spinning a doomer story that more people are living with multiple generations. This is, in fact, a return to what was normal.
Economy: Are we in an “economic downturn”?
The media loves to imply that at 4.2% unemployment we are in an economic downturn.
Economy: Recent college grads less likely to be underemployed than in the past
This finding is contrary to the doomerism media reports.
I asked Grok AI to write a story in the style of Business Insider
I asked Grok AI to write a story in the style of a Business Insider "I moved abroad" content mill stuff. Grok nailed it.
Health: How we shame and blame patients
Heart disease is one of the few diseases where we blame the patient - even though the blame is not warranted.
Demographics: Practical comments on the US fertility rate decline
Why most media explanations for the fertility rate decline are bull shit.
How did we survive before the era of “Extreme Heat Warnings”?
The NWS tells to stay in the shade, use AC, drink fluids, don't sit in hot cars - because people can't figure this out?
Media: WaPo accused of using “surveillance pricing” for subscriptions
Accused of setting subscription rates, per customer, based on what they think they know about the customer.
Media doomerism: “Boomers” are going to be homeless
Except 79% already own their own home.
Media focus: Billionaires
The US has almost 1,000 billionaires but the media gives us saturation coverage on only about ten of them.