Who invented popular programming languages?
Surprisingly, most of the major programming languages were invented by Baby Boomers, and PHP and Rust by Gen X.
Gen Z: “Choosing the soft life”
Gen Z says "Boomers had it easy" but simultaneously says they reject the work and burnout culture of their parents. A bit of a contradiction.
Demographics: Yet another US fertility rate chart
This one comes from: Social Security’s Financial Outlook: The 2025 Update in Perspective – Center for Retirement Research
Social Security was designed as a mostly “pay-as-you-go” system
In the 1980s onward, Social Security was a "pay as you go" system, about 90% funded by then current workers, who also funded the "trust fund".
Business: 100 applications per job opening
Situation normal, actually.
Government: Who pays taxes?
Do the rich pay their "share" of taxes?
An Analysis of X posts on Gen Z vs Social Security
The Gen Z vs Boomers Social Security posts on X make little sense. (1) Boomers should retire to make jobs available, (2) but that increases SS payouts, and (3) since…
Mythical Growth of Hospital Administrators Chart
A widely disseminated chart purporting to highlight the growth in hospital administrators is bogus.
Public health fear: “1000s exposed to measles at airport”
Good thing that an estimated 92% of the U.S. population has either already had measles or is vaccinated against measles. Infection rates elsewhere are many times higher.