Reality disconnect
People keep asking me to explain why, despite all the crisis the world finds itself in and the associated economic collapse that seems inherent in such musings, the stock market… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Economics
The high cost of exploits
For some lockdown has just been a never-ending slew of bad decisions. People ate more, smoked more, drank more… exercised less. My bad decision was that I started playing Hearthstone… Continue Reading
Bad!
Lockdown… day whatever. I’m eating raw herring for breakfast. And washing it down with a chocolate mint cappuccino out of a packet. I think these may be mental issues starting… Continue Reading
OJ.
The beverage. Not the operator of a white Bronco. My first job was a commodity trader. Predominantly aluminium. When asked I usually romanticize it as being the best of times…. Continue Reading
Forkliftonomics
I slipped off the step climbing into one of my forklifts in the warehouse today. This is why you shouldn’t wear flip flops when operating heavy machinery. Smashed my shin… Continue Reading
Devolution of economics
My first year economics lecturer was freckled and pretty with long blond hair reaching most of the way down her back. She had a penchant for ballet and would often… Continue Reading
Average grades
I’m skeptical this story ever happened. (Its something I found on Pinterest). Its way too cute and neat. I still liked it though (enough to transcribe it)… in an apocryphal… Continue Reading
the grinch
I can’t decide if I agree with this tweet or not. In which may lie its brilliance. Or perhaps it just reveals my own stupidity (more likely)… since I’ve been… Continue Reading
Nudge nudge wink wink
So give them blood, blood, gallons of the stuff Give them all that they can drink and it will never be enough So give them blood, blood, blood Grab a… Continue Reading
Economics, Libertarianism, Politics
Free stuff
“Most politicians believe in just one thing – winning elections. They’ll say anything to get in office and stay there.” – Harry Browne On some sort of level we all… Continue Reading