Archive | The Future, Now and Then

Bullet Points: On Bluesky, the Vision Pro Jackpot, and the Quiet Period before the Election

Feb 13, 2024

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13 min read

Bullet Points: On Bluesky, the Vision Pro Jackpot, and the Quiet Period before the Election

(Plus, a bonus take - Bill Ackman is an insufferable dweeb)

Old Gambler Yells at Clouds

Feb 8, 2024

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8 min read

Old Gambler Yells at Clouds

Or, why I think we were better off in the shady days before DraftKings and FanDuel

What Should We Have Learned from the Collapse of the New Economy (1998-2000)?

Feb 1, 2024

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28 min read

What Should We Have Learned from the Collapse of the New Economy (1998-2000)?

History doesn’t repeat itself, but oh boy does this one rhyme.

Dumb Money Squared

Jan 29, 2024

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13 min read

Dumb Money Squared

(or, the one about the Hikers in Bear Country)

The myth of technological inevitability

Jan 24, 2024

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15 min read

The myth of technological inevitability

Lessons from the 1990s human cloning debate