If only x^(1/2) were commensurable, or Helen were still alive, or the sun would blow up, or I could hold the moon in the palm of my hand, or Troy had not fallen
“For I write not so much to make an impression as to investigate the truth, which it is often useless, and even harmful, to publish—on account of the uninitiated, who are incapable of appreciating it, and quite capable of taking it the wrong way” —Leibniz on why he does not post.
NO, WAIT, THAT'S ACTUALLY INTERESTING
You know how you think to yourself, "that's way more expensive than it *USED* to be"?
Instead of looking at the usual ONE year inflation, I wanted to know how much more expensive things are vs TEN years ago.
➡ The current 10y inflation is the highest it's been since early 1998, but even that was on the way down, so it felt like relief then.
➡ It's the highest it's been ON THE WAY UP (meaning you feel it emotionally) since ***LATE 1972***.
➡ The big news at the time was America trying to end an unpopular war and a looming oil crisis; and of course, you see what happened next.
According to data from the World Bank, the share of the population living in extreme poverty ($3/day PPP) is now higher in the United States than in China.
This is an excellent interview btw
Nicolai (Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund CEO) asks the IBM CEO if AI a bubble
Listen very very carefully to his answer
@ByungChulHarden I love Bolaño but he is at his worst when he tries to do anything outside the Spanish-speaking world. The parts of 2666 set in the US are embarrassing.