Unlearning Economics

a fun game to play with BLS numbers is to go “that’s stupid, why do they do it that way” and then go find the paper explaining why they do it that way to see if you still think it’s stupid, and if you do, you win

I am like 0 for 19 lifetime at this game

Hard agree that Odd Lots is one of the best places to find clearly stated details on how the economy actually works

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It’s crazy how some dogs are famous and they are just oblivious

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I'm gonna join the chorus of creators who are telling you that it's getting harder to make ends meet. If this continues the channel just won't be viable any longer!

If you can, please sign up to my Patreon - you'll get plenty of benefits in exchange.

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a timeline graph for tariffs

Finally updated the tariff calculations to incorporate the 50% copper tariffs, 40% tariff on Brazilian imports, and 5-31% tariff on imports from 94 countries that Trump has signed over the last 24 hours—overall tariff rates rise more than 2%, and are now 16% higher than pre-Trump

good article! My favourite part is how, in classic style, most of the objections are points you raise in the article

How to be a man The right story narrative about male attractiveness is grounded in Social Darwinism and free market economics. Can progressives tell a better story?

OK so feeling slightly apprehensive about this, which I suppose is kind of the point. This is an attempt at a progressive view on masculinity and on men getting laid. God help me. iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...

NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds.

Then the harassment began.

Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel.

Six credible threats to his life.

More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:

YouTube video by Unlearning Economics Downton Abbey and the Origin of Capitalism

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YouTube video by Unlearning Economics Liberal Socialism - with Matt McManus

Ill be chatting about liberal socialism with @unlearnecon.bsky.social at 900 EST today

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Rent Control Is Fine, Actually Regulating rent prices is often called "bad economics." But it isn't. The effects of rent control are complex.

Opposition to rent control massively overemphasises the negatives while all but ignoring the positives. The debate is stuck in the past.

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Thanks!! That was the aim

How to Make Realistic Predictions About AI We can only predict the economic impact by understanding the fundamentals

Really enjoyed this thorough explanation of AI/LLMs

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The police militarization debate is over Quaint disputes about the proper role of police and military have been superseded by a more urgent threat: Donald Trump is creating his own, personal paramilitary force

If you aren’t reading @radleybalko.bsky.social on the police and civil liberties, what’s the point?

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can't be worse than what we already have tbf

The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals They finally got the Democratic Party to listen to them. Then came Trump’s second term.

This is really good. I'd say we should still advocate for 'industrial policy', not 'tariffs' in general www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...

How will you know that you are living through a Solar revolution? There will be signs…
"Solar panels have become so cheap that they are being used to build garden fences in the Netherlands"

I talked geo-economics of Solar Hockey Stick of Hope
will post slides in this thread
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YouTube video by Unlearning Economics Downton Abbey and the Origin of Capitalism

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Is financial deregulation an appropriate response to inflation triggered by supply shocks? Answer on both sides of the paper please.

Anyone have one of those 2010s era 'centrist newspaper headline generator' sites?

Even though the poorest travel much less than the richest, they spend twice as much of their income on surface transport compared to the richest.

The poorest spend 18% of their income on transport, compared to 11% on average, and 9% for the richest.

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Anyone have one of those 2010s era 'centrist newspaper headline generator' sites?

no haha

Billionaires should pay a ’90% tax rate’ | Economist debates UK wealth tax & inequality YouTube video by Times Radio

Love the tagline they've given this

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I'm going to develop this: female-centred films from that era generally age better. Bridget Jones is about the only tolerable British RomCom from back then, for instance.

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Anyone else think Owen would enjoy my book? bio.to/WWGP

Can get one sent to you too, would love to chat about it!

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"you can do that with anything" lol