#economics
11 posts
2017 - December
1 post2017 - November
1 post2016 - April
1 post2013 - July
1 post2013 - January
1 post2011 - February
1 post2010 - January
2 posts2009 - September
1 post2008 - October
1 post2006 - September
1 post2017 - December
1 postCryptocurrencies: Is it a Bubble? Does it Matter?
The bubble may burst and Bitcoin may plunge, but that does not end the story: the author compares it to the dot-com bubble and argues for an antifragile bet limited to what one can afford to lose.
2017 - November
1 postFrom 10k and Beyond: Discussing Crypto Currencies
The author responds to criticism about the bubble, energy, centralization, scale, and social role of cryptocurrencies. His conclusion is to avoid hype, study the fundamentals, and personally accept the risk of investing.
2016 - April
1 post[Off-Topic] Free Software: An Exercise in CAPITALISM
The author argues that free software remains private property under usage licenses, with voluntary exchanges and competition. That’s why projects can fail, be forked, or disappear.
2013 - July
1 postPredictably Irrational
Drawing on Dan Ariely, the author introduces Behavioral Economics to show how prices, dishonesty, and placebos expose predictably irrational decisions, something essential for anyone who manages people.
2013 - January
1 post[Off-Topic] The World Today Is Very Good! Happy 2013!
Using data from Gapminder, Hans Rosling, and Steven Pinker, the author argues that the world has improved in longevity, poverty, and violence, while criticizing alarmism and guilt tied to donations.
2011 - February
1 post[Off-Topic] Atlas Shrugged: Is Money the Root of All Evil?
Drawing on Francisco D'Anconia's speech in Atlas Shrugged, the author presents money as the result of production and reason, while condemning wealth gained through coercion, fraud, and favors.
2010 - January
2 posts[Off-Topic] Companies, People, Success
Apple, Buffett, and Niederhoffer show how luck and context distort success stories. For the author, retrospective recipes cannot be replicated, and companies should make money sustainably.
[Off-Topic] Who's the Idiot?
India's failed birth-control effort came from a misunderstood cause: without retirement, sons served as insurance for old age. Understanding why changes the solution.
2009 - September
1 post[Off-Topic] Man's Rights
Ayn Rand's translation defends individual rights as the foundation of freedom and capitalism, limits government to protection against force, and rejects economic rights requiring others' labor.
2008 - October
1 postOff-Topic: Understanding the Economic Crisis
Drawing on Taleb and the financial crisis, the author explains why past data cannot prove theories. It can show an idea is false, while Black Swans expose its limits.
2006 - September
1 postEvolution Through Competition
The author argues that criticism and competition drive technology forward. In Rails, limitations around internationalization, legacy systems, and asynchronous tasks have already encouraged community solutions.