Umair Haque (previously) is on fire: If the Point of Capitalism is to Escape Capitalism, Then What's the Point of Capitalism? "You can see it in stark, comic terms. What are Bezos and Musk doing? Trying to flee to Mars. What's Gates doing? Recommending you books to read, and trying to save the world with charity. LOL — how ironic. These are different forms of freedom from capitalism. Maybe on Mars, we can build a better world. Maybe through ideas and philanthropy, we can solve the problems that corporations can't. All the capitalists I see are trying to win freedom from capitalism, in one way or another. Aren't they?" (via Kottke)
Capitalism is self-annihilating, not self-perpetuating
A student made a minute-long compilation of the 125 times their Econ professor said "beef" in one lecture
Student Tino Cardasis took advantage of an online lecture recording of a University of Michigan economics lecture, editing out almost everything except the word "beef." Professor Adam Stevenson seemed to approve of the edit, retweeting the video soon after it was posted. READ THE REST
This chart reveals that dollar stores are more expensive than other stores
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How credit cards work, explained with evil fairy mobsters
Game designer Avery Alder took to Twitter to explain how credit cards, using a much more sensible and accessible framing than the magical metaphor that we typically use, which is "money." The thread starts here: You take a handful of gold coins, because you really do need the money. As long as you pay this… READ THE REST
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