Pluralistic: Marshmallow Longtermism (04 Sep 2024)

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Marshmallow Longtermism: My latest Locus Magazine column.
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Pluralistic: Ticketmaster jacks us for billions so it can pocket millions (03 Jun 2024)

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Ticketmaster jacks us for billions so it can pocket millions: Corruption is unimaginably wasteful.
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Pluralistic: Inkjump Linkdump (25 May 2024)

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Inkjump Linkdump: A long weekend's supply of miscellany.
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Pluralistic: Greedflation, but for prisoners (20 Apr 2024)

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Greedflation, but for prisoners: The first-ever survey of national prison commissary prices is a fucking nightmare.
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Pluralistic: Prison-tech company bribed jails to ban in-person visits (02 Apr 2024)

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Prison-tech company bribed jails to ban in-person visits: "The Bezzle" is everting.
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Pluralistic: Electrons, not molecules (06 Mar 2024)

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Electrons, not molecules: Renewables don't generate above-average returns for Exxon's shareholders.
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Pluralistic: When private equity destroys your hospital (28 Feb 2024)

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When private equity destroys your hospital: Looters literally want to kill you.
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Pluralistic: How a billionaire's mediocre pump-and-dump "book" became a "bestseller" (15 Feb 2024)

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How a billionaire's mediocre pump-and-dump "book" became a "bestseller": A convincer to prolong the bezzle.
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Pluralistic: The super-rich got that way through monopolies (17 Jan 2024)

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The super-rich got that way through monopolies: A report in honor of Davos.
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Pluralistic: Intuit: "Our fraud fights racism" (27 Sept 2023)

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Intuit: "Our fraud fights racism": Apparently, ripping off Black people with the Freefile scam is a form of reparations.
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