Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the business of selling fake followers on Twitter.
Big tech
- Scott Galloway on why it's time to break up Big Tech. (esquire.com)
- Business lessons from Reed Hastings of Netflix ($NFLX), part 1. (25iq.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) in its middle age has optimized its business. The bigger question is what happens going forward? (stratechery.com)
Economy
- Why we are spending less and less on apparel. (bloomberg.com)
- Why white-collar workers are fleeing from craft industries with tangible products. (1843magazine.com)
Decision making
- Why humans are reluctant to turn decision making over to (superior) algorithms. (behavioralscientist.org)
- Six commandments for dealing with statistical claims. (ft.com)
Life
- Building margins of safety in your life give you a second chance. (fs.blog)
- How to get drunk on life without alcohol. (artofmanliness.com)
Longform
- The generational change for Florida retirees and the death of the 'early bird special.' (eater.com)
- How the nature of war has changed over the past half century. (economist.com)
- How elite athletes are able to trick their minds into incremental performance gains. (wsj.com)
- Some proof that 'the self' is an illusion. (qz.com)
- Why do paper jams still exist? (newyorker.com)