Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at just how many modern jobs are BS.
Finance
- Howard Marks jumps up and yells stop to modern investing techniques. (oaktreecapital.com)
- How to foster long-term thinking in an investment organization. (brandes.com)
- This article on retirement is brutal and depressing, but important. (wsj.com)
Technology
- How Nintendo continues to keep finding hits when they need them. (bloomberg.com)
- AI and automation is going to change the economy: the implications. (technologyreview.com)
- How autocrats have adjusted to the modern technological age. (bloomberg.com)
Longform
- New York City is at risk of becoming something it never was: boring. (harpers.org)
- The Italian mafia is just as powerful as it has ever been. (slate.com)
- The opioid crisis is well publicized. What isn't widely known is the challenge of getting people into rehab that works. (ft.com)
- In our hyperconnected world it is increasingly difficult to connect with ourselves. (qz.com)
- "[Fred] Rogers was impressive in his ability to make each individual viewer feel special." (buzzfeed.com)
