Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at 17 timeless laws of investing.
Quote of the Day
"Make no mistake, it wasn’t shareholder democracy that created this new enlightened moment. Public outrage pushed this forward. So did anger in Washington and regulatory scrutiny that is finally coming to bear."
(Andrew Ross Sorkin)
Society
- The financializaiton of the American elite. (americanaffairsjournal.org)
- Has US meritocacy run amok? (theatlantic.com)
Environment
- Rising sea levels are forcing California towns to reckon with 'managed retreat.' (latimes.com)
- It's getting harder and harder to see a truly dark night sky. (nytimes.com)
Profiles
- A profile of Colin O'Brady, who traversed the Antarctic solo, and his message (outsideonline.com)
- Why is Joe Rogan so popular? (theatlantic.com)
Personal growth
- How our personal narratives change as we age. (nautil.us)
- Most wellness advice is crap. Some simple principles that actually work. (outsideonline.com)
Longreads
- Zachary Karabell, "The population bust is going global almost as quickly as the population boom did in the twentieth century." (foreignaffairs.com)
- Why are US credit card companies so profitable? (theweek.com)
- Your face may be in a facial recognition training database without your knowledge. (ft.com)
- Mitigating unconscious bias isn't easy. (youngandtheinvested.com)
- The controversy around the "Salvador Mundi" raises a lot of questions about art and the art market. (the-tls.co.uk)
- On the death of dog racing in the US. (deadspin.com)
