Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the coming global population bust.
Quote of the Day
"If you have to tell someone to be cheerful, they aren’t feeling it."
(Mariana Alessandri)
Business
- It's easy to be cynical about the Business Roundtable's move away from the primacy of shareholder value. (aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com)
- Amazon's ($AMZN) control over illegal or shoddy products listed on the site is not great. (wsj.com)
- Tesla's ($TSLA) acquisition of SolarCity looks increasingly troubled over time. (vanityfair.com)
Behavior
- Why voice is so important to interpersonal understanding. (review.chicagobooth.edu)
- The psychology of social media addiction. (theguardian.com)
- Why we come to love the things we work hardest at. (humanparts.medium.com)
- On the dangers of categorical thinking. (hbr.org)
- Attitudes have a big effect on aging. (sciencenews.org)
- How to make friends the xkcd way. (forge.medium.com)
Longreads
- How talk radio took over the Republican Party. (theatlantic.com)
- Seattle is choosing treatment vs. incarceration for individuals with addiction issues. (nytimes.com)
- As the world heats up, more air conditioning is used, and back again. (theguardian.com)
- A look at the long, controversial history of the Hawaiian shirt. (atlasobscura.com)
- A profile of Malcolm Gladwell ahead of the launch of his new book "Talking to Strangers." (nytimes.com)
- On the Californication of America's restaurants. (eater.com)
