Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how the pandemic has killed off ‘casual friendships.’
Quote of the Day
"The healthiest diet for those predisposed to become fat and diabetic may not be what’s healthiest for the planet."
(Gary Taubes)
Books
- Worries about productivity is not a new phenomenon. Insights from "Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots" by Dr. James Suzman. (gq.com)
- Five insights on networking from "Social Chemistry: Decoding the Patterns of Human Connection" by Marissa King. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- An excerpt from "Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It" by Ethan Kross. (behavioralscientist.org)
Amazon
- Ben Thompson "Real moats are built with real dollars, and Bezos has been relentless in pushing the company to continually invest in solving problems with real world costs, from delivery trucks to data centers and everything in-between." (stratechery.com)
- Amazon ($AMZN) today is a reflection of Bezos' original vision. (theguardian.com)
Money
- A profile of Salem Abraham who is worried foundations and endowments are way too reliant on stock market returns these days. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Why Wall Street is now on the side of the environment - money. (ft.com)
Climate
- There is no real analogy in the history of the Earth to what is happening with the climate right now. (theatlantic.com)
- The geopolitics of oil has become the geopolitics of solar and batteries. (ft.com)
Longreads
- The U.S. thrived when it was a haven for talent from all over the world. (thenewatlantis.com)
- Why, how, Apple ($AAPL) is inhibiting the growth the Internet 3.0. (matthewball.vc)
- A profile of the late sportswriter Pete Axthelm who saw a lot of future of sports. (si.com)
- What is making all those spammy, spam calls? (nytimes.com)
