Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how software is eating the car.
Quote of the Day
"The life of a Wall Street whistleblower is no witness protection program. The government doesn’t finance the relocation of a whistleblower, or subsidize new housing or furnishings, or provide a salary. A Wall Street whistleblower faces the consequences, as well as the backlash, alone."
(Leah McGrath Goodman)
Big Tech
- Does Silicon Valley need a new narrative? (newyorker.com)
- It's hard to think about Amazon without Prime. (theatlantic.com)
- Softbank is riding high but its governance issues remain. (economist.com)
- India is becoming increasingly unfriendly to Big Tech. (slate.com)
Mental health
- It's impossible to discuss the state of online discourse without talking about mental health. (unherd.com)
- The pandemic served to highlight the issue mental health problems for physicians. (vox.com)
Entertainment
- A profile of Kenya Barris and why he left his lucrative Netflix ($NFLX) deal. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- An interview with Conan O'Brien on the end of his late night run. (vulture.com)
- A profile of controversial YouTuber David Dobrik. (rollingstone.com)
Longreads
- Engine No. 1 won a big victory over ExxonMobil ($XOM) management. Will it make a difference? (nytimes.com)
- Why does title insurance still exist? (texasobserver.org)
- Can the CDC be fixed? (nytimes.com)
- The more you read about it, the weirder the WeWork story gets. (vanityfair.com)
- The best players in niche sports, like disc golf, can make millions. (theringer.com)
