Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the high costs of corporate layoffs.
Quote of the Day
"This is no way to treat some of our greatest cultural legacies—but it’s inevitably the result when we trust them with the David Zaslavs of the world. We should look at streaming-service erasure as an issue on par with that of greater internet fragmentation and the worsening digital amnesia that results."
(Nitish Pahwa)
Business
- Another example of advisors getting rich while their clients underperform to the tune of billions. (bloomberg.com)
- Pixar bounced back with 'Inside Out 2' but you shouldn't expect a return to the company's golden age. (readtrung.com)
- How the U.S. fell behind in the drone business. (noahpinion.blog)
- How the magazine business died. (honest-broker.com)
Companies
- Nine takeaway from six months of the Apple ($AAPL) Vision Pro. (matthewball.co)
- Eight Sleep plans to own the 'Sleep Economy.' (notboring.co)
Health
- Hopes are high that focused ultrasound could be a treatment for various brain diseases. (bloomberg.com)
- There are no shortcuts to longevity. (outsideonline.com)
Longreads
- Just how valid are the claims of the Big Tech companies when it comes to their use of 'green energy'? (on.ft.com)
- How California turned against growth. (construction-physics.com)
- Is there a relationship between loneliness and capitalism? (inexactscience.substack.com)
- Oakland has lost the A's but they have gained the Ballers. (theringer.com)
- There is a good chance your pet is bored. (vox.com)
