Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the shaky future of football.
Investing
- A deep dive into the origins of greed and fear in investing. (collaborativefund.com)
- Howard Marks talks tariffs, taxes and capitalism in his latest memo. (oaktreecapital.com)
Happiness
- If money doesn't equate with happiness why do we keep pursuing it over time? (hbr.org)
- Alan Watts, "To structure your existence with an objective of monetary gain is to spend a lifetime chasing an abstraction." (bigthink.com)
Food
- Plant and nut-based 'milks' keep growing in popularity event though there is nothing wrong with traditional dairy milk. (theguardian.com)
- Farmers in the developed world keep getting older. (wsj.com)
Longform links
- The story of how Vermont built its own social network, the Front Porch Forum. (theverge.com)
- A Q&A with Cal Newport about his new book "Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World." (gq.com)
- Scientists are using artificial intelligence to diagnose mental illness. (theverge.com)
- A look at the dollar-store juggernaut. (visualcapitalist.com)
- More coastal towns are going to have to deal with relocating. (hcn.org)