A few years ago I attended a conference on machine learning. There was a connection due to the company I worked for at that time so we got a few free tickets. The conference itself is not really the point, though. Instead, I want to talk about a most curious side event that perfectly illustrates… Continue reading The Amazing AI Girl
There is the right-wing saying that at the top and bottom of the wealth pyramid consists of an hereditary aristocracy. Let us ignore that the terminology is wrong as the etymological root of “aristocrat” is the Greek aristos, i.e. “the best”. By definition, if you stratify society based on wealth, then the wealthiest end up… Continue reading The Welfare Aristocracy is Real
Following the work of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is very entertaining. Basically every day they cancel DEI contracts for grifters and kick out huge swatches of Deep State bureaucrats. Looking beyond just the government, however, I had the impression that the impact of his work will be much more far reaching and… Continue reading Will Musk’s DOGE Decimate the IT Services Industry?
I wrote about tech being a clown-world career before. Tech is not the only clown-world career. Clown world is far reaching. I think every company that is not making profits and instead pursues bogus metrics, such as “downloads” or “monthly active users” or “gross merchandise volume” is quite likely a clown-world operation. These companies can… Continue reading Nihilism in Clown World Companies
Arguably the biggest news of the last few days is that the official regime-change operation of the US government, USAID, is getting its wings clipped, with a far-reaching cut in spending and the introduction of adult supervision. Up until very recently, this agency seemed to have operated without any accountability, using US taxpayer money to… Continue reading The Limits of a Superparasitical Economy
I detest a lot about the unhinged left, in particular their never-ending word games. In this article, I point out two instances, one related to immigration and the other to higher education. They are completely obvious, yet we have a multi-billion media apparatus that wants to tell us that blue is akshually red and that… Continue reading Leftist Word Games: Non-Illegal Illegal Immigrants and Non-Free Freedom of Speech
Arguably the currently most important people on the political scene in the West are Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Both have a lot in common: they are billionaires, they come from rich families, and they have had more success than their fathers. In addition, they are if not right-leaning then at the very least against… Continue reading Success Envy and Stupidity: Reflections on the Media Treatment of Trump and Musk
