Aug 6, 2022·edited Aug 7, 2022Liked by kyla scanlon
congrats, going from TikTok content to writing NYTimes opinions has more dimensions of authenticity than the Washington Post creating content for TikTok, I dig the vibes
oh ik I like your written work as well, the pipeline in which I found your content was: TikTok -> Twitter -> Substack, if I were to take a guess the metrics probably show that's one of the primary social media marketing funnels for a good portion of your readers
Congratulations on the NY Times piece and the Bloomberg shout-out!
I found your juxtaposition of the "growth-at-any-cost" mindset in Instagram and in the economy enlightening. Thank you.
Some musings:
1. "We are incentivized to be angry, so we are going to be angry." :: I confess, I have drunk the Econ 101 Kool-Aid: I believe that people respond to incentives. But other whispers sometimes steal into my ear: "[T]here is one thing we ought to keep in mind in the study of man. Namely, that a human being placed in particular circumstances has the ability and the right to do just the opposite of what the circumstances dictate" ("Sanshirō", by Natsume Sōseki, Chapter 9). I want to believe this, too. And I do. I see no contradiction in these beliefs. Only tension.
2. "It's confusing and noisy." :: I think it's important for non-experts to hear this from experts. As you wrote about "people 'peopling' around" in your latest NY Times article, at the end of the day, experts are "experting" around---I hope doing their best to marshal their fallible expertise against the confusion and noise of the real world, I hope thinking about the real people their words and deeds affect.
The Algorithmic Money Faucet may not incentivize un-angry, nuanced discussions, but we still have the ability and the right to have them! Thank you for being here :)
Aug 6, 2022·edited Aug 6, 2022Liked by kyla scanlon
“We are shaped by People and People shape us. People create content. Content inherently shapes us too.“
We used to be shaped by land. And we still are, it’s just we have lost the connection, don’t feel it and it’s a dissonance. To be apart from that nuance, the weather, the growth, the die off, the everything, the flower and fruit created a direct experience to expectations of our wealth. So yeah I’m definitely in favour of getting back to walking.
Meanwhile, I would love to hear your thoughts re prof Richard Wener -https://youtu.be/EnC1UlnFLyI now that you’re an influencer 😉🙏❤️🙏 congrats btw!
Thanks for this, you are one of the most accessible sources for understanding the economy. I look forward to ever tiktok and article.
thank you!!
congrats, going from TikTok content to writing NYTimes opinions has more dimensions of authenticity than the Washington Post creating content for TikTok, I dig the vibes
i've been writing online for quite a long time :) so hopefully more than just a tiktoker! really appreciate the kind words
oh ik I like your written work as well, the pipeline in which I found your content was: TikTok -> Twitter -> Substack, if I were to take a guess the metrics probably show that's one of the primary social media marketing funnels for a good portion of your readers
I like the way you put this together. Great piece. I mentioned it in my weekly rundown!
(Proof: https://cryptoiseasy.substack.com/p/weekly-rundown-august-7-2022)
Congrats on the NYT piece! 💚 🥃
Congratulations on the NY Times piece and the Bloomberg shout-out!
I found your juxtaposition of the "growth-at-any-cost" mindset in Instagram and in the economy enlightening. Thank you.
Some musings:
1. "We are incentivized to be angry, so we are going to be angry." :: I confess, I have drunk the Econ 101 Kool-Aid: I believe that people respond to incentives. But other whispers sometimes steal into my ear: "[T]here is one thing we ought to keep in mind in the study of man. Namely, that a human being placed in particular circumstances has the ability and the right to do just the opposite of what the circumstances dictate" ("Sanshirō", by Natsume Sōseki, Chapter 9). I want to believe this, too. And I do. I see no contradiction in these beliefs. Only tension.
2. "It's confusing and noisy." :: I think it's important for non-experts to hear this from experts. As you wrote about "people 'peopling' around" in your latest NY Times article, at the end of the day, experts are "experting" around---I hope doing their best to marshal their fallible expertise against the confusion and noise of the real world, I hope thinking about the real people their words and deeds affect.
The Algorithmic Money Faucet may not incentivize un-angry, nuanced discussions, but we still have the ability and the right to have them! Thank you for being here :)
Agree that negativity seems to be rewarded more. Reminds me of a quote (i think Mike Green?) - "The bear case always sounds more intelligent"
Awesome write up. Thank you for giving us all something to think about
definitely sounds like something mike would say!! thank you :)
So much to parse here, excellent post! Also appreciate the link to Gurwinder!
love gurwinder's stuff!
“We are shaped by People and People shape us. People create content. Content inherently shapes us too.“
We used to be shaped by land. And we still are, it’s just we have lost the connection, don’t feel it and it’s a dissonance. To be apart from that nuance, the weather, the growth, the die off, the everything, the flower and fruit created a direct experience to expectations of our wealth. So yeah I’m definitely in favour of getting back to walking.
Meanwhile, I would love to hear your thoughts re prof Richard Wener -https://youtu.be/EnC1UlnFLyI now that you’re an influencer 😉🙏❤️🙏 congrats btw!
Congrats on the NYT piece! Wow.
Excellent write-up & catch-up! Thank you!
Beautiful, thank you!
Just wanted to say thanks for choosing to educate, you are doing a great job! Also huge congrats on NYT, really cool accomplishment -yaay, go you!