Favorites September 13 2021
The fact that people actually like to work some of the time is underappreciated in economics.
Ethan Mollick @emollick
This kinda makes sense, but I'm surprised the number of discretionary hours is so low, if I’m reading it right, it implies a 6 hour work day.
A Colorado high school asked to attend the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. Before they could get approved by a committee—that China sits on—they had to change an old article on their site to say that Taiwan is a "Province of China.” A high school!
wsj.com/articles/china…
They do this with NGOs too, although apparently they've gone ahead and removed most NGOs from the country over the last few years anyway.
Oh look, the public health people are telling us we don't need boosters because they're worried of we start getting boosters we'll take away supply from other countries.
Where have I seen this movie before?
Axios @axios
It's his own article from March, about situations in which experts lie to the public, although in the article his example is about Economists.
The most likely outcome from App Store legal action isn’t very different from the status quo — and that’s a good thing.
The future of the App Store:
Great summary of the situation and a somewhat optimistic take on what Apple's likely to do next.
Things are improving, but there's every reason to keep working towards an even brighter future.
