Rethinking the Economy

A snarky friend asked, how is it possible that We’re Not As Smart As We Think We Are? Isn’t that an infinite regress?
To understand why it isn’t, I’m going to geek out a bit and talk about some lessons a lot of folks – including myself – have learned the hard way about building [...]

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Once upon a time there was a character named Smokey the Bear. Smokey would tell children, only you can prevent forest fires. Be careful with matches and campfires, and the forest will be safe.
Turns out Smokey was wrong — you can’t prevent forest fires. You can avoid tossing a lit cigarette into a [...]

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