Why Did One Internet Subculture Spot Covid-19 So Early?
Plus! Deep Freeze
Plus! Deep Freeze
Coinbase, Big Short, Amazon, Canva, Influencers, Emerging Markets, The Valley, Growth
Plus! Facebook vs Bullying; Scale and AI; Chip Shortage Updates; Decarbonization; Supermicro, Redux
Plus! MicroStrategy's Megapremium; Chip Insourcing; More Remote; Meritocracy in China's Government Doesn't Replicate; Cap Structure Arbitrage in Airlines
Plus! S-1s; Apple Shipping; Ad Arbitrage; Short Sellers; The Chip Shortage Continues
Plus! Amazon's Full-Stack Advantage; Industrial Policy in the US and China; Vaccine Diplomacy; Privatization in India; Privatization in Nevada; Hysteresis; Carbon; Teslacoin
Uncertainty, Clearing, Marxists, War, Craziness
Plus! The Other Bitcoin Standard; Carbon Updates; Loyalty and Information; The Chip Shortage; Stimulus: How Much is Too Much?
Plus! Moderation; Carbon; Dubai's Interplanetary Advantage; Amazon, Post-Jeff; The Chip Shortage Continues; China's Manufacturing Recovery Continues
Plus! Clubhouse and Clubhouses; Private Planes Go Public; More Decarbonization; Supply Chains as a Hostage Negotiation; Coasian Parliament
Plus! Cash Leaks; Decarbonization Updates; The Instacart Model; GameStop; Telegram as a News Source; A 50/49/1 Split
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