The Pandemic Didn’t Kill Free Walking Tours – They Were Already Dead
January 7, 2021Free tours are an economic paradox. They’re free, but the people organizing them manage to make money anyway. How? If… Continue Reading
Category: Economics
The 3 Multi-Billion Mega Projects Dubai May Never Finish Building
December 21, 2020Dubai doesn’t need any introduction. The city is known for its extreme projects, such as the most luxurious hotel in… Continue Reading
The Collapse of Arcadia Illustrates Yet Again How Entrepreneurship Is More Secure Than Having a Job
December 1, 2020That’s it. Arcadia, Philip Green’s retail empire making up about 12% of England’s retail clothing shops, has collapsed. It leaves… Continue Reading
The 1 Single Biggest Difference Between the Wealthy and the Rest
November 8, 2020Tl;dr: wealthy people see the world in terms of the value they can produce for others. The poor look at… Continue Reading
How Economics Help Us Understand Why Girls Are So Mean on Tinder
November 2, 2020Dating for millennials is getting harder for 3 reasons, all taking root in the same phenomenon: abundance. Abundance is transforming… Continue Reading
3 Strategies to Escape Economic Competition
November 1, 2020Tl;dr: if you can bend your desires, the access conditions of goods for which people compete, and their subsequent volume,… Continue Reading
Escape Competition Forever With These 5 Mindset Shifts
October 31, 2020Tl;dr: thinking for yourself, asking yourself why, striving for difficulty, doing what nobody else does, and going where nobody else… Continue Reading
7 Timeless Books That Radically Changed My Mindset, Beliefs, Vision…and Life
October 24, 2020Tl;dr: the 7 books that changed my life are: The game, by Neil Strauss; No More Mr. Nice Guy, by… Continue Reading
Why All Money Is Debt
October 13, 2020Tl;dr: All money in the economic system is borrowed, and must eventually be returned to the bank. Let’s imagine a village in… Continue Reading
Why Productivity Matters Above All Else
October 12, 2020Tl;dr: productivity matters more than anything else. Rich societies are rich because their inhabitants are productive. Poor societies are poor… Continue Reading