Okay, so this might be a stretch, but does anyone know any Japanese investment bankers? Happy to explain if you reach out.
Enjoy!
(i) Substock (ha.) round-up
(ii) A relatively small amount of force applied at just the right place
The Y-Combinator Flywheel. And, I guess the opposite: Dan Wang: China notes, July ’23: on technological momentum.
(iii) Collective hallucinations and inefficient markets: The British Railway Mania of the 1840s
Also see: Highlights From The Comments On British Economic Decline. And An Africanist Perspective: Reckoning with Guinea-Bissau’s enduring political and economic stagnation — A short post-independence history of Guinea-Bissau with a focus on “departicipation.” Great substack!
(iv) A Generational Shift: Race and the Declining Lifetime Risk of Imprisonment
As noted on Marginal Revolution.
(v) Tablet: Why Are So Many Kosher Restaurants So Bad?
Filed under: Shabbat related negative externalities.
(vi) The New Yorker: How Larry Gagosian Reshaped the Art World
Amazing read. Larry is the GOAT. Also goat/sheep related: What is Solar Grazing?.