2025-12-25
child's christmas in wales
Scott Sumner expanding on the the idea that people hate modern architecture, with examples of many modern buildings which are seen as as well designed by both architects and the general public.
Matt Clancy innovation economics papers linkthread1.
Tao Lin with pictures of some feral pigs.
Jeff Kaufman on how children are fine with rooming together.
Nintil linkhread.
No mention of anything related to my current pet theory, that breakdown in formal hiring is what is causing the vibescession and the experience of the K-shaped economy. On that note, Ezra Klein interviews the Odd Lots hosts on the state of the economy, including a mention of how we are in a “low hiring, low firing” environment. Also, Odd Lots interviews Rikard Bandebo on the auto loan market, noting that while delinquencies in subprime has decreased as a result of stricter lending practices, delinquencies in prime and near-prime have continued to increase, presumably because some people are having more than the usual trouble finding jobs after being laid off.

