Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
CTO and maker of linkitylink.lol
Brad Barrish
bradbarrish.com
We’ve grown so intolerant of delay that we can’t sit through a full microwave countdown before intervening— preferring to eat it lukewarm than wait for zero.
Bored
The climate of respiratory health in the United States—which the CDC defines as “influenza-like illnesses” (ILI)—has crossed the “epidemic” threshold and is growing. The trend seems to be tracking exactly with the 2019-2020 respiratory season.
Up, up, and away
Is there a doctor in the house?
We are on day 4 of Ozzie having the Influenza A, and I can tell you it is particularly awful. 103+ fever, absolute misery and now respiratory awfulness.
The problem with dystopias is that dystopias are easy. You simply stop giving a shit about things or people that you should give a shit about, or things that don’t affect you directly, thinking they’re somebody else’s problem and boom—shit starts getting dystopian real quick.
How to stay hopeful
Crush
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The Extraordinary Rise in the Wealth of Older American Households
nber.org
There has been a seismic shift in age-wealth profiles in the U.S. over years 1983 to 2022. The most notable is the sharp rise in the relative household wealth of age group 75 and over. Correspondingly, the relative wealth holdings of all other age groups dropped over these years.
We're all going to die and Luxury Economy & New Luxury
A big thing I have changed my mind about over the last few years is the importance of efficiency. I hate that I was such a sucker. I bought in. I joined the cult. I do still get triggered by stupidity disguised as inefficient processes, I’ve stopped looking at the world through a lens of efficiency. Being slow, having time to think, having your own thoughts, disconnecting, not being tethered to a device – these are luxuries.