Capitalism Actually Sucks?
“We don't make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies”.
-Walt Disney
I would wager that the most common goal of a Substack writer is to accumulate enough paid subscribers that they can quit their day job and write for themselves full time. It says as much in the Notes announcement. For any writer on here, that would obviously be great, but that’s not how social media companies set things up to work, and despite the
... See moreCydney Hayes • The Elite Capture of Substack
I don’t think capitalism is evil. Capitalism is actually good. It’s just that it gets hijacked. It gets hijacked by improper pricing of externalities. It gets hijacked by improper yields, where you have corruption, or you have monopolies.
nav.al • How to Get Rich: Every Episode
Sometimes, the problem is not of individual resilience but of flawed systems breaking down. Humans have the tendency to ascribe flaws to the people around us.
Harvard Business Review • “Resilient” Isn’t the Compliment You Think It Is
Yet, capitalism benefits from blaming it on individual responsibility.
Quality software deserves your hard‐earned cash
Quality software from independent makers is like quality food from the farmer’s market. A jar of handmade organic jam is not the same as mass-produced corn syrup-laden jam from the supermarket.
Industrial fruit jam is filled with cheap ingredients and shelf stabilizers. Industrial software is filled wit... See more
Quality software from independent makers is like quality food from the farmer’s market. A jar of handmade organic jam is not the same as mass-produced corn syrup-laden jam from the supermarket.
Industrial fruit jam is filled with cheap ingredients and shelf stabilizers. Industrial software is filled wit... See more
kepano • Tweet
people who want power shouldn’t be in power.