Michael Estrin
@michaelestrin
writer & podcaster in LA. people say I'm funny. don't believe them! came here to eat tacos and make better internet. one time, George Burns refused to work with me.
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According to recent studies, the growing consumption of Internet pornography mainly in male population becomes an increasing problem, which is closely linked to compulsive sexual behavior. Some findings also suggest that Internet pornography consumption might represent a defense mechanism against excessive stress, which enables to cope with stressful events, helps in mood regulation, and decreases depression and anxiety. Users of online pornography involved in these activities also reported that their self-exposition to pornographic material may create guilty feelings and internal conflict in themselves with respect to their own “involuntary” sexual behavior, which suggest that psychosocial stress and possibly traumatic experiences may play a significant role in Internet pornography addiction. Taken together, these findings show that stressful experiences, anxiety, and depression are strongly related to pornography consumption. In addition, conflicting emotional experiences as well as identity problems significantly increase vulnerability to addictive sexual behavior and pornography consumption.
owever, the U.S. population is sicker in ways that may increase the intensity of care required. OECD data indicate higher U.S. rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, and a larger share of the population with multiple chronic conditions. Recent research has explored the extent to which the U.S. spends relatively less on prevention and public... See more
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While everyone seems to agree there’s a housing shortage, there’s little agreement on its magnitude. The National Low Income Housing Coalition says the U.S. has a shortage of 7.3 million units, Realtor.com says 6.5 million, mortgage-finance company Fannie Mae says 4.4 million and Up for Growth, a policy group focused on the housing shortage, says 3... See more
How Severe Is the Housing Shortage? It Depends on How You Define ‘Shortage’
The federal payments system has been a panopticon for decades, waiting for someone with political ambitions to break down the bureaucratic firewalls protecting it, and open it up. Apparently, that has now happened. If the system transforms into a tool to arbitrarily block payments to entities whom Musk or Trump doesn’t like, which Musk has claimed... See more
Abraham L. Newman • Elon Musk Weaponizes the Government
Student Blog Series: Ethical Capital Partners: Pornhub’s New “Ethical” Owners - The Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation
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DOGE operatives—one of them reportedly a recent high school graduate—have similarly taken control of key information systems at the Office of Personnel Management, locking out high-level career civil servants. This access provides Musk’s team with detailed and highly sensitive information on millions of government employees. It also has allowed... See more
Abraham L. Newman • Elon Musk Weaponizes the Government
Netflix, which is now spending $17 billion a year on programming, has added another 100 million customers since then, thanks to successes such as Bridgerton and Squid Game , as well as a crackdown on password sharing and the introduction of a cheaper, ad-supported plan. Netflix increased its profit through the first half of 2024 by 60% from a year... See more
Lucas Shaw • Netflix, YouTube and Tubi Are Reasons for Optimism in Hollywood ...
Streaming is a good business … if you survive the valley of death
The U.S. identified key choke points that allowed it to weaponize the world’s payment, information, and physical infrastructure to achieve its ends. Musk’s DOGE is weaponizing the U.S. government’s payment, information, and physical infrastructure in highly similar ways, carrying out an end run around the political structures that are supposed to... See more
Elon Musk Weaponizes the Government
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Ad Age and Adweek were essential trades, now giving way to influencers (people over brands).