And this is just for those of us lucky enough to be able to do our jobs remotely. An interesting study from researchers at The University of Chicago found that only 37% of jobs can plausibly be performed at home.
Social media flattened the relationship between the elites and everyone else — it gave the public a voice. When JFK would give a speech, he was uncontested. Now, with everyone transitioning from a passive reader to a veritable journalist, every statement is challenged. A journalist, instead of being the sole arbiter of truth, is now just another pe... See more
Online shoppers tend to transact across a larger number of small transactions. Rather than going to the store once and stocking up, I’ll go online and buy laundry detergent, a pair of socks, and dog food in three transactions as the need arises (welcome to my glamorous life). This results in three separate shipments, and three corresponding orders ... See more
In the language of Ben Thompson, Substack has two choices. It can become a full fledged aggregator, build network effects and community, personalized content and so forth, but risk the moral purity of being one of the last ad-free algorithm-free corners of the internet, or it can become a platform, provide valuable infrastructure and flexible prici... See more
Show me how much money I just lost on gas with this failed transaction. Don't make me go to Etherscan to try to piece it all together; it can be rather confusing to discern on Etherscan with gas price, transaction fee, gas fee and gas usage, especially with EIP-1559.