Ideas on Personal Finance
Most careers won’t die slowly. They’ll get steamrolled. In the early 1800s, most Americans were farmers. Today, hardly anyone is. What Happened to Farming? Simple: farming changed. Machines replaced muscle. Big machines took over the hard work. Big farms gobbled up small ones. Many farmers either moved to the city or found ways to upgrade – … Read more
I’ve often wondered about the connection between money and happiness. So I asked around – people doing well, people figuring it out… and anyone patient enough to answer my questions. And the pattern was surprisingly clear. This post is a reflection of these conversations. The truth about money and happiness They say money can’t buy … Read more
What if America wins back its factories – and loses its financial superpower status in the process? We all know the story: China builds stuff. America moves money. That’s been the case for years. China is the world’s factory – cranking out everything from smartphones and solar panels to your neighbor’s Halloween decorations. China makes … Read more
When people worry about the threat from AI, they invariably imagine robots coming for us, like in the movie Terminator. They envision AI suddenly becoming self-aware and sending Terminator robots to exterminate humanity. But does the real threat from AI come from Terminators; or from our increasing over-reliance on AI? AI and Driving Let’s take … Read more