Could we be repeating the mistakes of the Ming Dynasty? Yes! (No.) Maybe?
Tag: productivity
We buy cheap books
You’ve Got Mail is an underrated classic. It has many late-nineties “LOL internet” touches which make it look dated, but that’s irrelevant. Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks meet each other and then experience human emotions, which is also irrelevant. What the movie is really about is productivity growth, and our ambivalence toward it. Meg Ryan…
Matthew Yglesias’s knee and the future of human civilisation
A little while ago, Vox journalist Matthew Yglesias injured his knee and needed weeks of rehab. It led to a small epiphany, which he recounted during a podcast discussion of electronic health records. We have apps for booking doctor’s appointments, and you can learn about knees and treatment methods using your phone from the comfort…