Almost everyone that understands anything about economic theory will tell you that it is a social science. It’s nothing but a reactionary guessing game. Because of this reliance on human imperfection, there will never be a flawless economic theory to rely on and the rollercoaster will continue onward and always and Dasher and Dancer and Comet and Vixen… (continued on pg. LM12…)
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Cognitive Traps and the Economy
Feb 11, 2009
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Feb 5, 2009
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According to Google, a lot of people are writing about, and searching for a lot of the same stuff in great numbers. Below is a list of descriptive/emotional adjectives people search for. Click the Links to see photo gallery.
- I eat: 33 000 calories a day, too much, your skin, people
- I am tired: all the time, of life, of being fat, of living, of being alone, of being broke
- I am scared: of dying, of the dark, of the dentist, of Barack Obama, of people, of dogs
- I am sick of: my life, being fat, everything, being alone
- I am insane: and you are my insanity, with anger, -ly bored, -ly jealous
- I am going: to die, to commit suicide, to be a dad, to be a big brother, to die alone, to hire a wino
- I am not: a paper cup, a crook, obsessed, a plastic bag, an animal, a cop, happy
- I pooped: my pants, a hammer, blood, in my pants, my diaper, too much
- I ate: a pie, everybody, a big red candle, his liver, too much today, a raw chicken, moldy bread, the plums in the icebox
- I am never: happy, satisfied, full, horny, gonna give you up, gonna let you down, broken, late
- I am the: walrus, cheese, warrior, avalanche, way the truth and the life, the very model of a modern major general
- I lost: the game, my social security card, my voter registration card, my voice, on jeopardy, my phone, my passport, my job, my iphone
- I forgot my: administrator, windows, yahoo, myspace, gmail, hotmail, aim passwords and to remember to forget
- I drank: your milkshake, before I knew I was pregnant, too much, while pregnant, a fifth of vodka dare me to drive
- I smoked: pot with johnny hopkins, two joints, while pregnant, a lot of grass, but didn’t inhale, weed
- I had: a dream, the time of my life, a bad day, an abortion, too much to dream last night
- I: love you, can has cheezburger, kissed a girl, am bored, am legend, love money, touch
- I am very: bored, sad, depressed, appreciated, lonely, shy, bothered, well, angry, interested in this position
Feb 4, 2009
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Near the end of Jeffrey Sachs’ most recent book “Common Weatlh: Economics for a Crowded Planet“, he goes through a list of things that we can all do to help make the world a cleaner, more sustainable place for future generations. Regardless of what I thought of the book as a whole, I find the piecemeal suggestions below may be beneficial throughout the course of an individuals lifetime: (continued on pg. LM10…)
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Funny quips and lists and videos and pictures and all those things that are come up with rather randomly. That’s what you’ll find here.
Cognitive Traps and the Economy
A list of cognitive traps we fall into when it comes to dealing with money.
Feb 11, 2009
This is Not An Ad
Some of the things people are searching for in their daily Google adventures.
Feb 5, 2009
The Fall From Nancy Grace
The majority of you out there who get CNN Headline News and Court TV will know of Nancy Grace, self appointed avenger of the wrongs committed by the judicial system. Her pompous, arrogant and ultra aggressive attitude has always been part of her reckless persona in the past. The methods in dealings with the Elizabeth [...]
Oct 6, 2006
The World Can Be Turned Off With the Flick of a Switch (But Nobody is That Stupid)
The nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea have been making headlines for years now. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insists his nuclear ambitions are peaceful and that anyone who believes otherwise (most of the western world) are under the spell of the American Empire. Then there’s Kim Jong-il, who wants to make it perfectly clear that [...]
Oct 6, 2006
The Colbert Effect (Updated)
I’ve written two articles (I and II) on Wikipedia and Colbert in the last week and a half and promise to you that this will be the final chapter of my Colbert Report discussion. Pt. III of the trilogy if you will. But there have been some interesting developments since then so here I am yet again.
Aug 11, 2006
Why Bill Gates is my Hero
It was just a few days ago that I wrote an article about the recent emergence of the new philanthropist movement. With Bill Gates and Warren Buffett promising billions of dollars towards a mélange of disease related research, I argued that this will hopefully be a sign of things to come (I’m looking at you [...]
Aug 11, 2006

















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