Perverse Incentives
The key to successful government policy is through perverse incentive mitigation, usually through the Law of Unintended Consequences.
Author: Russell Michaels
In Theory
We don’t live in a perfect world. This love of theory is why economics on an academic level is virtually useless.
The Gang Problem
Even though this answer is rather simple, the people in charge who could make a difference refuse to make the changes necessary and haven’t for decades.
Money, Power, or Influence
The things people desire can generally be broken down into three categories: Money, power, and influence
Remembering Chadwick Boseman
I had difficulty sleeping last night. Chadwick Boseman was a legend who was taken way too young. He will be greatly missed.
The Critic Problem
I call the way I approach film as “The Meh Plateau.” Most movies do not suck, nor are most movies amazing.
The Economics of Video Games, Part I: Exclusivity
Video games, much like action figures, are a fascinating example to look at for the application of economic concepts in the real world.
MovieBob Syndrome
What is MovieBob Syndrome? It is a person who ascribes far more worth and influence to themselves than they actually have. This is narcissism on steroids.
The Economics of Action Figures Part II: Contrived Scarcity
Scarcity ties into a couple topics that few really understand. The biggest of these is the Accounting 101 concept of assets, liabilities, and equities.
The Economics of Action Figures Part I: Value
The action figure market is one of the best case studies in the economic concept of value. Value is inherently an individual and subjective beast.
Barbarians at the Gate: Credentialism and Loving Gatekeeping, Under Certain Circumstances…
Credentialism is a game whose rules are arbitrary and subject to change at any time…And it just gets worse every generation.
Ritalin and Me
The obvious problem is that putting children on an amphetamine with side effects that are hard to verbalize means effects that will be undiscovered.
