I’m not sure if it’s like this in other major cities but in Seattle the ride apps are about 30-50% more expensive than cabs and sometimes even more convenient.

Years ago, the anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about clay pots, tools for hunting, grinding-stones, or religious artifacts. But no. Mead said that the first evidence of civilization was a 15,000 years old fractured femur found in an archaeological site. A femur is the longest bone in the body, linking hip to knee. In societies without the benefits of modern medicine, it takes about six weeks of rest for a fractured femur to heal. This particular bone had been broken and had healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, you cannot drink or hunt for food. Wounded in this way, you are meat for your predators. No creature survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. You are eaten first. A broken femur that has healed is evidence that another person has taken time to stay with the fallen, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended them through recovery. A healed femur indicates that someone has helped a fellow human, rather than abandoning them to save their own life. “Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts,” Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; For, indeed, that's all who ever have.”

Great piece by Elizabeth Warren in NYT today !

It seems like the bitcoin price dropped almost 20% on the prospect that a bunch of tech bros would have to sell to pay rent. Did I observe this correctly?

Imagine a world without Uber, DoorDash, Hulu, Snapchat, Coinbase or AirBnB. Is this a bleak existence we want for our children?

Moar Socialism please, hold the regulation

“The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.”