Oliver Davey
@oliverfdavey.bsky.social
Architect, MBA, project manager, armchair money theorist
Zurich, Switzerland
http://theaccountingview.blogspot.com
Zurich, Switzerland
http://theaccountingview.blogspot.com
This follow up might be clearer
theaccountingview.blogspot.com/2021/03/noth...
theaccountingview.blogspot.com/2021/03/noth...
Nothing explained
A while ago we managed to sow some confusion by using the word “nothing” , instead of “money”, when describing what a seller receives for t...
theaccountingview.blogspot.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:15 AM
This follow up might be clearer
theaccountingview.blogspot.com/2021/03/noth...
theaccountingview.blogspot.com/2021/03/noth...
Great @gilesyb.bsky.social ! Now I have something new to get worked up about :). As an anti-metaphorist myself, I can only offer a feeble attempt at purging the concept of money of its many metaphorical crutches. Starting here, for example: theaccountingview.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-ti...
A ticket or a counter?
When Bishop Berkeley in The Querist (1737) asked “And whether the true Idea of Money, as such, be not altogether that of a Ticket or Counte...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Great @gilesyb.bsky.social ! Now I have something new to get worked up about :). As an anti-metaphorist myself, I can only offer a feeble attempt at purging the concept of money of its many metaphorical crutches. Starting here, for example: theaccountingview.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-ti...
Well, some progress will not show up on a mortality graph. Doesn't mean it's not progress. Keyhole surgery technique e.g. is a gift from heaven. Not sure it saves lives.
February 1, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Well, some progress will not show up on a mortality graph. Doesn't mean it's not progress. Keyhole surgery technique e.g. is a gift from heaven. Not sure it saves lives.
The Sausage King
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The Sausage King
The Dark Sausage Rises
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The Dark Sausage Rises
My car radio dumped me. 🤷
January 27, 2026 at 10:02 PM
My car radio dumped me. 🤷
You can call me Izzy and Izzy, when you call me, you can call me Pal...
January 23, 2026 at 11:40 AM
You can call me Izzy and Izzy, when you call me, you can call me Pal...
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the 2nd sentence.
Nearest English book:
To overcome these physical constraints, the buildings are erected on a podium deck supported by stilts which are then screened by concrete grills.
Nearest English book:
To overcome these physical constraints, the buildings are erected on a podium deck supported by stilts which are then screened by concrete grills.
All at once?
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the 2nd sentence.
Nearest English book:
To overcome these physical constraints, the buildings are erected on a podium deck supported by stilts which are then screened by concrete grills.
Nearest English book:
To overcome these physical constraints, the buildings are erected on a podium deck supported by stilts which are then screened by concrete grills.
Kowloon? More like Ng (or Mm) Saam Saam Yat Yi Saam :-). Six numbers was ages ago. Early 80s?
January 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Kowloon? More like Ng (or Mm) Saam Saam Yat Yi Saam :-). Six numbers was ages ago. Early 80s?
Superbly hideous! AI take note!
January 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Superbly hideous! AI take note!
You never know what all the things you've forgotten you've written but haven't read are like. There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment. (Hunter Thompson)
January 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
You never know what all the things you've forgotten you've written but haven't read are like. There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment. (Hunter Thompson)
A View to a Tenure
Make a Bond movie academic:
No Time To Grade
No Time To Grade
Make a Bond movie academic:
You Only Review Twice
You Only Review Twice
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A View to a Tenure
Reposted by Oliver Davey
Two well written articles about addiction to GenAI (1) and porn and sports betting (2).
I'm going to have to re-read Brave New World.
medium.com/@kenbayer/we...
www.derekthompson.org/p/the-monks-...
I'm going to have to re-read Brave New World.
medium.com/@kenbayer/we...
www.derekthompson.org/p/the-monks-...
We were worried about the wrong dystopia
We were all so busy worrying about Big Brother we forgot to worry about Soma
medium.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Two well written articles about addiction to GenAI (1) and porn and sports betting (2).
I'm going to have to re-read Brave New World.
medium.com/@kenbayer/we...
www.derekthompson.org/p/the-monks-...
I'm going to have to re-read Brave New World.
medium.com/@kenbayer/we...
www.derekthompson.org/p/the-monks-...
The war on lies, the war on incompetence, the war on corruption, the war on fascism?
December 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The war on lies, the war on incompetence, the war on corruption, the war on fascism?
Statle (04/12/2025) 3/6 (100%)
🔥 Current Win Streak: 1
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
🔥 Current Win Streak: 1
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜➡️
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December 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Statle (04/12/2025) 3/6 (100%)
🔥 Current Win Streak: 1
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜➡️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩↙️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
🔥 Current Win Streak: 1
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜➡️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩↙️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
PM is about dismantling reductionist, positivst modernism by which the popular & the serious, the rational & the irrational etc.. can be clearly delineated. Naive, at best. PM is about uncovering ambiguity, not necessarily solving it. Populism is about simple answers to complex questions. =/=
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
PM is about dismantling reductionist, positivst modernism by which the popular & the serious, the rational & the irrational etc.. can be clearly delineated. Naive, at best. PM is about uncovering ambiguity, not necessarily solving it. Populism is about simple answers to complex questions. =/=
Or to better educate the public? About the merits we no longer see for all the trees, the lack of alternatives, the limitations and costs of a democracy. Democracy is slow, expensive and it's hard work for everyone. We need constant reminders, not promises of quick fixes.
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Or to better educate the public? About the merits we no longer see for all the trees, the lack of alternatives, the limitations and costs of a democracy. Democracy is slow, expensive and it's hard work for everyone. We need constant reminders, not promises of quick fixes.
No, but you could blame it on your mother anyway?
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
No, but you could blame it on your mother anyway?
Currencies generally have no intrinsic value. They are merely a form of accounting. The question is, what is Stablecoin's USP vs that of trad banking? The answer is prob a) trading crypto and b) profiting from riskier asset side while speculating on too big to fail the cover the down side.
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Currencies generally have no intrinsic value. They are merely a form of accounting. The question is, what is Stablecoin's USP vs that of trad banking? The answer is prob a) trading crypto and b) profiting from riskier asset side while speculating on too big to fail the cover the down side.
Woke is old, eh. The Italian lady should know.
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Woke is old, eh. The Italian lady should know.
Since when do Algerians vote for US presidents?
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Since when do Algerians vote for US presidents?
while the rest of the world wonders wtf salad cream even is.
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
while the rest of the world wonders wtf salad cream even is.
wear antennas. guaranteed to descramble the signals one way or another.
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
wear antennas. guaranteed to descramble the signals one way or another.