Unlearning Economics
@unlearnecon.bsky.social
Economist, YouTuber, gamer, author, academic (in that order)
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Everything Was Already AI
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I’ve only started to listen to this, but so far it’s good, and @unlearnecon.bsky.social has a good track record of creating good stuff.
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What Abundance Misses
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February 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I’ve only started to listen to this, but so far it’s good, and @unlearnecon.bsky.social has a good track record of creating good stuff.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxzd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxzd...
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Wonderful vid by @unlearnecon.bsky.social. Complex issues require this level of analysis to get the outcomes we want.
What Abundance Misses
YouTube video by Unlearning Economics Live
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February 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Wonderful vid by @unlearnecon.bsky.social. Complex issues require this level of analysis to get the outcomes we want.
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i actually prefer it when the mods actively hate the user base and vice versa, that’s how every great message board worked for years and i think we should give it a whirl
October 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
i actually prefer it when the mods actively hate the user base and vice versa, that’s how every great message board worked for years and i think we should give it a whirl
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“If you read or share only one article today, make it this:
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000 … Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of power of the office for self-enrichment.”
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social
No paywall:
archive.is/ZmfJC
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000 … Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of power of the office for self-enrichment.”
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social
No paywall:
archive.is/ZmfJC
January 21, 2026 at 7:11 AM
“If you read or share only one article today, make it this:
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000 … Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of power of the office for self-enrichment.”
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social
No paywall:
archive.is/ZmfJC
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000 … Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of power of the office for self-enrichment.”
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social
No paywall:
archive.is/ZmfJC
Started reading this without looking at the author and after a few paragraphs I was like "wait, is this @mattbruenig.bsky.social" and sure enough, it was jacobin.com/2025/03/abun...
What the “Abundance Agenda” Leaves Out
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book Abundance has plenty of merits, writes Matt Bruenig, but its emphasis on growth and innovation must be married to other egalitarian concerns.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Started reading this without looking at the author and after a few paragraphs I was like "wait, is this @mattbruenig.bsky.social" and sure enough, it was jacobin.com/2025/03/abun...
Pretty good write-up on the rent control debate by the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rent controls are coming to the UK - but they're not a guaranteed win for tenants
Rent controls are coming to the UK - but they're not a guaranteed win for tenants
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Pretty good write-up on the rent control debate by the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rewatching shawshank and my first thoughts were “wow, look at all the outside space they have” and “must be peaceful without social media”
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Rewatching shawshank and my first thoughts were “wow, look at all the outside space they have” and “must be peaceful without social media”
Getting rejected from academic journals is a bit like dying in FromSoft games. It's really depressing, but you have to see it as a necessary part of the learning process.
February 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Getting rejected from academic journals is a bit like dying in FromSoft games. It's really depressing, but you have to see it as a necessary part of the learning process.
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"Yes, obviously" 💀
February 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"Yes, obviously" 💀
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could not find this among the ocean of DESTROYS video slop, anyone recall?
Ben Shapiro interviewed a woman on his podcast, probably a Fox News pundit or something, and she literally said out loud that one reason to fight transgenderism is because it undermines and traditional nuclear family. It was a good few years ago. I also recall her being blonde. Anyone remember?
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
could not find this among the ocean of DESTROYS video slop, anyone recall?
Ben Shapiro interviewed a woman on his podcast, probably a Fox News pundit or something, and she literally said out loud that one reason to fight transgenderism is because it undermines and traditional nuclear family. It was a good few years ago. I also recall her being blonde. Anyone remember?
January 27, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Ben Shapiro interviewed a woman on his podcast, probably a Fox News pundit or something, and she literally said out loud that one reason to fight transgenderism is because it undermines and traditional nuclear family. It was a good few years ago. I also recall her being blonde. Anyone remember?
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Imagine knowing your political leader is mentally unstable, dangerous, and corrupt and refusing to admit it or do anything about it.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
January 21, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Imagine knowing your political leader is mentally unstable, dangerous, and corrupt and refusing to admit it or do anything about it.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
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"For example, I have not written any statistical programming code in many months and I don’t see why I would ever write any such code ever again." mattbruenig.com/2026/01/19/s...
Some Thoughts on AI – Matt Bruenig Dot Com
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January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"For example, I have not written any statistical programming code in many months and I don’t see why I would ever write any such code ever again." mattbruenig.com/2026/01/19/s...
A Year On: The DOGE Disaster
A Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of your government
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
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January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
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if i could make you read ONE (1) single post to improve your understanding of the challenges of social science in general it would be this one from @markfabian.bsky.social about wellbeing science specifically
profmarkfabian.substack.com/p/airing-my-...
profmarkfabian.substack.com/p/airing-my-...
Airing my grievances with wellbeing science
We have a streetlight problem
profmarkfabian.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:35 AM
if i could make you read ONE (1) single post to improve your understanding of the challenges of social science in general it would be this one from @markfabian.bsky.social about wellbeing science specifically
profmarkfabian.substack.com/p/airing-my-...
profmarkfabian.substack.com/p/airing-my-...
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
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NEW VIDEO: Everything Was Already AI youtu.be/Km2bn0HvUwg
Everything Was Already AI
YouTube video by Unlearning Economics
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January 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
NEW VIDEO: Everything Was Already AI youtu.be/Km2bn0HvUwg
Reading Friedrich Bastiat on pollution in the 19th Century just convinced me that reactionaries have been imagining a guy being mean to them and letting it change their politics since forever
www.econlib.org/library/Bast...
www.econlib.org/library/Bast...
January 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Reading Friedrich Bastiat on pollution in the 19th Century just convinced me that reactionaries have been imagining a guy being mean to them and letting it change their politics since forever
www.econlib.org/library/Bast...
www.econlib.org/library/Bast...
This essay might be a tad unfair to Graeber. But it makes a valid point.
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dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
The Left Needs Bureaucrats - Dissent Magazine
After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better.
dissentmagazine.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 AM
This essay might be a tad unfair to Graeber. But it makes a valid point.
dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
This post by @newqueuelure.bsky.social on the credibility revolution in economics reminds me of the 'intuitition dance' economists do, both with theory and empirics
informationtransfereconomics.blogspot.com/2022/09/is-c...
informationtransfereconomics.blogspot.com/2022/09/is-c...
Is the credibility revolution credible?
Noah Smith made a stir with his claim that historians make theories without empirical backing — something I think is a bit of a category err...
informationtransfereconomics.blogspot.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM
This post by @newqueuelure.bsky.social on the credibility revolution in economics reminds me of the 'intuitition dance' economists do, both with theory and empirics
informationtransfereconomics.blogspot.com/2022/09/is-c...
informationtransfereconomics.blogspot.com/2022/09/is-c...
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"what's possible within the system", versus "the wider environment in which the system is embedded"
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backofmind.substack.com/p/was-the-gr...
was the green lantern a good chap?
on having one's head in the game
backofmind.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM
"what's possible within the system", versus "the wider environment in which the system is embedded"
backofmind.substack.com/p/was-the-gr...
backofmind.substack.com/p/was-the-gr...
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I was 20 when HS2 was announced. Great to know i’ll probably be in my late 60s when the Birmingham-Manchester section starts work let alone finishes. Seems like a country doing things the right way!
January 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
I was 20 when HS2 was announced. Great to know i’ll probably be in my late 60s when the Birmingham-Manchester section starts work let alone finishes. Seems like a country doing things the right way!
I'm honestly starting to feel bad about my critiques of Sowell
January 13, 2026 at 10:46 AM
I'm honestly starting to feel bad about my critiques of Sowell