Jerry Davis
@vanishingcorp.bsky.social
Amateur sociologist, Detroit patriot, smug vegetarian. Org theory, social movements, corporate power, finding alternatives. Opinions generated at random.
It turns out the appendix is not useless or vestigial -- it's like a Norwegian seed vault for healthy gut bacteria, your inner biome's cloud backup. www.npr.org/sections/hea...
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February 4, 2024 at 5:35 AM
It turns out the appendix is not useless or vestigial -- it's like a Norwegian seed vault for healthy gut bacteria, your inner biome's cloud backup. www.npr.org/sections/hea...
The stock market is mostly irrelevant to funding business, and VC is coming up short. Yet the costs to start an enterprise have never been lower. What are alternatives to support community wealth building and not just financiers? My latest spicy take:
www.imd.org/ibyimd/finan...
www.imd.org/ibyimd/finan...
A fresh start is needed after the misadventures of venture capital - I by IMD
The venture capital model has failed far too many smaller firms seeking the funds to grow but there is a better way.
www.imd.org
January 22, 2024 at 2:14 PM
The stock market is mostly irrelevant to funding business, and VC is coming up short. Yet the costs to start an enterprise have never been lower. What are alternatives to support community wealth building and not just financiers? My latest spicy take:
www.imd.org/ibyimd/finan...
www.imd.org/ibyimd/finan...
Fellow Detroit transit nerds: my birthday present from My son was a Detroit streetcar map from 1950. Great routes.
January 5, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Fellow Detroit transit nerds: my birthday present from My son was a Detroit streetcar map from 1950. Great routes.
Now I want to get Nikki Haley's take on the causes of the English Civil War.
December 28, 2023 at 3:01 PM
Now I want to get Nikki Haley's take on the causes of the English Civil War.
GPT understands my metaphors.
December 27, 2023 at 5:18 PM
GPT understands my metaphors.
I may regret throwing out all my old paper journals when GAI creates entire online knockoffs of ASQ, AJS, ASR -- and SEO hacking sends people to the knockoffs rather than the original articles. www.businessinsider.com/seo-heist-ai...
Inside the first 'SEO heist' of the AI era
Tech-help website Exceljet was cloned by a competitor using AI. It poses thorny questions for Google.
www.businessinsider.com
December 19, 2023 at 2:39 PM
I may regret throwing out all my old paper journals when GAI creates entire online knockoffs of ASQ, AJS, ASR -- and SEO hacking sends people to the knockoffs rather than the original articles. www.businessinsider.com/seo-heist-ai...
The National Center for Educational Statistics reports that there are 2267 4-year colleges and universities in the US, which granted 7374 bachelors degrees in "Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies." So the average college has no more than 3.25 gender studies majors. Can we move on?
December 18, 2023 at 1:26 PM
The National Center for Educational Statistics reports that there are 2267 4-year colleges and universities in the US, which granted 7374 bachelors degrees in "Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies." So the average college has no more than 3.25 gender studies majors. Can we move on?
Loving the DNEP Holiday Fair at Jam Handy. Detroit entrepreneurs are amazing, creative makers!
December 16, 2023 at 12:41 AM
Loving the DNEP Holiday Fair at Jam Handy. Detroit entrepreneurs are amazing, creative makers!
Being deadwood is mostly great. But I miss have accomplishments to announce. So:
"I published my job market paper!"
(In 1991.)
"I published my job market paper!"
(In 1991.)
December 14, 2023 at 7:32 PM
Being deadwood is mostly great. But I miss have accomplishments to announce. So:
"I published my job market paper!"
(In 1991.)
"I published my job market paper!"
(In 1991.)
If you have not done so already, now's a good time to join your AAUP chapter. www.inquirer.com/education/ma...
Penn faculty fear the donor who started the effort to oust Liz Magill is attempting to set the agend...
Marc Rowan, who co-leads Wharton’s board of advisors, is asking questions about instruction, faculty hiring, free speech, and political orientation.
www.inquirer.com
December 13, 2023 at 3:44 AM
If you have not done so already, now's a good time to join your AAUP chapter. www.inquirer.com/education/ma...
Reposted by Jerry Davis
Final, 53-page report of AAUP's Special Committee on Florida, on which I had the privilege of serving, is now published. Some themes from our dozens of interviews: "[T]he reality in Florida is 'Orwellian,' and Florida is the 'canary in a coal mine.'.... Being a bystander is no longer an option."
Report of a Special Committee: Political Interference and Academic
Published December 2023.1 What we are witnessing in Florida is an intellectual reign of terror. There is a tremendous sense of dread right now, not just among faculty; it’s tangible among students
www.aaup.org
December 6, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Final, 53-page report of AAUP's Special Committee on Florida, on which I had the privilege of serving, is now published. Some themes from our dozens of interviews: "[T]he reality in Florida is 'Orwellian,' and Florida is the 'canary in a coal mine.'.... Being a bystander is no longer an option."
If philosophy majors ruled the world, misusing the term "begging the question" would be a capital offense.
December 5, 2023 at 12:56 AM
If philosophy majors ruled the world, misusing the term "begging the question" would be a capital offense.
Top 5 metaphors:
Potemkin Village
Hermit crab
La Brea tarpits
Estuary
Winchester Mystery House
Potemkin Village
Hermit crab
La Brea tarpits
Estuary
Winchester Mystery House
December 2, 2023 at 6:47 PM
Top 5 metaphors:
Potemkin Village
Hermit crab
La Brea tarpits
Estuary
Winchester Mystery House
Potemkin Village
Hermit crab
La Brea tarpits
Estuary
Winchester Mystery House
The OpenAI saga suggests that employee ownership may not always yield good outcomes for society. "Even recent employees would have seen a 4x cash out at liquidation. If the company drastically slowed commercialization, then no investor would've come in."
www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-o...
www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-o...
Sam Altman enters his power era
The botched coup of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has seemingly reinforced his power at the company behind ChatGPT.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2023 at 1:22 PM
The OpenAI saga suggests that employee ownership may not always yield good outcomes for society. "Even recent employees would have seen a 4x cash out at liquidation. If the company drastically slowed commercialization, then no investor would've come in."
www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-o...
www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-o...
Happy Canadian Cinco de Mayo!
November 23, 2023 at 10:00 PM
Happy Canadian Cinco de Mayo!
In business, plagiarism is called "benchmarking."
November 23, 2023 at 3:19 PM
In business, plagiarism is called "benchmarking."
LA is a lasagne of the magical and the inexplicable. The mass transit is now great! Unless you are headed to LAX, in which case you will wither and die in traffic.
November 19, 2023 at 5:45 PM
LA is a lasagne of the magical and the inexplicable. The mass transit is now great! Unless you are headed to LAX, in which case you will wither and die in traffic.
Fellow refuseniks: I found our place.
November 19, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Fellow refuseniks: I found our place.
California is a land of endless culinary invention. Exhibit A: a burrito… For breakfast!
November 15, 2023 at 4:07 PM
California is a land of endless culinary invention. Exhibit A: a burrito… For breakfast!
No Starbucks today in LA
November 15, 2023 at 4:04 PM
No Starbucks today in LA
That’s me, all week!
November 14, 2023 at 4:34 PM
That’s me, all week!
JF Sebastian’s place.
November 14, 2023 at 4:33 PM
JF Sebastian’s place.
Reposted by Jerry Davis
Week in review: Zephyr Teachout on algorithmic wage discrimination, Jerry Davis (@vanishingcorp.bsky.social) on the disappearance of public corporations, and Maryam Jamshidi on creeping authoritarianism in Florida.
Plus, tons of upcoming virtual events (two today!) and new LPE-relevant pieces.
Plus, tons of upcoming virtual events (two today!) and new LPE-relevant pieces.
Weekly Roundup: November 10, 2023
Zephyr Teachout on the democratic consequences of algorithmic wage discrimination, Jerry Davis on the disappearance of public corporations from the American economy, and Maryam Jamshidi on the…
lpeproject.org
November 10, 2023 at 2:56 PM
Week in review: Zephyr Teachout on algorithmic wage discrimination, Jerry Davis (@vanishingcorp.bsky.social) on the disappearance of public corporations, and Maryam Jamshidi on creeping authoritarianism in Florida.
Plus, tons of upcoming virtual events (two today!) and new LPE-relevant pieces.
Plus, tons of upcoming virtual events (two today!) and new LPE-relevant pieces.
"Is this the end of corporate capitalism?" Probably not the end--but an opening for alternatives.
lpeproject.org/blog/is-this...
lpeproject.org/blog/is-this...
November 8, 2023 at 1:50 PM
"Is this the end of corporate capitalism?" Probably not the end--but an opening for alternatives.
lpeproject.org/blog/is-this...
lpeproject.org/blog/is-this...