Ben Bushong
@benbushong.com
Visiting Harvard University and HBS, 25-26
Associate Professor at Michigan State. Formerly: Harvard, Caltech, Oregon.
Using psychology ✕ economics to explore people's beliefs and choices. All opinions my own.
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web: benbushong.com
Associate Professor at Michigan State. Formerly: Harvard, Caltech, Oregon.
Using psychology ✕ economics to explore people's beliefs and choices. All opinions my own.
🐶 + 🧠 + 📚 + 🏃🏽+ 🌈 + 🩵
web: benbushong.com
This is some horrific sludge from Alphabet / YoutubeTV.
In order to "claim a credit" you have to click a single button. That's it. Nothing else.
Why not, you know, automatically apply the credit?
In order to "claim a credit" you have to click a single button. That's it. Nothing else.
Why not, you know, automatically apply the credit?
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is some horrific sludge from Alphabet / YoutubeTV.
In order to "claim a credit" you have to click a single button. That's it. Nothing else.
Why not, you know, automatically apply the credit?
In order to "claim a credit" you have to click a single button. That's it. Nothing else.
Why not, you know, automatically apply the credit?
Reason #654 why we need to move past Tom Barrett, my Congressman in the Michigan 7th: although I never signed up for email from him, it still comes. On trying to unsubscribe, I found he has a CAPTCHA.
On the unsubscribe. A CAPTCHA.
I can't think of a better metaphor for Republicans at the moment.
On the unsubscribe. A CAPTCHA.
I can't think of a better metaphor for Republicans at the moment.
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Reason #654 why we need to move past Tom Barrett, my Congressman in the Michigan 7th: although I never signed up for email from him, it still comes. On trying to unsubscribe, I found he has a CAPTCHA.
On the unsubscribe. A CAPTCHA.
I can't think of a better metaphor for Republicans at the moment.
On the unsubscribe. A CAPTCHA.
I can't think of a better metaphor for Republicans at the moment.
Lol someone is freaking out
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Lol someone is freaking out
Something something martingale
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Something something martingale
Despite the constant negative press covfefe, indeed.
(Sadly this newest one was deleted, but the internet remembers)
trumpstruth.org/statuses/33487
(Sadly this newest one was deleted, but the internet remembers)
trumpstruth.org/statuses/33487
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Despite the constant negative press covfefe, indeed.
(Sadly this newest one was deleted, but the internet remembers)
trumpstruth.org/statuses/33487
(Sadly this newest one was deleted, but the internet remembers)
trumpstruth.org/statuses/33487
In a livestreamed Q&A, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman put up this aspirational slide (verbally targeting the year 2028 or so).
This is embarrassing. It's laughable. We should be increasingly skeptical and wary that ~$1.4T in near-term investments are directed by a man with such a tenuous grasp on reality.
This is embarrassing. It's laughable. We should be increasingly skeptical and wary that ~$1.4T in near-term investments are directed by a man with such a tenuous grasp on reality.
October 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
In a livestreamed Q&A, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman put up this aspirational slide (verbally targeting the year 2028 or so).
This is embarrassing. It's laughable. We should be increasingly skeptical and wary that ~$1.4T in near-term investments are directed by a man with such a tenuous grasp on reality.
This is embarrassing. It's laughable. We should be increasingly skeptical and wary that ~$1.4T in near-term investments are directed by a man with such a tenuous grasp on reality.
I’m out in Boston Common exercising my 1st Amendment rights. Good crowd but would love more younger folks.
Come on down, it’s a beautiful day.
Come on down, it’s a beautiful day.
October 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I’m out in Boston Common exercising my 1st Amendment rights. Good crowd but would love more younger folks.
Come on down, it’s a beautiful day.
Come on down, it’s a beautiful day.
Can confirm... I love it. Glad we're using all the world's electricity for this! (And, coming soon... porn!)
October 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Can confirm... I love it. Glad we're using all the world's electricity for this! (And, coming soon... porn!)
My man, WWII ended less than 100 years ago...
October 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My man, WWII ended less than 100 years ago...
In his latest post, Sam Altman shows that he is at best irresponsible and at worst a hostage taker. "Let us steal data, use colossal amounts of energy, and generally restructure the world without safeguards or careful thought. You *might* get a cure to cancer!"
This is absurd and embarrassing.
This is absurd and embarrassing.
September 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In his latest post, Sam Altman shows that he is at best irresponsible and at worst a hostage taker. "Let us steal data, use colossal amounts of energy, and generally restructure the world without safeguards or careful thought. You *might* get a cure to cancer!"
This is absurd and embarrassing.
This is absurd and embarrassing.
I'm fairly sure this type of thing is pretty well covered by [checks notes] THE VERY FIRST AMENDMENT.
September 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm fairly sure this type of thing is pretty well covered by [checks notes] THE VERY FIRST AMENDMENT.
If only the Article I branch thought like this writer (from the Article III branch).*
*Note: I have major issues with the present leadership of the Article III branch.
*Note: I have major issues with the present leadership of the Article III branch.
July 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If only the Article I branch thought like this writer (from the Article III branch).*
*Note: I have major issues with the present leadership of the Article III branch.
*Note: I have major issues with the present leadership of the Article III branch.
Based on your mild typo, I decided to have AI make a hybrid Sean Connery + Jean Luc Picard. For me... meh.
July 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Based on your mild typo, I decided to have AI make a hybrid Sean Connery + Jean Luc Picard. For me... meh.
Updated working paper posted!
Brief discussion thread will be added below.
www.nber.org/papers/w27681
Brief discussion thread will be added below.
www.nber.org/papers/w27681
July 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Updated working paper posted!
Brief discussion thread will be added below.
www.nber.org/papers/w27681
Brief discussion thread will be added below.
www.nber.org/papers/w27681
I don't believe it. There's no chance that *this wholesome fella* made something antisemitic.
July 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I don't believe it. There's no chance that *this wholesome fella* made something antisemitic.
Yo... what the f*$# is this? We're just putting Tweet-like ramblings on letterhead now?
Here are some of the crimes against punctuation: "Trading Relationship", "TRADE", "extraordinary Economy"... and this gem: "...the many years of Korea's Tariff and Non Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers..."
Here are some of the crimes against punctuation: "Trading Relationship", "TRADE", "extraordinary Economy"... and this gem: "...the many years of Korea's Tariff and Non Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers..."
July 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Yo... what the f*$# is this? We're just putting Tweet-like ramblings on letterhead now?
Here are some of the crimes against punctuation: "Trading Relationship", "TRADE", "extraordinary Economy"... and this gem: "...the many years of Korea's Tariff and Non Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers..."
Here are some of the crimes against punctuation: "Trading Relationship", "TRADE", "extraordinary Economy"... and this gem: "...the many years of Korea's Tariff and Non Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers..."
Well. It was bound to go there...
June 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Well. It was bound to go there...
A real exchange I had...
June 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A real exchange I had...
I was about to buy some summer clothes.
Guess not.
Guess not.
May 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I was about to buy some summer clothes.
Guess not.
Guess not.
Ick. No. No no no.
I will not vote for this vision of "leadership" in the future and if politicians are looking to earn (at least my) Michigander trust and vote, they should show some spine.
I will not vote for this vision of "leadership" in the future and if politicians are looking to earn (at least my) Michigander trust and vote, they should show some spine.
April 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Ick. No. No no no.
I will not vote for this vision of "leadership" in the future and if politicians are looking to earn (at least my) Michigander trust and vote, they should show some spine.
I will not vote for this vision of "leadership" in the future and if politicians are looking to earn (at least my) Michigander trust and vote, they should show some spine.
What a gift to the Liberal party.
"Hey Canadians, you should elect someone smart. But also, that person should then turn your amazing country of 41 million people into a single state."
😂🤌
"Hey Canadians, you should elect someone smart. But also, that person should then turn your amazing country of 41 million people into a single state."
😂🤌
April 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
What a gift to the Liberal party.
"Hey Canadians, you should elect someone smart. But also, that person should then turn your amazing country of 41 million people into a single state."
😂🤌
"Hey Canadians, you should elect someone smart. But also, that person should then turn your amazing country of 41 million people into a single state."
😂🤌
I see that we are back to exploring the Quantum Nature of Taxation, wherein tariffs are both going away soon as a result of incredible deal-making and are also generating massive ongoing revenue as a way to combat poverty.
April 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I see that we are back to exploring the Quantum Nature of Taxation, wherein tariffs are both going away soon as a result of incredible deal-making and are also generating massive ongoing revenue as a way to combat poverty.
This. Just... 🤦♂️
Pro tip: don't vote for someone who says a mix of things "in jest" and things seriously and it's impossible to tell them apart.
Pro tip: don't vote for someone who says a mix of things "in jest" and things seriously and it's impossible to tell them apart.
April 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This. Just... 🤦♂️
Pro tip: don't vote for someone who says a mix of things "in jest" and things seriously and it's impossible to tell them apart.
Pro tip: don't vote for someone who says a mix of things "in jest" and things seriously and it's impossible to tell them apart.