David Stallibrass
@dstallibrass.bsky.social
Competition, consumer, and regulatory economist. UK.
Shit Richard! I never got this. Fell off the blue sky wagon. Can we do next year? Id love it.
March 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Shit Richard! I never got this. Fell off the blue sky wagon. Can we do next year? Id love it.
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February 9, 2024 at 9:46 AM
80s Macro: bsky.app/profile/dsta...
Growth: bsky.app/profile/dsta...
Labour: bsky.app/profile/dsta...
Consumption: bsky.app/profile/dsta...
Intergenerational: bsky.app/profile/dsta...
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As he says: now that we’ve had some, let's hope that there’s lots more to come.
February 9, 2024 at 9:22 AM
As he says: now that we’ve had some, let's hope that there’s lots more to come.
Finally, Ian Dury (There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards) celebrates intangible capital and personal endeavour in improving life for all, nailing the intergenerational element at 1:32 “probably got help from their mum who got help from her mum.”
youtu.be/Q63UoIPZFe0
youtu.be/Q63UoIPZFe0
February 9, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Finally, Ian Dury (There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards) celebrates intangible capital and personal endeavour in improving life for all, nailing the intergenerational element at 1:32 “probably got help from their mum who got help from her mum.”
youtu.be/Q63UoIPZFe0
youtu.be/Q63UoIPZFe0
…unlike Drake who tells a story of how he started at the bottom.
There are lots of hip-hop-y tracks extolling the wealth of the artist, but I like how Drake gets there by preserving and utilising the social capital of his community and network.
youtu.be/RubBzkZzpUA
There are lots of hip-hop-y tracks extolling the wealth of the artist, but I like how Drake gets there by preserving and utilising the social capital of his community and network.
youtu.be/RubBzkZzpUA
February 9, 2024 at 9:21 AM
…unlike Drake who tells a story of how he started at the bottom.
There are lots of hip-hop-y tracks extolling the wealth of the artist, but I like how Drake gets there by preserving and utilising the social capital of his community and network.
youtu.be/RubBzkZzpUA
There are lots of hip-hop-y tracks extolling the wealth of the artist, but I like how Drake gets there by preserving and utilising the social capital of his community and network.
youtu.be/RubBzkZzpUA
Bruce finally hits my top 3 with Born in the USA. The first kick he took was when he hit the ground, he’s spent half his life trying to cover it up, and the American Dream has most definitely not delivered. You get the sense he’s doing it on his own though…
youtu.be/EPhWR4d3FJQ
youtu.be/EPhWR4d3FJQ
February 9, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Bruce finally hits my top 3 with Born in the USA. The first kick he took was when he hit the ground, he’s spent half his life trying to cover it up, and the American Dream has most definitely not delivered. You get the sense he’s doing it on his own though…
youtu.be/EPhWR4d3FJQ
youtu.be/EPhWR4d3FJQ
Hon. mensh. goes to Dat. It: explores the socio-religious constraints that lead to bounds on the consumer option set and the subsequent importance of flexible application of trade descriptions to allow innovative suppliers to efficiently meet complex market demands; slaps.
youtu.be/6FYTL8ydERw
youtu.be/6FYTL8ydERw
February 8, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Hon. mensh. goes to Dat. It: explores the socio-religious constraints that lead to bounds on the consumer option set and the subsequent importance of flexible application of trade descriptions to allow innovative suppliers to efficiently meet complex market demands; slaps.
youtu.be/6FYTL8ydERw
youtu.be/6FYTL8ydERw
And, a personal fave, here’s Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers totally rockin' the diversity of the modern US shopping center.
(though he admits they have better stores in Paris).
youtu.be/56_u8RH4FMs
(though he admits they have better stores in Paris).
youtu.be/56_u8RH4FMs
February 8, 2024 at 11:44 AM
And, a personal fave, here’s Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers totally rockin' the diversity of the modern US shopping center.
(though he admits they have better stores in Paris).
youtu.be/56_u8RH4FMs
(though he admits they have better stores in Paris).
youtu.be/56_u8RH4FMs
Less “music” than a sung skit, but Cheap Flights totally nails the adaptive-expectations death-spiral of drip-pricing, up to the point where they have to pay to leave the aircraft at the end.
youtu.be/HPyl2tOaKxM
youtu.be/HPyl2tOaKxM
February 8, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Less “music” than a sung skit, but Cheap Flights totally nails the adaptive-expectations death-spiral of drip-pricing, up to the point where they have to pay to leave the aircraft at the end.
youtu.be/HPyl2tOaKxM
youtu.be/HPyl2tOaKxM
Lost in the Supermarket by the Clash gets that moment of emptiness when the expected utility of consumption is corrected down.
When you’re standing in the tech floor of John Lewis and realise “none of this will actually make me happier”.
youtu.be/hZw23sWlyG0
When you’re standing in the tech floor of John Lewis and realise “none of this will actually make me happier”.
youtu.be/hZw23sWlyG0
February 8, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Lost in the Supermarket by the Clash gets that moment of emptiness when the expected utility of consumption is corrected down.
When you’re standing in the tech floor of John Lewis and realise “none of this will actually make me happier”.
youtu.be/hZw23sWlyG0
When you’re standing in the tech floor of John Lewis and realise “none of this will actually make me happier”.
youtu.be/hZw23sWlyG0
Honorable mention for Dolly Parton and 9 to 5. As my friend Jack says: "I swear sometimes that man is out to get me" is the line Marx just forgot to write." www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxU...
February 8, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Honorable mention for Dolly Parton and 9 to 5. As my friend Jack says: "I swear sometimes that man is out to get me" is the line Marx just forgot to write." www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxU...
(though you might think it’s a bit, er, rich choosing B as an example of labour emancipation through growth given she has the economic power to influence the price level of a medium sized nation).
news.sky.com/story/beyonc...
news.sky.com/story/beyonc...
February 8, 2024 at 11:41 AM
(though you might think it’s a bit, er, rich choosing B as an example of labour emancipation through growth given she has the economic power to influence the price level of a medium sized nation).
news.sky.com/story/beyonc...
news.sky.com/story/beyonc...
And finally Beyonce with a story of economic growth supports labour emancipation.
The protagonist chooses love over money with a swagger that can only come from confidence in your outside options.
youtu.be/yjki-9Pthh0
The protagonist chooses love over money with a swagger that can only come from confidence in your outside options.
youtu.be/yjki-9Pthh0
February 8, 2024 at 11:41 AM
And finally Beyonce with a story of economic growth supports labour emancipation.
The protagonist chooses love over money with a swagger that can only come from confidence in your outside options.
youtu.be/yjki-9Pthh0
The protagonist chooses love over money with a swagger that can only come from confidence in your outside options.
youtu.be/yjki-9Pthh0
Next - Champion - a celebration of the non-wage compensation of a job done well.
I’ve never been snowed up on Shap on the Manchester run, but I have trudged through a million-point-dataset and I like to think it felt a little similar.
youtu.be/vYvZayrdqUU
I’ve never been snowed up on Shap on the Manchester run, but I have trudged through a million-point-dataset and I like to think it felt a little similar.
youtu.be/vYvZayrdqUU
February 8, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Next - Champion - a celebration of the non-wage compensation of a job done well.
I’ve never been snowed up on Shap on the Manchester run, but I have trudged through a million-point-dataset and I like to think it felt a little similar.
youtu.be/vYvZayrdqUU
I’ve never been snowed up on Shap on the Manchester run, but I have trudged through a million-point-dataset and I like to think it felt a little similar.
youtu.be/vYvZayrdqUU
First, The Chemical Workers Song, a folk classic exploring economic necessity, bounded rationality and the fallacy of free choice.
The haunting “but you go” makes me think of the migrant factory workers while I was in China.
youtu.be/whdzP0GHuc4
The haunting “but you go” makes me think of the migrant factory workers while I was in China.
youtu.be/whdzP0GHuc4
February 8, 2024 at 11:40 AM
First, The Chemical Workers Song, a folk classic exploring economic necessity, bounded rationality and the fallacy of free choice.
The haunting “but you go” makes me think of the migrant factory workers while I was in China.
youtu.be/whdzP0GHuc4
The haunting “but you go” makes me think of the migrant factory workers while I was in China.
youtu.be/whdzP0GHuc4
(Interesting facts: has the wonderful Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals - one in the eye to her father? Also was a favorite track of Patrick Bateman. I’d prefer to think of Hannah Ritchie nodding along as she eats her veg microwave curry).
www.ted.com/talks/hannah...
www.ted.com/talks/hannah...
February 8, 2024 at 11:38 AM
(Interesting facts: has the wonderful Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals - one in the eye to her father? Also was a favorite track of Patrick Bateman. I’d prefer to think of Hannah Ritchie nodding along as she eats her veg microwave curry).
www.ted.com/talks/hannah...
www.ted.com/talks/hannah...
It’s down to the Talking Heads, with 1988s (Nothing But) Flowers, to celebrate modernity with a full and open heart - the antithesis to Yellow Taxi.
“We used to microwave // Now we just eat nuts and berries”.
David Byrne Loves Growth.
youtu.be/2twY8YQYDBE
“We used to microwave // Now we just eat nuts and berries”.
David Byrne Loves Growth.
youtu.be/2twY8YQYDBE
February 8, 2024 at 11:38 AM
It’s down to the Talking Heads, with 1988s (Nothing But) Flowers, to celebrate modernity with a full and open heart - the antithesis to Yellow Taxi.
“We used to microwave // Now we just eat nuts and berries”.
David Byrne Loves Growth.
youtu.be/2twY8YQYDBE
“We used to microwave // Now we just eat nuts and berries”.
David Byrne Loves Growth.
youtu.be/2twY8YQYDBE
But the Kinks, with Village Green Preservation Society, aren’t having any of it. They’ve signed up to anti-NIMBY coalition a half century before todays YIMBY movement.
"We are the office block persecution affinity" cuts hard.
youtu.be/bA5e_Q45f04
"We are the office block persecution affinity" cuts hard.
youtu.be/bA5e_Q45f04
February 8, 2024 at 11:37 AM
But the Kinks, with Village Green Preservation Society, aren’t having any of it. They’ve signed up to anti-NIMBY coalition a half century before todays YIMBY movement.
"We are the office block persecution affinity" cuts hard.
youtu.be/bA5e_Q45f04
"We are the office block persecution affinity" cuts hard.
youtu.be/bA5e_Q45f04
Kicking off with Yellow Taxi, Joni’s canonical eco-nostalgia protest song from 1970. It’s a great tune, capturing the rose-tinted partial-equilibrium of most music about development. The kind of middle-class malthusianism that leads to de-growth.
youtu.be/2595abcvh2M
youtu.be/2595abcvh2M
February 8, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Kicking off with Yellow Taxi, Joni’s canonical eco-nostalgia protest song from 1970. It’s a great tune, capturing the rose-tinted partial-equilibrium of most music about development. The kind of middle-class malthusianism that leads to de-growth.
youtu.be/2595abcvh2M
youtu.be/2595abcvh2M
Honorable mention goes to Bruce Springsteen’s My Hometown. It's good, but like much of Bruce he never quite rises above moaning about the jobs going south. And it’s never going to fill a dancefloor. Not that I visit dancefloors much anymore. Other than the one in my kitchen.
February 8, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Honorable mention goes to Bruce Springsteen’s My Hometown. It's good, but like much of Bruce he never quite rises above moaning about the jobs going south. And it’s never going to fill a dancefloor. Not that I visit dancefloors much anymore. Other than the one in my kitchen.
(not that I agree with him that much, mind you. There's a chunk of economic xenophobia and desire for autarky that is perhaps ostensibly understandable but probably isn't born out by the facts).
February 8, 2024 at 11:33 AM
(not that I agree with him that much, mind you. There's a chunk of economic xenophobia and desire for autarky that is perhaps ostensibly understandable but probably isn't born out by the facts).