Pathetic

I'm in!

This book looks super interesting -- will take a look. Thanks!

A big part of the problem is the centralized, private ownership structure of these mass technologies, which are governed without their users (i.e., us) having any say on their design or purpose. Hence the promise of open source, decentralized forms of twch dwvelopment.

Right now, we are not regulating big tech -- big tech is regulating us. Part of the solution, in my view, is raising awareness about the critical importance of digital hygiene in our daily lives (and I don’t claim to be a model, but at least I'm working on it).

Huge -- I'm starting to read this tomorrow morning!!!

I'm intrigued!

FYI - I'm a trained investment professional with a CFA and 10 years of experience in fund management for large pension plans, who became a qualitative management researcher when I realized it’s all bullshit. That’s why the topic speaks to me. Had a job talk at WBS last year before I joined Telfer.

Congrats on the book, btw. I'll look at it!

Active management works for the fund managers, not for the clients. It is a business that thrives on pervasive financial illiteracy.

Right

Thre principles of wise investing:
1. Eliminate management fees
2. Minimize transaction costs
3. Diversify asset classes
Boring is better.

Tokenism existed long before the phrase DEI was invented -- the natural response to being called out as bigot.