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Political economist. Blogger. Scientist. Editor of the Review of Capital as Power.
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@jwmason.bsky.socialReposted by @blairfix.bsky.socialThis is a very nice piece on what makes for clarity or confusion in writing about science. It seems to me that almost all of its advice applies equally to writing about economics. www.americanscientist.org/blog/the-lon...
@davidho.bsky.socialReposted by @blairfix.bsky.socialNaturally, the Trump regime wants to cut its funding.
@blairfix.bsky.socialHere's the capitalist world system in 2023, as captured by the business-to-industry index (share of world income relative to share of world energy use).
@steveroth.bsky.socialReposted by @blairfix.bsky.socialLuv this little bit from NIPA 5.10 Fixed-assets Table.
There are holding gains attributable to general inflation, labeled "Neutral," and then there's… "Real" nominal holding gains.
Oxymoron alert.
@jennyyeremiy.bsky.socialReposted by @blairfix.bsky.socialStop letting your future security be used for genocide, war crimes, and apartheid. #CPPIB #cdnpoli
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@reganboychuk.bsky.socialReposted by @blairfix.bsky.socialFucking #compradores
'Such a deal would upend the traditional structure of petroleum extraction, in which royalties flow to the owner of the resource.'
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#OgdensburgTreaty
#18August1940
#12February1947
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
@blairfix.bsky.socialIn case you missed it, here are my thoughts on what distinguishes useful automation from useless machine slop.
@markhisted.orgReposted by @blairfix.bsky.socialKilled. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.
@reganboychuk.bsky.socialReposted by @blairfix.bsky.social"automation can be useful ... But if automated chatbots gobble fossil fuels in order to liberate us from thinking, well, civilization had a nice run." -- [email protected]
@blairfix.bsky.socialAs we enter the late stage of the AI hype bubble, it seems like a good time to reflect on the requirements that make automation actually useful.
@philfree.bsky.socialReposted by @blairfix.bsky.social“You see, efficiency improvements are not a new invention; they’ve been happening continuously for at least three centuries. & over that time, resource use didn’t shrink. It ballooned.” #degrowth
A Tour of the Jevons Paradox - @blairfix.bsky.social
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@blairfix.bsky.socialHere is the steady realignment of US politics along business-industry divisions.
Vertical axis: partisan composition of state legislatures
Horizontal axis: state business-to-industry index (world income share relative to world energy use share)
@blairfix.bsky.socialYes, it's related to urbanism, definitely. But I haven't looked at the details.
@blairfix.bsky.socialUS politics are now divided along a structural schism in US capitalism.
Turns out the Harris-Trump margin was a tight function of each state's business-to-industry index (share of world income relative to share of world energy use).
@blairfix.bsky.socialAt first glance, this map looks like it plots US partisan politics. But it's actually a map of each state's business-to-industry index: its share of world income relative to its share of world energy use.
@blairfix.bsky.socialHere's the geography of global capitalism in 1990, as captured by the business-to-industry index (share of world income relative to share of world energy use).
Note the industry dominance in Asia, where communist policies were popular.
@blairfix.bsky.socialAgreed. This sort of opinion scope creep seems to plague so many youtubers.
@blairfix.bsky.socialHer commentary on physics is excellent, though. That's where I respect her.
@blairfix.bsky.socialI respect Sabine, but her takes on economics are consistently bad. This one's the worst yet.
@blairfix.bsky.socialHere's the rise of China, as captured by its world income-share and energy-share (left). The ratio of these two views gives the business-to-industry index (right).
Notice the period of disruption during Mao's tenure. That's no accident.
