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July 2022
This Week on the Lindy Newsletter
I write about imposter syndrome in the age of remote work. The metrification of work is coming to white collar "cushy" jobs.
Weekend Reads
With the price of crypto and bitcoin dropping lately, it's easy to forget the nightmare of being defrauded. One of the worst nightmares for any middle class person is getting scammed out of their savings. In this Harper's piece, Barbara loses all of her $160,000 in her bank account and the bank blames her for it.
I am in New York City this weekend and it's interesting to note that NYC is really an outlier in America. There really is no city with NYC-style density and transit in America. Chicago is the closest, but it is mostly spread out into neighborhoods.
On the upside of greed
No.
Bad intentions/greed can lead to great results!It is not because of the goodness of their intentions that pharma cos cure patients, but thanks to short-termism. Curing people brings *immediate* profits while keeping patients on long term medicines brings delayed ones.
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb)
7:49 AM • Jun 30, 2022
Ted Gioa writes about how it is impossible to make a middle class income as a musician these days
The contract details of big Hollywood stars has been leaked. I don't think these megastars even exist anymore. I could not name an actor under the age of 40 who is truly famous. These types of deals may become a thing of the past.
We also reviewed contracts between Emmett's co. and Bruce Willis, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Mel Gibson and Megan Fox. De Niro got $11 million for 8 days of work, plus two vacations (1 wk at Ritz in Puerto Rico, 2 wks in Caribbean w/ $100K expenses paid) for himself and his fam.
— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA)
1:43 PM • Jun 30, 2022
About 15-20 years ago Thai restaurants started popping up all over America. For many Americans who don't eat spicy food, they mellowed the curry and usually just ordered pad thai noodles. Thai food eventually replaced Chinese food as the go-to Asian meal in America. How did this happen? It turns out, the Thai government paid for it. It was deliberate "gastrodiplomacy".
Brie Wolfson on taste. It's very much a know-it-when-you-see-it concept, which is especially annoying because good taste can be described as recognizing good taste when you see it
This interview with Edward Luttwak is an interesting read.
