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fwiw i think this is actually how ukraine got crimea in the first place...number one was drunk one day...

Great article @mmasnick.bsky.social 🏆

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I wish I had written this. It encapsulates some of the thoughts I’ve had, but never sat down to explore further.

Trump's pro-business approach weakens the power of consumers who need to have exit and voice options for companies to improve the quality of their products and be competitive in global markets. China has enabled class-action lawsuits by consumers; the US moves in the opposite direction.

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The winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in economics, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson, won for their research into this exact phenomenon. Not only the relationship between inclusive institutions and economic prosperity, but also the speed at which success can be reversed.

i definitely know a some major series b type startups that fit that mold to a T and I sadly don't think they're just doing it for the money

Good article. Well constructed. Well written.

No bigger red flag about stealing from the future than willfully creating trillions of dollars of national debt. 🚩 For no valid or beneficial reasons. Only because they can and nobody will stop them. Condemning future not yet born generations to potential debt slavery. 🇺🇸😵‍💫

An outstanding essay.

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Cutting off their nose because it will be useless on Mars