State of the Union
Nobody works anymore. Seriously. As a result of the pandemic, the labor force (% of Americans that are fit to work) took a big hit; a large reason for this was early retirement. The Fed recently published research showing that the retired share of the U.S. population was nearly 1½ percentage points above its pre-pandemic level, and additionally this accounted for nearly all of the decrease in the labor force. TL;DR for those of us who are not finance bros: nearly 2 million extra people retire...
State of the Union
Nobody works anymore. Seriously. As a result of the pandemic, the labor force (% of Americans that are fit to work) took a big hit; a large reason for this was early retirement. The Fed recently published research showing that the retired share of the U.S. population was nearly 1½ percentage points above its pre-pandemic level, and additionally this accounted for nearly all of the decrease in the labor force. TL;DR for those of us who are not finance bros: nearly 2 million extra people retire...
In the beginning
** The most common virus among conscious beings is the search for meaning. Most interestingly, the cure to such problems is to abandon the relevant questions altogether. Western philosophy flipped this paradigm on its head and once again asked us to ask the deepest questions concerning truth, beauty, and goodness. We should all strive to achieve the archetype of the philosopher king, and create our own meaning. Advances in science and technology have dulled the need for our immediate survival...
In the beginning
** The most common virus among conscious beings is the search for meaning. Most interestingly, the cure to such problems is to abandon the relevant questions altogether. Western philosophy flipped this paradigm on its head and once again asked us to ask the deepest questions concerning truth, beauty, and goodness. We should all strive to achieve the archetype of the philosopher king, and create our own meaning. Advances in science and technology have dulled the need for our immediate survival...
