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This is the show notes to complement this weeks episode Thanks for reading Affix’s Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Main Article this week is ⁠ The generous country by Ryan Ginard. It’s a bits and pieces article and perhaps the point is better made in the related podcast Scott Alexander against everyone on taste The histroy of the entire world I guess? Will...

The show notes can be delivered to you in handy  substack form! If you click no other link in this then please subscribe to the  substack ! You can always contact us at affixpodcast@gmail.com or podcastaffix@gmail.com. I think you can also just reply to this email on substack? Main Article this week is Epistemology in the age of AI by Scott Sumner. Not going to lie, we're kind of rusty and I t...

This week we discuss whether moving from measuring Gross Domestic Product vs Gross National Happiness would improve underlying results for the world. There's a hint of an opinion in the title of the article we reference. The aim of maximising happiness is doomed to fail as a public policy The biggest news is that Brian has a substack ! You should all go subscribe to it Also referenced: The cen...

The show notes can be delivered to you in handy  substack  form! If you click no other link in this then please subscribe to the  substack ! You can always contact us at affixpodcast@gmail.com or podcastaffix@gmail.com. I think you can also just reply to this email on substack? Main Article on housing

The show notes can be delivered to you in handy substack form! If you click no other link in this then please subscribe to the substack ! You can always contact us at affixpodcast@gmail.com or podcastaffix@gmail.com. I think you can also just reply to this email on substack? Main Article rich friend poor friend Chanticleer podcast At the end of Age of Average was a link called So you say you want...

We have a substack now!! If you click on no other link ever on the show notes except this one then you'll get all the show notes from now on in your email!! Please contact us we miss you!  I think you can also just reply to this email if you’re on substack? You can also find us on discord or reddit The obligitory Big list of coffee bets This week we discuss the Age of Average by Alex Murell. ...

We have a substack now!! If you click on no other link ever on the show notes except this one then you'll get all the show notes from now on in your email!! Please contact us we miss you!  I think you can also just reply to this email if you’re on substack? You can also find us on discord or reddit The obligitory Big list of coffee bets This week we discuss a list of job applications question...

We have a substack now!! If you click on no other link ever on the show notes except this one then you'll get all the show notes from now on in your email!! Please contact us we miss you!  I think you can also just reply to this email if you’re on substack? You can also find us on discord or reddit The obligitory Big list of coffee bets This week we discuss an ok-ish book that proves to be a...

Please contact us we miss you! This week we discuss The Wife Drought by Annabel Crab.    You can also find us on discord or reddit Big list of coffee bets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meaning is a jumper you have to knit yourself - it keeps you warm Ideas, Technology, and Economic Change: The Impact of the Printing Press Fortune 500 companies empl...

Please contact us we miss you! This week we once again discuss whether progress is over, or even if people still want progress! The lure of technocracy can be great or terrible You can also find us on discord or reddit Big list of coffee bets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pluto 1994 vs 2018 - PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK! I REALLY LIKE WHEN PEOPLE CLICK...

Please contact us we miss you! Chris wants to get into micro-grids. If you know anything about them please tell me! Our main article is about jobs that pay in status instead of money. You can also find us on discord or reddit Big list of coffee bets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The year ahead - by the RBA. Chris got the gist, maybe you will too? C...

 Please contact us or support us on Patreon! This will be the last of our regularly scheduled episode. As our lives ramp up and we take on different responsibilities we have decided to take a break from our schedule. We may come back from time to time, so if you'll have us in your feed, we'd love to stay! This week we mostly talk about ways we could use more energy after Matt Yglesias co...

Please contact us or support us on Patreon! This week we discuss what's gone wrong with science and the replication crisis. We also discuss how inequality may improve life globally riffing off Scott Sumner. You can also find us on discord or reddit Big list of coffee bets - now also on Melange app. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A plug for effe...

Please contact us or support us on Patreon! This week we discuss why the internet intelligentsia really do not like the Australian lockdowns (each word is a different link, that's how much they hate us). I try to explain to Brian why Slime Mold Time Mold thinks we're getting fat. Something to do with chemicals? Brian is launching his world famous youtube channel !!! You can also find us...

Please contact us or support us on Patreon! After opening this discussion saying we have no feedback or followup we spend half this podcast musing on questions raised about government power and growth. Our main topic this week is how politics isn't as bad as you think. You're allowed to not vote for someone because you don't like their tax policies, you don't have to paint them...

Please contact us or support us on Patreon! This week we once again revisit the topic of wealth and income inequality, first through the lens of cryptocurrency and then through the lens of if it matters at all (I mean....probably...at least a bit). You can also find us on discord or reddit Big list of coffee bets - now also on Melange app. Digitization and the demand for physical books Nintendo su...

 Please contact us or support us on Patreon! A discussion of aging and wisdom, more forms of government that we should try, and Chris exhorts you, yes you specifically, to become a billionaire. You can also find us on discord or reddit Big list of coffee bets - now also on Melange app. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm just going to put a lin...

Please contact us or support us on Patreon! Our major topic this week is on Tricameral Legislatures by slime-mold time-mold. What if instead of 2 branches of government we had 3? According to this article, something either very silly, or possibly a little profound. You can also find us on discord or reddit Big list of coffee bets - now also on Melange app. Could a issue and project tracking system...

Please contact us or support us on Patreon! Our main topics this week are Brian pushing back to the tyranny of merit on the Jolly Swagman podcast. Brian actually recorded an entire rant on this, but has mellowed to the point where we're willing to share his musings with you. Chris found Noah Smith's interview with Marc Andreesen fascinating and used it to kick off 7 million tangents. You...

 Please contact us or support us on Patreon! We are moving the show to fortnightly. We still love you all, it's just a lot of work (mostly for Brian) This week we talk about total factor productivity growth, and whether higher wages (through worker power, alternatives like UBI or minimum wage laws) cause greater innovation. Chris forgets that the Dutch had colonies despite his Oma (grandmothe...

Please contact us or support us on Patreon! If you can, this might be more fun to watch on Twitch or   YouTube where you can read the chat and see our pretty faces. This week is our live show. Editing is light and trolls are unfortunately fed. We riff on "Conversations with Tyler" by doing over-rated vs under-rated. Let chat adjudicate our coffee bets and talk with chat. You can also fin...

 Our live show is in one week on Brian's twitch stream!!!! ! 13th of June 8pm AEST!!!! Please contact us or support us on Patreon! This week Chris and Brian discuss whether we should burn down Atlanta in the name of science (don't worry, we'd let all the people out first). Then, substacks actually change Chris' life (in a pretty minor way, but still!) You can also find us on di...

Our live show is in one week on Brian's twitch stream!!!! ! 13th of June 8pm AEST!!!! Please contact us or support us on Patreon! Brian and Chris discuss markets in everything, particularly blood plasma and organs. We talk about patents, one of the first topics Chris liked to read about. We make bets on how Australia opens up it's borders and Chris pretends to be knowledgable about Diabl...

 Our live show is coming! 13th of June 8pm AEST!!!! Please contact us or support us on Patreon! This week Chris and Brian have a meandering discussion on military technology, stagnation, time horzions and "10 year syndrome". We also discuss the new technology of crypto-currency and the cults of personality that it inspires You can also find us on discord Big list of coffee bets - now als...

Our live show is coming! 13th of June 8pm AEST!!!! Please contact us or support us on Patreon! You can also find us on discord Big list of coffee bets - now also on Melange app. This week Brian and Chris stray from the script once more by discussing a number of different positions and sources on the topic of renewable power, particularly batteries and solar. We also discuss why nuclear power has b...