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  • ACOUP (Bret Devereaux)
  • Astral Codex Ten (Scott Alexander)
  • Benedict Evans
  • Cory Doctorow
  • Epsilon Theory (Ben Hunt)
  • Explainers | Council on Foreign Relations
  • George Monbiot
  • Gwern Branwen
  • Jacques Mattheij
  • Kalzumeus (Patrick McKenzie)
  • Luke Muehlhauser
  • Lyn Alden
  • Melting Asphalt (Kevin Simler)
  • Overcoming Bias (Robin Hanson)
  • Paul Graham
  • Popehat (Ken White)
  • Priceonomics
  • Quillette
  • Scott Aaronson | Shtetl-Optimized
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  • Wait But Why (Tim Urban)
  • Wonky Thoughts (Doug Robbins)
  • You Are Not So Smart (David McRaney)

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  • XKCD

xkcd: Money

Source: xkcd: Money

 

My favorite figures include:

  • CEO/Worker pay comparison, 1965-2007
  • typical household net worth by age, 1984-2009
  • typical annual housing costs by city
  • US Federal budget

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Format LinkPosted on 2011-11-212016-06-30Author Amalgamated ContemplationCategories Economics, Business, & Work

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