LOL:

Economists’ brains are permanently broken.

Somehow I’d never seen this before. Wow.

Loved it.

The first ten on today’s playlist:

Drummer (in the TV show*) and Amos (in the TV show and books) from the The Expanse are great examples of what tough people are actually like in real life. Of course there is a bit more drama than is found in the world, but they both feel real.

And tough people are usually a bit dysfunctional or weird or misfits because of how you get tough.

Of course it helps that both Cara Gee and Wes Chatham did just such an excellent job of portraying their respective characters.

*In the books, Drummer is not so distinctive and does not have such a large role; the TV series much improves on this aspect.

I’m really against bullying, but the revival of fannypacks has almost made me reconsider. Those things are horrendous and a blight on fashion and upon the very universe.

The 1986 battle in the ring between Mike Tyson and Jose Ribalta.

I watched this fight with my dad (on HBO). I hadn’t thought about that in years.

I am not sure I believe in The Axiom of Choice. It just seems like something decided upon because it makes the universe easier, not because it’s true.

There doesn’t have to be a “true” here anyway. Mathematics is just a model, and if the model works well enough, who cares? But the AoC just seems fishy to me, even though I understand why it’s needed. It’s a dirty hack that works when required. That’s it.

According to a new survey from Harris Poll for Bloomberg, roughly 45% of people ages 18 to 29 are living at home with their families — the highest figure since the 1940s. More than 60% of Gen-Zers and millennials reported moving back home in the past two years, according to the poll, often because of financial challenges.

This handily refutes the Noah Smith (et al.) assertion that things are great, rent is not too damn high, and all the other easily-disproven mendacities economists like to trot out against all evidence. This simple fact is that nearly no one moves back home if they can afford to do anything else.

But evidence matters to almost no one. I’ve spent half my life realizing that over and over again, and then being saddened by the realization.

A whole lot of women spend a whole lot of time asserting that women well above the age of majority can’t meaningfully consent.

I don’t think this is as great a strategy as they seem to think it is.

Saw Natalie Merchant live earlier and she was excellent. She’s still very much got it and her live version of “Carnival” was brilliant; far better than the album version.

If you have a chance, buy a ticket. It wasn’t quite sold out where we were I don’t think, so you might be able to grab some still. It was a really nice night: great entertainment paired with spending it with a lovely woman. Can’t get any better than that.