How the Economy Changed: There’s No Bargains Left Anywhere
What changed in the economy is now nobody can afford to get by on working-class wages…
Author: Charles Hugh Smith
The Pitfalls of Central Planning
If Central Planning can't expand its power, it expands its budget, at the expense of its…
Finding, Creating (and Keeping) a Job in the Era of AI
What's valuable is flexible, entrepreneurial, experiential-based skills that can be applied to a variety of problems--including…
Digital Service Dumpster Fires and Shadow Work
One wonders what we're paying for via taxes, products and services, when we end up having…
The "Phantom Legion" Problem
Everything is presented as rock-solid until it falls apart.
Household Belt-Tightening: Will the Trickle Become a Flood?
The top 0.1% will weather a recession just fine, but that will offer cold comfort to…