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Zander Nethercutt

San Rafael, CA | Kenyon College | Chicago, IL

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Tag: economics

The Market Is Catching Up to You

From soccer to Chipotle, everything we do is shaped by economics The FIFA World Cup, and specifically the penalty-kick-heavy match … More

economics, FIFA, nash equilibrium, signaling, Soccer, World Cup

The Consumptive Mirror

Want to know what you are? Hint: it’s what you consume. “As William James observed, we must reflect that, when we … More

consumption, economics, food, media, society

An Economy of Desire

What economic theory says about the internet’s effect on society “Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley … More

economics, Facebook, Internet, Netflix, Tech, technology

The Power of the Unseen

And the awesomeness of overcoming survivorship bias. During World War II, the American military enlisted the help of the Statistical … More

economics, math, mathematics, statistics, survivorship bias, war

We Cannot Amuse Ourselves to Death

And that is far more worrying than the idea that we could. “Americans no longer talk to each other, they entertain … More

augmented reality, consumption, economics, growth, virtual reality

The Potency of Purpose

“Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency … More

Basic Income, economics, future, society, Tech

The Information Market

Capitalism’s Takeover of the Final Good “What is the goal of economics?” My Principles of Microeconomics professor, a lithe figure with … More

Donald Trump, economics, Facebook, Politics, social media

Finding the Road

A follow-up to “Sugar-Coating Facebook” In the wake of my post about Facebook a little over a month ago, I … More

economics, Facebook, social media, society, technology

Unequal Wealth: A Response to Thomas Fuller’s “What San Francisco Says About America”

Taken outside of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, IL Thomas Fuller, currently the San Francisco Bureau Chief for the New York … More

economics, Homelessness, Income Inequality, Inequality, San Francisco

An Embattled Economics Major’s Perspective on the 4th of July (read at 4th of July ceremony)

Recently, I was driving down my street in my mom’s cream Volkswagen convertible bug, blasting the remix of “All The … More

Capitalism, economics, Entrepreneurship, Patriotism

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