Mammon category archive
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
Drew Sheneman cuts through the–er–marlarky. A nugget:
Methinks he may have a point worthy of consideration.
Facebook Frolics 0
Through the glasses, darkly . . . .
Afterthought:
The surveillance state is real, fueled, not by the government, but by private greed shilling for sales and by pathetic individuals shouting into their “smart” phones, “Look at me, me, me, me! I’m an influencer!”
How Far Will Wells Fargo? 0
I was banking at Wells Fargo because Wells gobbled up the bank that gobbled up the bank that I was banking at.
Moving a bank account is a hassle, especially if you have set up automatic payments, but I left Wells when the “creating fake accounts” scandal broke five years ago and am glad I did.
The Privatization Scam, the Bill Comes Due Dept. 0
Governor McDonnell outsourced management of public roads to a private company.
The con is now taking its toll.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Immigrants welcomed to the land of opportunity.
H/T to my brother in Virginia’s Northern Neck for linking me to this story.
Facebook Frolics, Defending the Indefensible Dept. 0
The Zuckerborg is implementing a new Ministry of Truth.
Once again, we are reminded that “social” media isn’t.
It’s the Happiest Place on Earth . . . 0
. . . unless you happen to work there.
Amendment, Amended 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice discusses the reasoning of a “Constitutional originalist” judge who has forcefully argued that the 2nd Amendment did not “originally” mean what the gun manufacturers and their dupes, symps, and fellow travelers claim it does. A snippet:
Follow the link for his full explication.
The Pusher Men 0
Writing at Psychology Today Blogs, C. Dominik Guess finds the societal implications of the Sackler (think Oxycontin) family’s bankruptcy bargain to be rather disheartening.
A Tale of a Tycoon 0
Meet the (self-proclaimed) brilliant business man and his money laundromat.
Jeopardizing Jeopardy! 0
Brand loyalty is a thing. What else, to pick one example, can explain the continuing popularity of Jeeps, which have a flock of loyal owners despite consistently earning among the poorest ratings from Consumer Reports?
Brand loyalty also cuts both ways, as Susan Krauss Whitbourne points out at Psychology Today Blogs, where she takes an in-depth look at how the producers of the Jeopardy! television game show shot themselves in the foot in their quest for a successor to Alex Trebek.
Her analysis provides an object lesson in corporate hubris. A snippet:
