Social•Apr 1, 2026
Ride‑hailing Tames the Thrill of Demanding a Fast Cab
Something lost in the shift to Uber and that will get worse with AVs is the chaotic energy unleashed from telling a cabbie you’re late and need them to floor it. Now you just have to admit defeat.
By Modest Proposal
Social•Mar 6, 2026
Cyclical Job Loss Spreads to Education and Health
Over the last 12 months basically every cyclical industry but construction and leisure/hospitality has negative job growth. The new news today is the negative Education/Health, but the cyclical economy has been weak for a long time. https://t.co/TdUz4KvRxm
By Modest Proposal
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Tech Momentum Hits 100th Percentile, Echoing 2000 Bubble Burst
"in tech, momentum’s performance has moved into the 100th percentile. To see similar levels of performance differential between winners and losers go back to 2000 as the dot-com bubble was bursting and the semis were holding up relative to the...
By Modest Proposal