The Last Gasps of the Rent Seeking Class

Over the past fifty years, the U.S. economy built a giant rent-extraction layer on top of human limitations: things take time, patience runs out, brand familiarity substitutes for diligence, and most people are willing to accept a bad price to avoid more clicks. Trillions of dollars of enterprise value depended on those constraints persisting. – Citrini Research

the singularity is nearer

Desperate mum’s tearful call to best friend sparks life changing plan

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/desperate-mums-tearful-call-best-36911291

Major update on UK interest rates as Iran war clouds inflation outlook

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/major-update-uk-interest-rates-36890778

UK plans for fuel emergency revealed - from 50mph speed limits to rationing

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/uk-plans-fuel-emergency-revealed-36889420

New fraud squad to use AI to deal with 'epidemic' of overseas scammers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/new-fraud-squad-use-ai-36834675

KEIR STARMER: 'Middle East conflict needs seriousness, not political games'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-middle-east-conflict-36831751

@timkmak
On February 27th, oil (WTI Crude) closed at 67.02 a barrel. At the moment it's trading at 81.07.

#oil #TrumoIranWar #TheEconomy

Rachel Reeves says UK can 'weather' Iran crisis amid fears of energy bills spike

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/rachel-reeves-says-uk-can-36817206