One of my biggest pet peeves is when people retort or dismiss someone by calling them an armchair economist. I think that you never know where wisdom may reside, and they don't need to be intellectually savvy in books to make an extremely great point and have a good opinion. Obviously, reading makes one more … Continue reading One of my biggest pet-peeves are naysayers of the armchair approach.
Category: Philosophical & Sociological Reflections
The Irony of Bitcoin’s Trajectory
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-establishes-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-u-s-digital-asset-stockpile/ It is official, President Donald Trump and his administration established Bitcoin and a few other cryptocurrencies as strategic reserve digital assets. What was once an idea that was contrarian and treated as an outcast by the establishment is being embraced by them; ironic. I think back to what Michael Lewis once said in an … Continue reading The Irony of Bitcoin’s Trajectory
Going over Stephanie Kelton’s Substack article on Social Security w/ ChatGPT and Milton Friedman GPT.
// Note: Most of the custom GPTs I've created are for my personal use and are not publicly available in the GPT store for obvious reasons—one being concerns over likeness. They may not always perfectly capture or simulate the individual they represent, and it's important to distinguish between what that person might actually say if … Continue reading Going over Stephanie Kelton’s Substack article on Social Security w/ ChatGPT and Milton Friedman GPT.
A Small Coffee Shop vs. the System: A Case Study in How Macro Forces Crush Local Businesses.
// Tools used for this post: Perplexity Deep Research, ChatGPT Deep Research, and ChatGPT 4o. Introduction. In February 2025, a seven-minute TikTok video posted by Rachel Nieves, co-owner of Buddies Coffee Roasters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, sparked a national conversation about gentrification, small business survival, and Latino cultural preservation in rapidly changing urban landscapes. I came … Continue reading A Small Coffee Shop vs. the System: A Case Study in How Macro Forces Crush Local Businesses.
Grok 3 versus Perplexity Deep Research: Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?
Using Deep Research on two different LLMs to find who is the creator of Bitcoin. OpenAI released Deep Research on February 2nd only for Pro users. Since my plan is Plus, I don’t have access to it. Subscribing to the $200/month is costly right now for most users, so I decided to use the next … Continue reading Grok 3 versus Perplexity Deep Research: Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a Deeper Level.
Reflection on a great man who tried to purge greed and exorcise the evil in America.AI Generated.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was more than a civil rights leader. He was a beacon of moral clarity, a revolutionary thinker, and a spiritual guide for a nation desperately in need of healing. As an American sociologist, theologian, reformist, … Continue reading Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a Deeper Level.
It is no mystery for the mystics.
Quick reflections on the mystical experience.To be deprived of the profundity of the mystical experience is one of the great tragedies of humanity. Yet, God need not be sought in a plant, a pill, a church, a book, or a grand scientific theory. Though, I don’t condemn any one path.God can be revealed through service. … Continue reading It is no mystery for the mystics.
NYC Inequality Nightmare.
Someone recently posed the question: “Why is the Left so concerned about inequality?”One of the main reasons why the Left talks so much about inequality is because when someone is lit on fire and burned alive in the subway of New York City, (a reflection of social ills) you have to stop and think how … Continue reading NYC Inequality Nightmare.
A System of Unequal Paths: The Rich’s Accelerator vs. the Poor’s Equalizer.
The stark divide in the quality of education cannot be so easily solved with minor tweaks or small interventions. AI generated. The United States has a large divide between the rich and the poor that has been most apparently known and recorded since the Gilded Age (1870s — 1890s), the period of the most extreme wealth inequality … Continue reading A System of Unequal Paths: The Rich’s Accelerator vs. the Poor’s Equalizer.
Elon Musk’s Influence Through X.
I recently had an epiphany while browsing X (formerly Twitter) and came across posts by Elon Musk criticizing the congressional omnibus bill that is released annually. Every year, this bill sparks controversy. Musk often reacts strongly to such topics, particularly when they involve the U.S. government. His posts often seem intended to provoke emotion and … Continue reading Elon Musk’s Influence Through X.
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