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2021-06-01 Reading The Honest Broker by Ted Gioia. And they do this for a very simple reason: their prestige is enhanced by making these connections. […] the Honest Broker plays the long-term game, mate. He’s taking about getting things done as an outsider in China in the nineties, but reputation economies tend to be a vital and underestimated resource in the West too. Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of the leisure class - an update This is Rob Henderson’s idea that Ellie status is conveyed by displaying a certain set of beliefs in the same way that one might wear a certain hat or handbag or sports car....

Music Remember 01 by The Halluci Nation (formerly A Tribe Called Red), an indigenous Canadian hip-hop group based in Ottawa. Another indigenous Canadian musician, Willie Dunn wrote incredble folk songs about native history, culture and western civilization and politics. He has a great voice and his lyrics are 👌. Ballad of Crowfoot is a good place to start and one of his best known songs Mabe Fratti. Moving. A Guatemalan cellist making minimalist electronic cello music in Mexico City....

Books Money: The True Story of a Made Up Thing by Jacob Goldstein. By one of the hosts of Planet Money. Short and interesting, made me want to learn more about the Chinese intellectual and scientific advances from around 600 AD to 1200 AD. Articles Acceptance Parenting by Agnes Callard Why are non-alcoholic drinks so expensive? Vancouver is the anti-asian hate crime capital of the world. It’s also nearly 30% asian....

Articles This Bloomberg article on anti-Asian discrimination in Vancouver The table on the timeline of the Women’s Suffrage page on Wikipedia. It’s mind-boggling how recently women gained the right to vote. This awesome newsletter entry by Ted Gioia on The Deadliest Song in History. Taking Sex Differences in Personality Seriously Music My Analog Journal. A great YouTube channel that “explore rare grooves around the world on vinyl”. It’s a bunch of hour long sets, filmed looking straight down at the turntable while he spins....