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Writeup of a fascinating paper on the dissemination of ideas. Mathematical model suggests that unshakeable belief can spread through a society with a very low tipping point (10%) Unclear how neatly the model maps to real-world belief systems.
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Hemmingway's theory of literary omission. Worth re-reading every single time I attempt to edit my own writing.
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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco looks at US consumer spending on goods and services, sees 88.5% of spending domestically, 2.7% on "made in China" goods and services. (And even that number is high, as it includes US costs of transporting, marketing those goods…)