Longreads + Open Thread

Anarchism; Authoritarianism; Anti-Anti-ESG; AI Bubbles; Writing; Nitrogen; Rockefeller

Longreads

Our mini newsletter outlining one concept a week from finance, corporate strategy, and economics, continues apace, with a new issue on what money manager fees pay for. And we've rebranded! Finance FAQ is now Capital Gains. You can sign up for Capital Gains here.

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Reader Feedback

In response to last Monday's link to a story on LLM-based lobbying, reader John Nay shares code for a proof-of-concept of the same, and a paper discussing the implications.

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