What is ignored by the media -- but will be studied by historians?
8 more examples:
8 more examples:
1. The Headline-Death Gap
67% of deaths are from heart disease, cancer, and road incidents.
The New York Times barely covers these topics.
Why?
67% of deaths are from heart disease, cancer, and road incidents.
The New York Times barely covers these topics.
Why?
2. The Friendship Recession
• 15% of men have no close friends.
• 10% of women have no close friends
• This has increased massively since 1990 -- and is continuing to grow
• 15% of men have no close friends.
• 10% of women have no close friends
• This has increased massively since 1990 -- and is continuing to grow
One of the biggest factors for health: The quantity and quality of close relationships you have.
via @ChrisWillx
via @ChrisWillx
3. Global Millionaire Migration
In 2019, the USA had a net migration of 10,800 millionaires.
In 2022, this dropped to 1,500 millionaires.
That's an 85% drop in 3 years!
In 2019, the USA had a net migration of 10,800 millionaires.
In 2022, this dropped to 1,500 millionaires.
That's an 85% drop in 3 years!
4. Norway Is So Damn Rich
In 2022, Norway's oil fund was larger than the combined wealth of the 10 richest people in the world.
It makes $1 billion per week -- and holds 1.4% of the world's shares.
(Nuance: Be skeptical of individual Forbes net-worth figures)
In 2022, Norway's oil fund was larger than the combined wealth of the 10 richest people in the world.
It makes $1 billion per week -- and holds 1.4% of the world's shares.
(Nuance: Be skeptical of individual Forbes net-worth figures)
5. UK Housing Market Inflation
It's the most unaffordable since Victorian times
93% inflation in 28 years:
In 1994, it was 4.4x the average salary
In 2022, it was 8.5x the average salary
It's the most unaffordable since Victorian times
93% inflation in 28 years:
In 1994, it was 4.4x the average salary
In 2022, it was 8.5x the average salary
6. The Scale of Saudi Aramco
If you stopped most people in the street in the West, they would not know of Saudi Aramco.
In Q2 2022, it reported more net profit than Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and Tesla combined.
If you stopped most people in the street in the West, they would not know of Saudi Aramco.
In Q2 2022, it reported more net profit than Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and Tesla combined.
7. The Borderless Economy
If you wanted a job in New York or London -- you previously needed a VISA.
Now you just need a wifi connection.
Remote work is moving billions from the developed world to the developing world.
If you wanted a job in New York or London -- you previously needed a VISA.
Now you just need a wifi connection.
Remote work is moving billions from the developed world to the developing world.
Remote work is the best thing to happen to skilled people in the developing world.
It's the worst thing to happen to skillless people in the developed world.
The 2nd order consequences of remote work might be more impactful than any aid program could ever be.
It's the worst thing to happen to skillless people in the developed world.
The 2nd order consequences of remote work might be more impactful than any aid program could ever be.
8. YouTube Is The New TV
TikTok and Snapchat are associated with Gen-Z by the media
But YouTube is another level
One-in-five teenagers report being "almost constantly on YouTube"
TikTok and Snapchat are associated with Gen-Z by the media
But YouTube is another level
One-in-five teenagers report being "almost constantly on YouTube"
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🚨 Nuance alert:
The media-historian gap isn't that these topics have never been discussed by the media
The point is that historians will give them way more weight than the present-day media does.
The media-historian gap isn't that these topics have never been discussed by the media
The point is that historians will give them way more weight than the present-day media does.
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