Occam's RazR
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Fishing
“Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish, and you’ll feed him for life.
Give a man a subsidy for fishing, and you’ll have the wrong suckers on the hook for eternity.”
Teach a man to fish, and you’ll feed him for life.
Give a man a subsidy for fishing, and you’ll have the wrong suckers on the hook for eternity.”
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Fools’ Gold
September 3, 2009 - 6:09 am
Posted in Communication, Marketing | 4 Comments
I was listening to the radio on the way into work the other morning, and heard something that bothered me.
The morning hosts were extolling the virtues of a paying client, which is exactly what you would expect them to do. This client, a jeweler, had just held a “sell your scrap gold” event this past [...]
Better than Best
August 30, 2009 - 10:21 am
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“Libertarianism is the faith that individuals pursuing the better will succeed over Experts dictating the Best.”
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SEC Draws Line at Commercial Competitors
August 18, 2009 - 1:45 pm
Posted in Language, Marketing | 67 Comments
I just got my hands on the SEC’s new Social Media Guidelines for fans at sporting events, and I believe the new language is clearer and ought to placate the fan base.
Specifically, you’ll find two paragraphs that more clearly delineate what the conference would deem a “threat to commercial interests and contracts:”
No Bearer may produce [...]
Sweet Irony
August 15, 2009 - 7:29 am
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“A government that promises free lollipops will fulfill that pledge by stealing candy from babies.”
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Get Angry
May 18, 2009 - 7:39 am
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Still somewhat inspired by Mark Story’s initiative, I thought I’d point out another person you ought to check out online.
Russ Nelson is The Angry Economist. He’s also an interesting guy, into just about anything involving freedom. He does open-source mapping, he bikes, he rows crew, and he jabs his virtual thumb into the virtual eye [...]
Tightening the Noose
May 15, 2009 - 11:40 am
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“Those who use government to reign in business make both business and government stronger. Those who make it their business to lobby the government make both government and business stronger.”
Inspired by a Twitter discussion with Carmen Villadar.
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The Math of Spam
May 12, 2009 - 10:26 am
Posted in Marketing | 5 Comments
Spam works because it scales.
It costs very little to ramp up from 100,000 addresses to 10,000,000 addresses, and all it takes is a couple of hits to make the effort profitable.
How do I know this? Because it exists.
Here’s another example of the principle at play:
On my recent trip to Las Vegas, my wife and I [...]
Justifications
April 13, 2009 - 8:00 am
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“There is no such thing as “theft with a conscience,” for we all envision ourselves as Robin Hood instead of just a hood.”
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Dislocated Knees
April 3, 2009 - 5:58 am
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“When government becomes powerful enough to make all of us get on our knees to bow to it instead of the other way around, it needs to be kneecapped.”
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Desperation
March 31, 2009 - 8:02 am
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“‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’ is a dangerous justification, often uttered by politicians desperate to proceed with a hidden agenda.”
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October 31, 2008 - 9:33 am
I agree and I think that sort of idea can be applied to any subsidy…
October 31, 2008 - 10:04 am
Build a man a fire, and you have kept him warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, and you have kept him warm for the rest of his life.
November 7, 2008 - 8:42 am
Props to Russell — nice crocheting of words thar’, kiddo. I like!
March 3, 2009 - 7:55 pm
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