You Don't Know Rosie: Who Is Rosie the Riveter?

You Don't Know Rosie: Who Is Rosie the Riveter? Rosie the Riveter, and the perpetuated myth about who she was and what she stands for, is an example of "collective misconception," the phenomena known as the Mandela Effect.  The Mandela Effect is a societal phenomenon where a group of  people repeat a false thing so many times, others pick it up and keep repeating it, and then eventually the false thing "becomes true." It is kind of terrifying.

Throwback Thursday: 2016 (Hilary was Right)

Throwback Thursday: 2016 (Hilary was Right) TRUMP:....Look, Putin... WALLACE: Wait, but... TRUMP: ... from everything I see, has no respect for this person. CLINTON: Well, that's because he'd rather have a puppet as president of the United States. TRUMP: No puppet. No puppet. CLINTON: And it's pretty clear... TRUMP: You're the puppet! CLINTON: It's pretty clear you won't admit... TRUMP: No, you're the puppet. CLINTON: ... that the Russians have engaged in cybe…

The Phone Is Not The Problem

The Phone Is Not The Problem This week is when I try to figure out what makes sense about  people,  who have bought a product,  criticizing the company that makes the product,  because people are getting too much use out of the product they bought.  What chapter of The Modern Capitalism Handbook deals with this? "What Is She Talking About?" If your kid is addicted to her iPhone, doesn't that seem like a problem that would be solved not by the iPhone's maker, but…