Government lockdowns have been horrible for many small businesses, but the number of people starting new businesses this year is larger than normal. Many startups are being built to provide alternatives to the propaganda day camps that governments require most children to attend. The rise of remote learning may be a great opportunity to improve education efficiency & spread superior educational content. Link to the article: https://fee.org/articles/entrepreneurship-is-skyrocketing-during-the-pandemic/
Who & what sort of behavior is rewarded when need is prioritized over skill & ability? Can people be given everything they need at the expense of the able? Would such efforts produce a morally superior way of life? A fictional conversation, between a great industrialist & a homeless man, walks us through the logic of a pattern that has played out over & over again all over the world.
The Article: https://fee.org/articles/the-cobra-effect-lessons-in-unintended-consequences/ Are most of our problems the result of well meaning efforts & unintended consequences, or is it more a matter of self deception & corruption? What are the incentives, & what is it that allows us to hold people & organizations accountable?