The Fig Economy

figgityfigs.bsky.social

01 January 2026 13:50

We have collective action problems! These are what government is there to solve! These are what insurance is there to solve (and why conceptually they have some similarities and some people describe the US government as an insurance company with an army).

Tom Nichols

radiofreetom.bsky.social

16 November 2025 03:29

Trump's people want a lot of bad things that will make America an authoritarian regime. But they haven't succeeded and it would take a while for them even to end democracy, much less build fascism. So act as if you live in a democracy - because you do. The End. /20x

Patrick Chovanec

prchovanec.bsky.social

12 November 2025 19:22

Here's what people don't get about H1B in tech: it's already a globally competitive labor market. The question isn't whether foreign tech workers will compete with American ones - they will - but whether they will hold their jobs and spend their incomes here or abroad.

Anil Kalhan

akalhan.bsky.social

05 November 2025 23:55

Tired: mustard gas Wired: mustard

Patrick Chovanec

prchovanec.bsky.social

24 October 2025 11:10

It's a perfect storm - the economic slowdown, the government shutdown, the monarchical airs, the open looting and bribery, the unaccountable masked thugs ... and now demolishing a historic public building like he owns it.