The wealthiest 10% of Americans own 90% of stocks and mutual funds held in the US. The bottom half of households hold less than 1%.

if you don't go for something, chances are high that no one else will.

business as usual that has no tomorrow

I was now certain that no one else was going to fix this for us, and if there was just the slightest chance that this could make a difference, it seemed almost foolish not to give it a go

NYC loves restaurants because they employ thousands of full-time workers, promote consumer spending, and generate tax revenue. NYC doesn’t love delivery platforms’ treatment of gig workers or its funneling of profits to distant corporate HQs

WISHCYCLING IS WHEN PEOPLE PLACE NON-RECYCLABLE ITEMS IN THE RECYCLING AND HOPE THOSE ITEMS WILL END UP BEING RECYCLED.

the main drivers of online pseudoscience—and now Covid disinformation—are the algorithms of YouTube, Twitter, and especially Facebook