We would like to pretend that pricing helps what is scarce go to those who value it most. In our world, increased pricing just makes a good accessible to the yet richer section of a privileged sector. Increasing the price of a good, and overvaluing the labour required to produce it shifts it further into [...]
It’s that spot during the evening when the things I haven’t done, the things still to do crowd into my mind. I notice I’ve written two blogposts in six months. I realise the thoughts I’ve struggled to find purchase for aren’t finding expression. The night feels clear and sharp but also far too big [...]