news turns out to have been a positive externality of newspaper ads
November 27, 2024 at 11:50 PM
news turns out to have been a positive externality of newspaper ads
Many teams could have brought him in when needed. Instead, they hired far less qualified quarterbacks.
That should be indicative of the negative externality of billionaires to the society.
That should be indicative of the negative externality of billionaires to the society.
September 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Many teams could have brought him in when needed. Instead, they hired far less qualified quarterbacks.
That should be indicative of the negative externality of billionaires to the society.
That should be indicative of the negative externality of billionaires to the society.
Look if we just go around beating the absolute shit out of social media assholes there’s bound to be some sort of long-term theoretical negative externality or something
Anyway be careful out there Nate Silver
Anyway be careful out there Nate Silver
to add to the Jake Paul schadenfreude, Andrew Tate also lost a fight to some reality TV influencer. most analysis of the fight I've read described his opponent as deeply untalented but Andrew lost anyway. Tate's endurance was awful and he was gassed after the first round.
December 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Look if we just go around beating the absolute shit out of social media assholes there’s bound to be some sort of long-term theoretical negative externality or something
Anyway be careful out there Nate Silver
Anyway be careful out there Nate Silver
Individuals bear the costs of speaking out but don't capture the collective benefits for democracy. A classic externality - and one that could doom our system of government.
An excellent question. Where are the Fortune 500 & Wall Street CEOs? Where are the university presidents? Where are the civil society leaders? Not just speaking out specifically in defense of their institutions & democracy, but also about 🇺🇸's global interests? The silence is deafening & shameful.
we are gutting out competitive advantages and the stakeholders of our democracy don't care? what the fuck is wrong with america's elites?
February 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Individuals bear the costs of speaking out but don't capture the collective benefits for democracy. A classic externality - and one that could doom our system of government.
if you show me a negative externality I am basically always going to say “yeah they should be made to pay for that”
May 21, 2026 at 9:43 PM
if you show me a negative externality I am basically always going to say “yeah they should be made to pay for that”
data centers are light industrial with a somewhat unusual externality profile- worse in some ways, better in others- and it’s absurd that people are losing their minds about them
May 5, 2026 at 11:38 AM
data centers are light industrial with a somewhat unusual externality profile- worse in some ways, better in others- and it’s absurd that people are losing their minds about them
the Negative Externality Machine is negative externality-maxxing
AI crawlers are wrecking the open internet.
My small side project - techpays .com - used to generate below 100GB of traffic per month. It’s on Render where 500GB/month included, above it’s $30 per 100GB.
Meta’s AI crawler + other bots have pushed it to 700GB+ per month
WTH
My small side project - techpays .com - used to generate below 100GB of traffic per month. It’s on Render where 500GB/month included, above it’s $30 per 100GB.
Meta’s AI crawler + other bots have pushed it to 700GB+ per month
WTH
March 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
the Negative Externality Machine is negative externality-maxxing
*Are they?*
Birth rates are fine, unless you're particularly interested in ONE subset of people having more kids. A declining population is a negative externality from a xenophobic immigration policy.
And male loneliness is an externality of rampant misogyny, full stop.
Address THOSE issues.
Birth rates are fine, unless you're particularly interested in ONE subset of people having more kids. A declining population is a negative externality from a xenophobic immigration policy.
And male loneliness is an externality of rampant misogyny, full stop.
Address THOSE issues.
April 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
*Are they?*
Birth rates are fine, unless you're particularly interested in ONE subset of people having more kids. A declining population is a negative externality from a xenophobic immigration policy.
And male loneliness is an externality of rampant misogyny, full stop.
Address THOSE issues.
Birth rates are fine, unless you're particularly interested in ONE subset of people having more kids. A declining population is a negative externality from a xenophobic immigration policy.
And male loneliness is an externality of rampant misogyny, full stop.
Address THOSE issues.
Because it is functionally a tax on the vulnerable that makes some of the worst people in the world rich, and it incentivizes truly awful corruption as an externality.
March 24, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Because it is functionally a tax on the vulnerable that makes some of the worst people in the world rich, and it incentivizes truly awful corruption as an externality.
Does the average retail investor being a fool count as an externality?
June 20, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Does the average retail investor being a fool count as an externality?
The only positive externality of all of this is the meme content
April 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The only positive externality of all of this is the meme content
A human negative externality
July 29, 2023 at 9:53 PM
A human negative externality
Yet another massive negative externality.
January 28, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Yet another massive negative externality.
I legit think the cynical promotion of this this is one of the most brazen acts of public evil I’ve ever seen because there is *no tradeoff* in any way that counts, there’s no complicated externality, it’s just fucking letting people, mainly children die for the hell of it.
Routine childhood vaccination rates have been declining precipitously in recent years.
The MMR vaccine is one of the most important. Today 14 states have an MMR vaccination rate for kindergartners of less than 90%. In 2019, just 3 did.
The MMR vaccine is one of the most important. Today 14 states have an MMR vaccination rate for kindergartners of less than 90%. In 2019, just 3 did.
November 28, 2024 at 6:18 AM
I legit think the cynical promotion of this this is one of the most brazen acts of public evil I’ve ever seen because there is *no tradeoff* in any way that counts, there’s no complicated externality, it’s just fucking letting people, mainly children die for the hell of it.
yes, that’s one of the ways in which the externality profile is worse
May 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
yes, that’s one of the ways in which the externality profile is worse
Just got the opportunity to share the Ballad of Mark Sanford On The Appalachian Trail with my wife so that’s a nice positive externality of all this.
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Just got the opportunity to share the Ballad of Mark Sanford On The Appalachian Trail with my wife so that’s a nice positive externality of all this.
Fake spreadsheet ideology that has nothing to do with real life and the people in it. Suffering is just an externality for them
April 19, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Fake spreadsheet ideology that has nothing to do with real life and the people in it. Suffering is just an externality for them
You’re anti-congestion pricing? Despite the fact that it’s worked well basically everywhere it is implemented, it ties local funding to local use, and taxes a textbook externality?
June 13, 2024 at 3:25 PM
You’re anti-congestion pricing? Despite the fact that it’s worked well basically everywhere it is implemented, it ties local funding to local use, and taxes a textbook externality?
"..male loneliness is an externality of rampant misogyny, full stop."
THIS THIS THIS
THIS THIS THIS
April 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"..male loneliness is an externality of rampant misogyny, full stop."
THIS THIS THIS
THIS THIS THIS
externality? whatever. do not perceive me.
March 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
externality? whatever. do not perceive me.
We're recapitulating the core failure of the Trump era - what I would call the democracy externality. No one wants to pay the cost of opposition. Since 2015 and especially since January 6, people have treated Trump as someone else's problem. And the harms to liberal democracy continue to accumulate.
I did not anticipate how quickly people would move to comply with Trump. Makes it much easier for an aspiring authoritarian when so many potential obstacles are removed preemptively - billionaires bend the knee, Meta changes its policies, Wray resigns, Barr resigns, DOJ drops the cases against Trump
✔️ Money to the Trump inaugural
✔️ Dinner at Mar-a-Lago
✔️ Getting rid of fact-checking
✔️ Putting UFC's Dana White (a key Trump ally) on Meta's board
Hard not to see these moves as an effort to avoid being politically targeted by an illiberal president.
✔️ Dinner at Mar-a-Lago
✔️ Getting rid of fact-checking
✔️ Putting UFC's Dana White (a key Trump ally) on Meta's board
Hard not to see these moves as an effort to avoid being politically targeted by an illiberal president.
January 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
We're recapitulating the core failure of the Trump era - what I would call the democracy externality. No one wants to pay the cost of opposition. Since 2015 and especially since January 6, people have treated Trump as someone else's problem. And the harms to liberal democracy continue to accumulate.
*Company makes my life worse through their product*
I will boycott this product
*Company makes my life worse through externalities*
How do I boycott an externality
I will boycott this product
*Company makes my life worse through externalities*
How do I boycott an externality
December 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
*Company makes my life worse through their product*
I will boycott this product
*Company makes my life worse through externalities*
How do I boycott an externality
I will boycott this product
*Company makes my life worse through externalities*
How do I boycott an externality
I’m just happy to see an internalized externality
September 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’m just happy to see an internalized externality
Good analogy “attacking American companies over garbage”.
Yes, the polluters should pay.
The toxic sludge created by US Tech should be fined like any other ‘externality’ — like oil spills, chemical leaks, poisoning rivers.
Yes, the polluters should pay.
The toxic sludge created by US Tech should be fined like any other ‘externality’ — like oil spills, chemical leaks, poisoning rivers.
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Good analogy “attacking American companies over garbage”.
Yes, the polluters should pay.
The toxic sludge created by US Tech should be fined like any other ‘externality’ — like oil spills, chemical leaks, poisoning rivers.
Yes, the polluters should pay.
The toxic sludge created by US Tech should be fined like any other ‘externality’ — like oil spills, chemical leaks, poisoning rivers.
Frankly I’m starting to think we need Pigouvian taxes on video games due to the negative externality of Gamers
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Frankly I’m starting to think we need Pigouvian taxes on video games due to the negative externality of Gamers