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Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

A blog by Leon Oudejans
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”We worden steeds slimmer”

Bovenstaande zin hoorde ik tijdens een radio commercial. Als je naar de diepte (o.a. details, micro) van onze kennis kijkt, dan heeft dat bedrijf gelijk. Kijk je naar de breedte (o.a. overzicht, macro), dan worden mensen steeds dommer. De Renaissance man - of uomo universale - was voorheen een ideaal. Ik geloof nog steeds in dat ideaal. Voor mij blijkt het...

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Red sun rising

The recent raid by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on an American factory, as operated by the South Korean companies Hyundai Motor Company (cars) and LG Electronics (batteries), reminded me of the 1992 novel Rising Sun by Michael Crichton (1942-2008). "Although a detective/murder mystery novel at first glance, Rising Sun deals...

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The evolution of stupid (FT)

Probably, Simon Kuper is (mostly) right in his recent FT article (below). In general, Simon Kuper is a good writer. This article seems, however, rather keen to illustrate a negative view. Slowly, I’m developing a more positive view about Artificial Intelligence (AI) because nowadays I’m actually using Google’s AI summaries. Before, I didn’t even bother as AI is...

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De incompetentie van rechts-nationalisme

Onlangs publiceerde de Volkskrant deze email nieuwsbrief: Voorspelling: er komt een kabinet van ‘het midden’. Mijn inziens staat deze "voorspelling" gelijk aan een open deur want er zijn nauwelijks andere opties. Meer interessant was echter deze quote: ‘De linksige mens’ kon zich volgens hem ‘storen aan de gebezigde taal en de hufterigheid’ van het kabinet Schoof....

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The world’s hot new trade is “sell America” (Axios)

Intro LO: The world has long ignored that USA is semi bankrupt (eg, Debt to GDP ratio, annual budget deficits, trade imbalances). However, the World kept financing U.S. debt (eg, buying U.S. treasuries, US$). On 17 January 2025, the Congressional Budget Office issued a stark warning: “In 2035, the adjusted deficit equals 6.1 percent of GDP—significantly more than...

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Bye bye, American pie

Recently, I noticed a very intriguing question: Will the world keep buying US Treasuries? (eg, PS-2025, State Street-2024). Following Trump-2025, I actually doubt that - a lot. For early indications, see this recent WSJ article: “Trump’s Tariffs Were Supposed to Boost the Dollar. Why the Opposite Happened. Worries that long-term U.S. growth will fade could matter...

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