The links:
The New York Times contrasts the implied fictional violence of Comic Con weapons with the generally rule-following nature of it's attendees. I think the article is far more negative than the accompanying video. I'm beginning to be more inclined to agree with the anti-weapon critics. Perhaps it's because I don't think that nerd culture is open or accepting. Marginalized? Yeah, in the past, sure. But I see little evidence of nerds willingness to embrace outsiders.
NYT profiles Doc McStuffins, a female black doctor doll! We need so many more toys like this. A black male president is not enough.
More New York Times. A study finds that households are worth a third less now than they were prior to the recession. But the Times also has an article about how yacht owners see themselves as job creators. These ships aren't going to sail themselves!
How much would Paul Ryan's anti-poverty plan cost?
And, the New York Times is in favor of legalizing weed.
More investment advice for Millenials from Patrick O'Shaughnessy.
The first book about Millenials as a generation was, apparently, very bad at making predictions.
Barry Ritholtz, meanwhile, encourages you not to let your emotions ruin your investing decisions.
And Zero Hedge calls anyone who invests in Indexed funds a socialist. Which pretty much doesn't make sense because you're literally buying a piece of the entire stock market. I think I'm going to remove Zero Hedge from my news rotation because they're just getting dumb.
Meanwhile Elite Colleges are becoming less and less friendly to anyone but the rich.
In 1985, 46 percent of incoming freshmen at the 250 most selective colleges came from the top quarter of the income distribution. By 2000, it was 55 percent. As of 2006, only about 15 percent of students at the most competitive schools came from the bottom half. The more prestigious the school, the more unequal its student body is apt to be. And public institutions are not much better than private ones. As of 2004, 40 percent of first-year students at the most selective state campuses came from families with incomes of more than $100,000, up from 32 percent just five years earlier.The author advises sending your kids to non-ivies. As an Oligarch-American, I agree with this advice. College doesn't really matter so long as you go. Obviously it's your family connections and educational signaling that get you the job.
There is a ton of competition between Tech companies and Fashion companies for the best talent. Given that technology and fashion are industries completely devoid of meritocracy and only serve to enrich a small number of people while numerous others toil in substandard conditions, I think this competition over talent makes perfect sense.
Facebook is now the most powerful newsreader. I'm doing just fine without it but I get where the article is going. If Facebook decided what kind of news it will let you see, then it can seriously manipulate your perception of the world.
Andrew Sullivan notes Kimberly Winston who notes the growing interest in the theological foundations of WWI. Very interesting indeed. The quoted portions touch a little on the link between masculinity and Christianity and warmongering. I have admit that while reading some Virginia Woolf essays I was always confused by her connection of masculinity and fascism. Maybe some more reading is required.
Andrew also looks at professional gaming. I want it to catch on but at the same time, I don't want to watch competitive gaming. I want to watch people play Skyrim. Or The Last of Us. Or The Wlaking Dead.
Vox gives us a map made by reddit of common surnames from the 1881 census of England and Wales. Joneses are from Wales, apparently.
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