utility
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EconomicsExplainedJan 31, 2026How Much Does Clickbait Cost the Global Economy: Re-evaluating Value Beyond GDP
EconomicsEconomic valuationTransactional precisionUtility valueGross Domestic Product (GDP)
NewEconomicThinkingJul 17, 2024Solidarity: A World-Changing Idea for Addressing Crises of Democracy and Inequality
EconomicsSolidarity (transformative vs. reactionary)Economic inequalityCrisis of democracyClimate crisis
psychacksMar 29, 2024Responding to Female Critics: The Strategic Use of 'Nastiness' and Sexual Opportunity in Women's Dating Strategies for Commitment
RelationshipsIntersexual DynamicsSexual MarketplaceOptimal Dating StrategiesInstrumental Behavior- NewEconomicThinkingNov 22, 2023
Sympathy for Homo Economicus: Rationality, Self-Interest, and Market Efficiency
EconomicsHomo EconomicusRational economic manSelf-interestStable preferences - EconomicsExplainedJun 14, 2023
The Economic Paradox of Over-Education: Balancing Individual Fulfillment and National Prosperity
EconomicsEconomic successWorkforce participationSkills mismatchesStudent debt - MIT Open EconomyApr 5, 2023
Investing in Human Capital: The Neoclassical Barro-Becker Model and its Implications
EconomicsHuman Capital InvestmentNeoclassical EconomicsBarro-Becker ModelCredit Constraints - MIT Open EconomyApr 5, 2023
The Neoclassical Model of Savings, Precautionary Behavior, and Empirical Puzzles in Development Economics
EconomicsNeoclassical model of savingsInter-temporal optimizationUtility functionDiscount rate (Delta) - NewEconomicThinkingAug 11, 2022
The Nature of Money, Credit Creation, and the Realization of Profits: A Heterodox Critique
EconomicsEndogenous moneyCredit creationCommodity theory of moneyCredit or claim theory of money - psychacksJul 29, 2022
The Truth About Why Men Don't Commit: A Prudent Evaluation of Relationship Offers
RelationshipsFear of commitment (misconception)Prudence (decision-making)Resource allocationOpportunity cost 
lexfridmanFeb 10, 2022Joe Rogan Gifts Lex Fridman an Omega Moonphase Watch: Engineering, Cosmic Perspective, and the Value of Utility
PsychologyMoon phase complicationMechanical watchHorological engineeringCosmic perspective- NewEconomicThinkingApr 7, 2021
Identity Economics: How Social Identity Shapes Economic Behavior, Policy, and Well-being
EconomicsIdentity economicsIdentity warsUtility functionConformity - EconomicsExplainedOct 29, 2020
The Pokémon Card Price Boom: An Economic Analysis of Scarcity, Nostalgia, and Speculation
EconomicsSupply and demandCollectible itemScarcityCondition grading (PSA score) - NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
George Akerlof on Economics' Sins of Omission: The Imperative of Collective Action and 'We' in Crisis
EconomicsSins of OmissionExternalitiesUtility FunctionEconomic Equilibrium - EconomicsExplainedJul 16, 2020
The Economic Aftermath of a Thanos Snap: Resource Abundance vs. Innovation Decline
EconomicsThanos Snap (thought experiment)OverpopulationResource scarcityEconomic balance - EconomicsExplainedApr 2, 2020
Modern Monetary Theory: How Money is Created, Valued, and Its Implications for Government Spending
EconomicsModern Monetary Theory (MMT)Money creation (bank credit)Money creation (government currency)Fiat currency - NewEconomicThinkingNov 27, 2019
Beyond Rationality: Exploring Willful Human Agency and Decision-Making
PsychologyRational choice theoryBehavioral economicsCognitive biasesHomo economicus - NewEconomicThinkingSep 11, 2019
The Flawed Psychology of Neoclassical Economics: A Critique of Homo Economicus and the Rise of Behavioral Insights
EconomicsHomo economicusNeoclassical economicsBehavioral economicsUtility maximization - NewEconomicThinkingSep 11, 2019
The Economics of Conspicuous Consumption, Positional Goods, and Artificial Scarcity
EconomicsConspicuous ConsumptionPositional GoodsArtificial ScarcityNatural Scarcity - NewEconomicThinkingMay 9, 2018
Price Gouging, Self-Interest, and Social Welfare in Emergencies
EconomicsPrice gougingMarket equilibriumSelf-interestGreed - NewEconomicThinkingJan 24, 2018
Adam Smith, the Scottish Enlightenment, and the Enduring Relevance of Economic Thought History
EconomicsHistory of economic thoughtPositivist view of economicsPrinciple of the extended presentProblem of interpretation - lexfridman
Peter Norvig on the Evolution of AI, Ethical Challenges, and the Future of Learning
TechnologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningDeep LearningUtility Function - psychacks
Redefining 'Get Better' for Men: The Pursuit of Strength, Riches, and Attractiveness
Self-DevelopmentActionable suggestionVague moralistic wordMoral frameworkGender-based preference - psychacks
The Feast of Crumbs: How Men Get Used in Relationships and the Dynamics of Sexual Marketplace Value
RelationshipsSexual Marketplace Value (SMV)Feast of CrumbsScarcity MentalityOptionality (in dating) - psychacks
James Bond's Stoic Indifference: A Psych Hack for Non-Attachment to Status and Material Possessions
PsychologyNon-attachmentStoic indifferencePop psychologyNarcissistic attachment - lexfridman
Anca Dragan on Human-Robot Interaction, Reward Engineering, and Understanding Human Rationality
TechnologyHuman-Robot Interaction (HRI)Reward EngineeringOptimizationInverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL)
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