Suburb always felt weird to me. Disquieting, weird, just WRONG. I couldn’t place my finger on why until I really began to dig in. Not only are suburbs missing almost every element that I’ve identified as necessary for making someone feel at home, [https://jaredtodd.com/2020/03/
In the town I grew up in in Iowa, there was a rutted, bumpy, unmarked dirt path across a cornfield that had been used as a shortcut to Highway 61 south of town since I was young. It was called the “Cow Path” and saved a good 5 minutes off
Subsidies are hated by most every economist. Economists believe subsidies distort markets and reward dollars to inefficient projects. The 30% solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is often decried [https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind-and-solar-tax-credits/] by oil and gas think tanks, libertarians, and pure market economists. Read this quote from what
Pandemics are deflationary. A demand shock happens before a supply shock. It takes times for supply chain disruptions to be felt, but people stop buying immediately. A good portion of what we buy is discretionary. Entertainment, travel-these are dollars that do not have to be spent. Food must be purchased,
Originally Published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/rules-for-feeling-at-home-2278a6b284ee] on November 24, 2019 While traveling, I’ve tasked my free headspace with discovering the hidden algorithms (aka set of rules) that seem to govern the places that are both beautiful and in which I feel at home. Barcelona. Old downtowns in
Originally published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/the-inherent-paradox-of-psychotherapy-c61ff7cf8d06] on Medium on June 2, 2019 Contemporary wisdom asserts that we are not evolving or moving towards or from a state. Our existence is a product of a random evolutionary process. The dynamic state of the world at large also renders many
Originally Published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/software-eats-design-next-e4cbaee4078e]on May 13, 2019 We’ve all heard it. “Software Is Eating The World” or so sayeth Marc Andreessen. Andreesseen postulated in 2011 that as microprocessors allow us to automate more and more tasks, every business will eventually become a software business.
Originally Published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/the-prevailing-immigration-theory-of-californians-525de0a5959] on April 17, 2019 I’ve spent part of the last week arguing on Twitter with a couple of Not In My Backyard (NIMBY) proponents on Twitter. They neglect many of the possibly good argument for their stance, resorting instead to a
Originally published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/the-ghost-in-the-collective-machine-d3f0d581cbe9] on February 27, 2019 Descartes talked a lot about dualism-how our minds and bodies are intertwined yet separate, with the mind hypothetically taking precedence over the body. Here’s Wikipedia on themind-body [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%E2%80%93body_problem]
Originally Published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/real-pork-4bdc595b4b42] on February 25, 2019 My brothers have started a farm in Columbus Junction, my hometown, about 45 minutes south of Iowa City.They are raising local meat that is as high of quality as any pork in the world. Their farm,Acorn
Originally published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/the-next-wave-of-tech-is-all-about-local-f574f8bf3233] on February 21, 2019 I grew up in a hyper local environment, in small town Columbus Junction, Iowa, population 1,899 (with its two suburbs, Fredonia, and Columbus City, the population of CJ is closer to 2,300). My dad was the
Originally Published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/high-job-satisfaction-137c1203f7e4] on December 28, 2018 When you meet a person or business who is very well paid, doesn’t have to work many hours, and generally loves their job and its benefits, there are three possibilities. Remember these before you get too jealous.
