Originally published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/speculative-rushes-america-and-network-formation-56b27a4bf841] on Medium on December 14, 2017 I was looking at an old, wall-mounted map of the United States yesterday and noticed how sharply the density of small towns drops off moving westward and southward from the original 13 colonies. Looking at the
Originally published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/the-coming-electric-vehicle-revolution-5068c57dc982] September 30. 2017 on Medium Perhaps a little optimistic at the time, but still believe in the thesis. By 2040, almost all new vehicles will be electric and sourced from clean energy. Humans naturally avoid devastating risk, and they choose the easiest
Originally published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/future-big-cities-musings-9ab80b241f4] September 30. 2017 on Medium For those who follow my incoherent Twitter ramblings, I apologize for any repetition. Human commerce has historically centered on trade. Trade is a mutually beneficial exchange occuring at a certain point in time. For trade to occur,
Originally published on Medium on July 18, 2017 All day long I watch people. And I learn. Occasionally, I get them to buy my company’s product. When your livelihood depends on convincing people, you learn to read people pretty quickly. There’s a reason many titans of industry started
Originally published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/ghosts-and-such-a29e7dd0de99] on Medium on May 18, 2017 I live in the same small Iowa town that I grew up in. I haven’t always lived here; I spent some time away, which only sharpened my sensitivity to the changes in the town while
Originally Published [https://medium.com/@jared_todd/the-decay-of-civil-society-c1bd40a48934]November 27, 2016 on Medium. Fixed a few typos. via http://iowabackroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/welcome_sign_st_ansgar_iowa.jpg The Decay of Civil Society Signs like St. Ansgar’s greet you as you enter most small towns in
