BlogHide Resteemsthomastaussi (48)in politics • 7 years agoABC's cancellation of Roseanne – another example of extended CSR?A sitcom TV show will be cancelled in the US because the star is spreading controversial and mean messages on social media: "US television network ABC has cancelled hit sitcom Roseanne after a…thomastaussi (48)in finance • 7 years agoIn economics Marx was not a pioneer – nothing to celebrate herePeople have been celebrating the 200th birthday of economic philosopher Karl Marx . Controversially, EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker joined the company of the world's leading communists by…thomastaussi (48)in youtube • 7 years agoSocial media companies have become fragile and distorted from the ideals of internetBloomberg reported about the paradox of YouTube: this financially successful company is said to be having "its worst year ever" what comes to content. The article shows flashes of Alex Jones…thomastaussi (48)in markets • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Liberal bias in Silicon Valley does not represent consistent diversityA report by Lincoln Network says that Libertarians and Conservatives (the most free market friendly groups) feel the most job-related dissatisfaction in Silicon Valley. Political bias that…thomastaussi (48)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The house always wins – except in the ICOsOne of the fundamental reasons behind financial regulation is the attempt to protect small, non-institutional investors with lesser professional knowledge of the asset markets. Even though people…thomastaussi (48)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoMaking sense of blockchain, cryptos and decentralizationThis is my first attempt to classify different phenomena around blockchain, cryptocurrency ecosystem and decentralized mentality. I find these three elements central, overlapping and powerful to…thomastaussi (48)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoQuality over quantity content on society, economics and cryptosWhen I joined Steemit last year and made my first introduction post, I was not able to accurately foresee what my presence on this platform would bring. I am a Finnish PhD student in management…thomastaussi (48)in bitcoin • 7 years agoTaleb on Bitcoin: an insurance policy against Orwellian futureNassim Taleb , a world-famous philosopher, statistician and the author of Black Swan and Antifragile writes big thoughts about bitcoin in a way that you cannot hear from normal financial…thomastaussi (48)in jordan • 7 years agoTaking Jordan Peterson debate on wage gap to universal income equalityClinical psychologist and professor Jordan B Peterson visited Channel 4 News and had a debate on the gender pay gap, campus protests and postmodernism. 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The famous quote from (otherwise personally not that admirable) economist John Maynard Keynes says: "The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain…thomastaussi (48)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoSouth Korean crypto ban plans make no brakes for the crypto trainDevelopments of bitcoin and cryptocurrency universe have been a growing part of the mainstream finance news already. Today South Korea's government announced its plans to ban cryptocurrency trading.…thomastaussi (48)in cryptocurrency • 7 years ago"Forget cryptocurrencies, Invest in Platforms"Seeking Alpha published an interesting article by Lynn Sebastian Purcell who is indeed contributing to our sensemaking of the currently chaotic or rapidly developing ecosystem of…thomastaussi (48)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoFinancial Times starting to realize the wider cryptocurrency ecosystemLast week I wrote that the ecosystem beyond bitcoin still awaits to be realized and understood. Now I am surprised how little I had to wait to see that a more conservative Financial Times…thomastaussi (48)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoChallenges of realizing cryptocurrencies: significance of the ecosystem beyond bitcoinToday was the first time in history when the market capitalization of bitcoin (circulating supply * market price) fell below 1/3 of the whole cryptocurrency ecosystem. It used to be around 90% and…thomastaussi (48)in business • 7 years agoThe case against CEO as a moral compassRelated to the recent Nordic Business Forum, this internationally recognized topic of "CEO as a moral compass" has just reached Finland. The original discussion took place some two months ago:…thomastaussi (48)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoChina bans ICOs - a couple of thoughtsOne hour ago CNBC announced that China bans companies from raising money through ICOs. Cryptocurrency investors may take this with mixed feelings. A big nation making hard moves will increase…thomastaussi (48)in news • 7 years ago"Fake news" is not a jokeIt seems that the dust has started to settle around Google Memo case. Further discussions still go on, as there seems to be no turning point for underlying social and ideological trends that lead…thomastaussi (48)in google • 7 years agoThe case against diversity targets (not a viable performance driver)Google Memo and firing of engineer James Damore continue to provide us with numerous heated discussion topics. It seems that the other extreme is actively denying biology, sociology and…
