10k AMA
A Bet On It celebration
Yesterday afternoon, while flying from Phoenix back to DC, the number of Bet On It subscribers finally crossed 10,000. Welcome to all the new folks, and many thanks to my long-term readers.
To celebrate, I’m having an Ask Me Anything… starting now. Just write your questions about anything on your mind down in the comments, and I’ll try to respond today or tomorrow.
This AMA is open to all, but I will continue having special AMAs, written and Zoom, for paid subscribers. Honestly, I was amazed by all of the people who pledged support when I wasn’t even asking, which inspired me to launch some premium features to reciprocate. If you yearn to express a little gratitude, I invite you to upgrade your account. But either way, I hope to meet you in-person, either here in DC or on the road around the world.
P.S. Announcement coming New Year’s Day.
For curious people who are trying to learn how the world works, is understanding advanced math important in your opinion? For instance, do you need to understand the Fed’s inflation model to understand how monetary policy is formulated? Do you need to understand the Schrödinger equation to have a decent knowledge of physics?
You cited international adoption studies in your immigration comic book as evidence that upbringing in rich countries improves child outcomes compared with poor countries. I wonder whether these studies control for genes given that people looking to adopt generally wish to pick babies or kids with better genes.