Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

One underappreciated thing about James Altucher's New York City is Dead Forever article and Jerry Seinfeld's response is Altucher reached a larger audience by first publishing online via LinkedIn while Seinfeld reached a smaller audience in the traditional old media of the New York Times. Old media's influence is waning...  4 life-threatening unintended consequences of the lockdown. A few years ago there was a epidemic of unintended overdoses but my guess is many cases from this rash of overdoses are perhaps not so unintended. The shutting down of AA and other 12-step program meetings is also a big contributor to this and to the increase in domestic violence. A 5th unintended consequence are the deaths associated with hospitals shutting down to pretty pretty much everything except COVID-19 related illness... There's many reasons why NBA's ratings are in the tank this year (including China and politics) but one potential reason that's hasn't gotten much attention is for many the NBA remains the third favorite sport behind football (NFL and college) and baseball. Some of those who aren't bothered by China or the social messaging simply are watching MLB games instead... About one in every 4 million lobsters is born with a rare genetic defect that turns it blue. One in every 30 million is yellow. About one in every 100 million is born a Rock Lobster...