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Nominal Prosperity, Real Austerity

When your portfolio says “congratulations” but your grocery cart says “try again.”

Strikeline · 2025-09-01 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The Reading Crisis in the Age of AI

Why AI may multiply, eliminate, or fracture the need for human comprehension

MarketAlly · 2025-08-29 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The End of Safe Sharing: How AI Has Made Preprints Dangerous

File first. Publish later. The rules just changed.

MarketAlly · 2025-08-26 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The Iteration Robotics Law: Why 2025-2045 Could Eclipse the Computing Revolution

When physical capability compounds like digital performance once did

MarketAlly · 2025-08-13 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The Recession Is Always Personal

A Personal Philosophy for Professional Survival

MarketAlly · 2025-08-03 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The Rhythm of Flow (and the Art of Knowing When to Break It)

Why momentum beats motivation, and when contrast beats rest

MarketAlly · 2025-07-30 · David H. Friedel Jr.

Valuation Gravity: Why 2022–2028 Could Mirror Historic Compression Cycles

A generation raised on expansion is about to learn what compression means

Strikeline · 2025-07-14 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The Rise of the Synthesist and the New Lifelong Learner

Why the Collapse of Developer and Team Lead Roles Will Reshape the Future of Software, and the Minds That Build It

MarketAlly · 2025-07-08 · David H. Friedel Jr.

Cohesive Theory: Emergent Optimization through Cooperative Efficiency Protocols

The highest efficiency and robustness arise not from what is planned, but from what is revealed during cooperative use.

MarketAlly · 2025-07-04 · David H. Friedel Jr.

Justice 2.0: Why America Needs a Constitutional AI on the Bench

MarketAlly · 2025-06-28 · David H. Friedel Jr.

When the Ground Moves: AI and the Quiet Redefinition of Competence

A brutal but necessary reckoning with mediocrity in the age of machines.

MarketAlly · 2025-06-27 · David H. Friedel Jr.

The Age of Precision: How AI Is Redefining Expertise, Equity, and Accountability

From DNA to Deep Learning, Why the Next Wave of Progress Demands We Let Go of Gatekeeping

MarketAlly · 2025-06-27 · David H. Friedel Jr.

Are We Walking Into a New Trail of Tears? The Ethical Dilemma of Teaching AI

A Warning from History in the Age of Algorithms

MarketAlly · 2025-06-27 · David H. Friedel Jr.
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The Clearing Price

Set the Fed funds rate, breakeven inflation, hyperscaler capex and issuance plus more

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The Alpha Half-Life

Set the adoption curve and the decay rate, then watch how long the market takes

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Build the stablecoin boom. Then pull the cash out and watch how it holds the Treasury market together.

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A productivity shock arrives. You decide its incidence and the economy's leverage.

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