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Read 11/33 essays: "Marisa and Jeff"....how insider trading on Wall Street fells good at first ...then turns into a hot mess. Most of these essays were written 25 years ago. So I wonder if employees using AI tools to plan or conceal insider trades...could escape detection? We'll have to wait and see.

Read 10/33 essays: Today is a look at Mary Meeker (1959) "The Girl in the Bubble". Who? In 1990s She was celebrated for her stock-picking acumen. Now, Mary Meeker digests vast amounts of data to highlight the unprecedented pace of AI adoption and innovation and how businesses can create an explosion of wealth. Mary just keeps on ticking...like the Duracell bunny!

Read 7/33 essays - Reading Malcolm Gladwell "Clicks and Morters" is like reading ancient history. MG delights in the benefits of e-commerce (barcodes, internet web stores, tracking packages) but still wants to highlight that 'people' are still necessary for business. Poor MG he did not see AI chat customer service, robotics in warehouses and...drones ...coming! Fun to look back to 1999, ancient history!

2 essays "The Gilder Effect" (about George Gilder, who?) and Hard Core Bill Gates Microsoft vs the Government trial.. Interesting at the time (1998)...but pales in comparison to the tech-bros of our times. The only thing that kept me awake were the " Pre New Years " fireworks that are currently exploding in my neighbourhood! 2025......If ever there were a year whose end could not come soon enough, this was it.

Read 4/33 essays:

The post enjoyable so far is Mark Singer's essay 1997 "Trump Solo". I had to laugh at one quote from Trump:
"Whatever complicates the world more, I do,”
Aint' that the truth!

Read: 2/33 essays and am impressed by Larissa Macfarqyhar! Staff writer at the New Yorker since 1998 and is known for her sharp, insightful profiles. She interviewed Jason Calcanis (Internet entrepreneur. I'd like to find her essays on Hilary Mantel and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in the magazine's archive. NETFLIX docs (2025) New Yorker 100 years is excellent!