Defective Altruism | The McFuture Podcast
Steve mud-wrestles “effective altruism” & “long-termism” to conjure a novel, sane & entertaining take on these bastard children of philanthropy.
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12½ Truth Bombs
In this very special episode of The McFuture, we’ll bust 12½* modern myths about money, business, education, tech and government. Many of our assumptions deserves ruthless scrutiny. Questioning assumptions is how we innovate and shape our future. It’s how we demand more from ourselves, employers and leaders. Some of these will definitely trigger you. But
World Without Billionaires
Every night, dozens of billionaires curl up with an underfed model, wondering where their next plate of wealth-affirming foie gras will come from. But heartless Americans don’t care. They want billionaires to pay for universal healthcare, universal basic income (UBI), free college, and a pocket comb for Bernie. What if they met every demand? Would we
The Philanthropist Has No Clothes, Now What?
If philanthropy is BS & can taxes fix inequality? We propose a New New Deal.
How Taxes Steal Dreams
What’s the one thing everyone agrees we can’t possibly make more of…? Katy Perry hits? Adorable cat videos? Invitations to Google Glass? Not even close. Even cash is abundant! It’s handed out in bushels by the Fed to everyone but you. The one thing that’s truly finite is time. That’s why the Great Recession and
First Manufacturing, Now It’s Bye Bye Tech
It’s not fair to single out Apple when it comes to tax avoidance. Every big company uses loopholes and buys fresh ones at the Congressional Campaign gift shop. The New Republic made an interesting connection between all these unpaid taxes and nonstop lobbying for cheaper, indentured H1-B tech workers. This is the same thing manufacturing companies successfully lobbied for in the 80’s. In