Short read: The death of the corporate job
Despite the tragedies that Covid brought upon us, we have heard friends and colleagues reminisce the lockdown period, when it came to enjoying their work. Working from home and avoiding the arduous commute aside, there was something else that seems to have struck upon people, especially the corporate types in that period. Alex Mccann aptly […]
Short read: How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?
Plenty has been written about how smartphones, social media and short video addiction or some such slop is resulting in human degeneracy. “In the last 15 years, a linked series of unprecedented technologies have changed the experience of personhood across most of the world. It is estimated that nearly 70% of the human population of […]
Short read: Shakti Samanta centenary: ‘There wasn’t a moment when he wasn’t thinking of films’
If you have watched the 1972 Bollywood superhit ‘Amar Prem’, you have watched the legendary film director Shakti Samanta (1926-2009) – whose centenary is being celebrated this year – at the peak of his powers. And what a peak that was. For those of us who love Bollywood, Amar Prem is a collection of the […]
Long read: The Adolescence of Technology
The progress of AI hasn’t been linear. It involves periods of stagnation interspersed with breakthroughs which catapult it to the next level. The most recent one to go viral has been Anthropic’s Claude Code and Clawdbot/Moltbot, which according to experts makes human software programmers almost entirely redundant. Anthropic is amongst the leading AI labs in […]
Long read: Review of ‘The Mattering Instinct’ by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
The award-winning philosopher & writer Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s latest book looks beyond happiness as the goal of a well-lived lived life and in doing so simplifies some of the most complex ideas in modern philosophy. Ms Goldstein’s central idea is that “We all want to feel connected to others and know that we matter. The […]
Long read: What animals can teach us about overcoming tyranny
In this riveting read packed with great photographs, Chris Baranuik first helps us understand why despotism & tyranny flourishes in many parts of the animal kingdom and then zeroes in on those species who live in a more fraternal way. Mr Baranuik then produces takeaways for us humans who tend to oscillate between tolerating despots […]
Do You Own the World’s Most Powerful Tech Company?
There is a 90% probability that you are reading this material thanks to the electronic circuits created by a uniquely powerful tech hardware firm based in a small town in Holland. With gross profit margins more than 40% sustained over several decades, this Dutch company is protected by a series of almost invincible moats. By […]
How Can you Profit from India’s Luxury Boom?
With the number of Indians earning more than Rs 1 crore per annum up 6x in the past decade and with the nation accounting for more than 10% of the world’s billionaires (3x the country’s share of world GDP), we are the midst of a boom in ultra-luxury spending in India. The companies benefiting from […]
RBI’s Report Flags Canaries in the Coalmine
Whilst India’s net household financial savings have improved in FY25, RBI’s latest Financial Stability Report (FSR) explains why the situation continues to deteriorate when it comes to household debt. The RBI’s report points to: Increased leverage of households, specifically for the purpose of consumption and not creation of assets; and Higher write-offs and rising slippages for private banks and NBFCs respectively. […]
Short read: The lessons of the terrorist violence of the 1970s
It has been more than two years since the deadly October 7th, 2023, terror attacks in Israel and Israel’s retaliatory attacks in Gaza. Here’s a new book that aims to take us back to the beginning of the emergence of militant outfits in the region – the 1970s. The Economist reviews The Revolutionists: The Story […]
Short read: How Haryana turned around sex ratio at birth, now close to national average
We have been documenting the rise of the Indian woman through books, blogs and here in 3L&3S. We are glad to report a remarkably refreshing news in that direction. Much of India, especially North India, has historically suffered from the male child preference resulting in female infanticides and in turn a lop-sided sex ratio. Haryana […]
Short read: Gujarat’s surprise hilsa boom feeds Bengal’s most prized appetite
India’s flora & fauna surprises you in the most unexpected ways. Manisha Mondal’s delightful story in The Print is about a stunning reversal of fortune. She writes: “For decades, Bengal’s beloved hilsa came from two places — the Padma in Bangladesh and rivers closer home. Over the last two years, both have faltered. In their […]
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