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https://substack.com/@williamferreira I’m an economist working in accounting/finance. I’m one of the founders of Citizen’s Voice and will be writing about culture, politics, tech, and whatever else comes to mind. Also rabbits, also cats.
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I did a deep dive into the case of Luigi Mangione and the CEO of United Healthcare Brian Thompson. Here’s what I learned: - the assassination of business leaders/CEOs is very rare. The last attempt on a CEO I could find was Henry Frick, chairman of Carnegie Steel 🧵1/10

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Hello everyone, I’m working on an article about how statistics are misused in public discourse today (and have been for a long time). Just wanted to see if anyone had some suggestions of bad polling questions to look at, news articles, or any sort of historical misuse (think phrenology)?

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A man stands up at a town meeting and says “we need rent control!” An economist interrupts, “Forget controlling them, we should eliminate rents!”

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Everyone has this South Korea situation all wrong. Toon is obviously just trying to get the world record for lowest approval rating for the next Ripley’s Believe It or Not!.

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Tired of partisan politics dividing us? Civilism puts power back in the hands of the people. Citizen panels propose solutions, politicians enact them, and decisions are transparent & accountable. It’s time for collaboration, not conflict. Let’s rethink governance. 🌍 #Civilism

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Partisan politics divides us, erodes trust, and blocks real solutions. What if we had the power to shape policy? My latest article explores #Civilism: a system where citizens lead, collaborate, and hold politicians accountable. Let’s rethink democracy. williamferreira.substack.com

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I will die on the hill of loving Amazon. They bring prices down and are way more environmentally friendly than peers like Walmart and Target.

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One crazy point about the YouGov poll. For sources of news, the number one social media platform is Facebook. 42% of GenZ gets news from Facebook!

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If bots would like to follow me, it’s okay, but only if they like all my posts.

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I feel like this whole Mexico invasion thing is just manufactured to discredit leaks coming from the Trump circle. That seems much more likely to me than Trump actually planning to invade Mexico.

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Just made my third Substack post! I wanted to discuss how everything is expected to be unveiled as a completed process nowadays, so I did! Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/williamf...

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George Washington warned against partisanship’s dangers: division, bad government, and despotism. From Rome to today’s divisions, history echoes his fears. Who benefits from deepening divides? Learn more: open.substack.com/pub/williamf...

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My second Substack post, this one goes over how our institutions incentivize polarization and tear us apart. This was predicted by Washington over 300 years ago. open.substack.com/pub/williamf...

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