Ben Bushong
Associate Professor at Michigan State. Formerly: Harvard, Caltech, Oregon.
Using psychology ✕ economics to explore people's beliefs and choices. All opinions my own.
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web: benbushong.com
- I have, due to no effort on my own part, successfully completed another elliptical orbit around the nearest main-sequence star.
- This article is a microcosm of the broader issue with the press. The headline should read something like “Made-Up Quotation from Golfing Legend Used to Justify Corruption.” I don’t care about Sam Snead, but it’s ridiculous that you have to read to the end to find the quote is falsely attributed.
- What a sensible, thoughtful way to run an economy. 🙄
- 🚨 WITAOD Alert 🚨 Does Russ go on the big board? We all eagerly await guidance, @annabower.bsky.social
- I don’t have any knowledge of the specifics of this case, but the careful and thoughtful discussion in this thread is refreshing. Kudos.
- 🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵
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- I was about to buy some summer clothes. Guess not.
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- So are the tariffs going away, Petey? But then how are all the jobs coming back, Peter? AND WHAT ABOUT THE REVENUE, PETE?
- This is cool for, like, other people who have actually used AI... not me, nope.
- Ick. No. No no no. I will not vote for this vision of "leadership" in the future and if politicians are looking to earn (at least my) Michigander trust and vote, they should show some spine.
- Yo Scott Bessent is getting roasted everyone get in here.
- What a gift to the Liberal party. "Hey Canadians, you should elect someone smart. But also, that person should then turn your amazing country of 41 million people into a single state." 😂🤌
- I see that we are back to exploring the Quantum Nature of Taxation, wherein tariffs are both going away soon as a result of incredible deal-making and are also generating massive ongoing revenue as a way to combat poverty.
- This. Just... 🤦♂️ Pro tip: don't vote for someone who says a mix of things "in jest" and things seriously and it's impossible to tell them apart.
- And this is why on WITAOD.com the suspect list continues to omit Amy Gleason. But... who knows!
- I am not happy with the American tariffs on WORLD. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Donald, STOP! 5000 fictional humans a week are dying. Lets get the Eggs and Groceries Deal DONE!
- I mean, look. C'mon. I mean. C'mon.
- Okay what the f*%$ is wrong with these people?!
- As many others have posted: I am advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
- Glad to see the institutions that have had the biggest impact on my life siding for good. Caltech ✅ Michigan State ✅ My parents are proud University of Michigan alumni, so I'll give them a shout too.
- The AI-led Edutopia is a fantasy. Blindly pointing to AI as a solution to the challenges of teaching will lead to an Edupocalypse. (I'm being hyperbolic because words are fun and we have to have some fun these days!)
- Reposted by Ben BushongSince the Trump admin continues to claim Mr. Abrego Garcia is a gang member, I thought I'd take the time to put together a timeline, based on all the documents filed in court, which lays out all the "evidence" the government has ever offered. As you'll find out, there's very little "there" there!
- A snippet of the letter from the President of Harvard to the community. To all: time to stand up.
- I don't like [gestures around] all of this. But we absolutely have to draw a line at the Abrego Garcia case. President Trump is unwilling to ask President Bukele to return this man. It is a clear, willful disregard for freedom and basic rights. I cannot express my outrage enough. We *must* stand up.
- HEY GUYS THOSE TREASURIES HELLO ANYONE PICK UP THE PHONE
- When you wake up on a Friday and choose to slay.
- Hey uh... guys.... those Treasuries.... anyone.... hello?
- SO WAS IT ABOUT REVENUE OR WAS IT A NEGOTIATING PLOY?!
- We are not a serious country.
- This is a major, important part of American influence and general global stability on the precipice. Our universities rely on foreign students---and benefit greatly from their intellectual contributions. We absolutely must ensure Freedom to Study.
- With very low confidence, my guess: it turns out that if people second-guess the sanity of the United States government they also might second-guess the likelihood of repayment on loans to said government. I've been saying for days that the market is heading towards things I actually know about 🧠
- My interpretation of the collective market movements is that were are about to be in for a world of hurt. 10-year movements in concert with crude price and general equities seems like a scream that something isn't right. [Not financial advice]
- Guys... today might be the day. Dow 36,000! The dream! ...
- I mean this is a joke right?
