James Saligari - Economics Students Society of Australia

James Saligari

“Embrace, extend and extinguish” – Amor Fati and the Paradox of Recurrence

“Embrace, extend and extinguish” – Amor Fati and the Paradox of Recurrence

John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil dominated the 19th century’s economy through the acquisition and horizontal integration of its competitors and supply chain. And anyone who refused to be bought, was destroyed with predatory pricing strategies. Digital conglomerates are under increasing suspicion of similar anti-competitive behaviours. Just as supermarket

Are Cognitive Biases Irrational?

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Are Cognitive Biases Irrational?

It’s easy to feel immured by the sheer abundancy and immediacy of information in the digital age. Clearly, there is no longer a shortage of information – instead, our stores of attention are becoming the limitation factor in many endeavours. Consequently, ignoring attention’s scarcity has enormous impacts on the