Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working(economist.com)

521 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 700 comments

An Economist leader article arguing that inherited wealth is becoming nearly as important as earned income, marking a return of 'inheritocracy'.

Ancient Sumerians created the first writing system(lithub.com)

145 points by HR01 1 year ago | 156 comments

The dangerous delusion of modern warfare(economist.com)

20 points by runeks 4 months ago | 16 comments

The many mysteries and lessons of the Bayeux tapestry(economist.com)

56 points by andsoitis 1 month ago | 10 comments

The AI backlash is only getting started(economist.com)

39 points by andsoitis 4 months ago | 38 comments

ChatGPT invented a sexual harassment scandal and named a real prof as accused(washingtonpost.com)

47 points by fnimick 3 years ago | 31 comments