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The great irony is that I think the Economist is in the same category of entities as McKinsey. I like bits and pieces of both but itโ€™s all part of the old literary-industrial complex.
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There is literally no respectable title available to me. It all sounds shady: โ€œIndependent consultantโ€ (= low-level huckster) โ€œIndependent researcherโ€ (= crackpot) โ€œBloggerโ€ (= โ€œcouldnโ€™t land a book dealโ€) โ€œDr.โ€ (= โ€œcouldnโ€™t land a tenured job, huh?โ€)
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Maybe everyone is just an entrepreneur or an investor now? It's like those job titles like "Retail Film Archivist" for Blockbuster employees. So: "Consulting Entrepreneur" or "Thought Investor" :D
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Oh these titles aren't about actually being the thing you're called. They're about having the right vibe on your social. Most of these "investors" are like Robinhood/Coinbase cruisers, or people perpetually "raising a fund".
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