Glassman on markets

Here is Matt Glassman discussing how he's a bit less market-happy than he used to be. It's a good read and very close to my own attitude. Matt's view is, roughly, that the world is getting more and more market-ized, and this makes him less happy about some of the markets around him (micro-level price discrimination, easier online gambling) and less eager to introduce more markets (e.g., challenging people to bet on their beliefs). That essay gets at something I've been feeling, but I suspect that my underlying attitude is slightly more general. I feel myself reacting not only to more (and more efficient) markets but, I think, an expansion of a certain kind of efficiency. This broader category includes: Expanded replay review in sports; Lots of AI-generated prose (which is nails on my psychic chalkboard); A certain kind of professionalization and polish in academic outputs; The expansion of pseudo-professional youth athletics. I could say a lot about any of those subjects, and to make…