dtcwee: The Value of Nothing

Household formation was dullishly ordinary before it became the Australian 'dream'.

TLDR: Copying is the fast track to immortality. Why go to college? Why get a good job? Why have kids, then send those kids to college? 🥅 Your default reason for those time-consuming and costly endeavours may be, 'because I want to'. But does that express true desire, or is it rationalisation after-the-fact? Was a concerted effort made to explore alternatives? After all, the virtue of conventional goals are taken as givens, such that non-pursuit - rather than pursuit - must be defended. Parents need not justify their choice to procreate, while the childless are expected to explain not having children. Arthur Schopenhauer enters the chat:

Australian houses have gotten larger while Australian families have gotten smaller.

Which industries are ripest for technological disruption? Australia labour productivity and value-add by industry.

Q: How can you tell if someone has an investment property? A: Don't worry, they'll tell you.