Published in Nerd For Tech·PinnedMoore’s Law, Acceleration, and Getting off the Treadmill of Tech Driven, Sisyphean Modern LifeMost of us feel stressed at some point or the other in our everyday life. While being stressed was part and parcel of humankind since time immemorial, what is different about the times we are living is the “convergence” of Isolationism brought about due to Covid, the excessive reliance on…Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Aug 4, 2022The Great Derangement Is Here! How Markets “Divorced” Themselves From Economic Fundamentals!The Great Derangement is here! Markets are increasingly “divorced” from the underlying economic realities, and the popular explanation for this is that traders are now in what is known as a “Drunkard’s Walk”, where there is a “euphoric” bull rally one day, followed by an equally “dire” bear crash. So…Markets In Action4 min readMarkets In Action4 min read
Aug 3, 2022Here’s Why The Indian Economy Is Fast Becoming A “One Pony Trick”, Powered Largely By The Services SectorThe Indian Economy is fast becoming a “One Pony Trick”! India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth is powered by the services sector, which accounts for more than 50% of the total GDP. It has generated a tad more than a quarter of all jobs in the formal economy, in addition…Indian Economy4 min readIndian Economy4 min read
Aug 2, 2022As The West Targets Xi, And Woos Modi, China’s Loss Should Become India’s Gain!India is the “flavour of the month”. With world leaders wooing Modi and targeting Xi, it sure looks like “our moment under the Sun” has come. The reasons for this newfound “love” for India are many. They include a West that is both weary and wary of China’s rise, Xi’s…Modi4 min readModi4 min read
Aug 1, 2022Another Recession Looms! Yawn! Deja Vu! And Why It Would NOT Be “Different” This TimeIt is another matter that neoliberalism has “failed” us, and yet, we keep “buying” into its promise, even in the face of overwhelming evidence that it is not working as it is intended or as evangelized by its cheerleaders. So, is it the case that a repeat of The Great…Recession3 min readRecession3 min read
Jul 30, 2022As The Smokestack Era Ends, And The Digital Age Beckons, Welcome To The Brave New World Of Work!!Welcome to the Brave New World of Work! Where the likes of Elon Musk “order” staff back to the office, leaving them with little choice, and where Millennials quit their jobs en masse, in what has been dubbed as The Great Resignation, a trend that leaves business honchos alarmed and…Smokestack4 min readSmokestack4 min read
Published in Nerd For Tech·Jul 28, 2022The Alleged PayTm Data Breach Is Just The “Tip Of The Iceberg”! Indians Are Lax At Data Security And Here’s Why India Needs A Strong Data Protection Law!!The Fintech firm and digital payments pioneer, PayTm, was reported to have been hit with a data breach in 2020, affecting 34 Lakh users. Email ids, phone numbers, location, demographics, and other details were leaked by hackers and could impact the users and PayTm. Though the firm denied the data…Paytm4 min readPaytm4 min read
Jul 28, 2022The Atlantic Magazine Calls This “The Everything Is Weird” Economy! Do You Feel The Same Weirdness Around?There is much that is strange and weird about the times we live in now. Right from the post-pandemic “blues” where corporate professionals are “rebelling” against back-to-office mandates to the very bewildering The Great Resignation, or the trend of Millions of Americans (especially the Millennials) quitting their jobs without a…The Atlantic3 min readThe Atlantic3 min read
Jul 27, 2022Is The Global Economy Resilient Enough To Withstand Another 2008 Like Lehman Shock To The System?Is the Global Economy “resilient” enough to withstand another 2008-like Lehmann Shock? For those of you who are too young to remember, I am talking about the bankruptcy of the American Investment Bank, Lehman Brothers, on September 15, 2008, which “triggered” the Great Recession and almost “took down” the Global…Global Economy4 min readGlobal Economy4 min read
Jul 26, 2022Big Tech’s Recent Travails Remind Me Of The Dotcom Crash! Long Overdue, Yet, Value Creating In The Longer TermIs Big Tech’s “dream run” over? If recent developments are anything to go by, it looks like Big Tech is getting its comeuppance, and deservedly so. Sample this! Mark Zuckerberg of Meta (the parent company of Facebook) has “ almost” given up on WhatsApp as there is not much “juice”…Big Tech3 min readBig Tech3 min read
