Dan Souleles
@danthroagogo.bsky.social
I like stories and am an anthropologist. I study wealth and work, poverty and belief in the United States. I also like hanging out with monks.
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Dan Souleles
@danthroagogo.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Whoosh Goes the Market
A vivid, fast-paced inside look at financial markets, the people who work on them, and how technology is changing their world (and ours). Markets are messy, and no one knows this better than traders...
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By way of an introduction, here is a book I wrote this year about how financial markets have become easier to manipulate since they've become automated:
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people think only the dumbest investors would give him money after saying this, but they’ve been flinging obscene amounts of $$ at “algorithmic traders” for years. all altman is offering is an interface that makes algorithmic finance “cheaper.” @danthroagogo.bsky.social has a great new book on this.
From the replies (bsky.app/profile/dasb...) here's Sam Altman doing what the quoted post described. He seems serious about it.
July 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
people think only the dumbest investors would give him money after saying this, but they’ve been flinging obscene amounts of $$ at “algorithmic traders” for years. all altman is offering is an interface that makes algorithmic finance “cheaper.” @danthroagogo.bsky.social has a great new book on this.
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BOOK THREAD
in february, i published my book UNSUSTAINABLE: MEASUREMENT, REPORTING, AND THE LIMITS OF CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY with #NYUPress @capacademicbooks.bsky.social
#greensky #anthrosky #geosky #newbook #sustainability #politicalecology
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in february, i published my book UNSUSTAINABLE: MEASUREMENT, REPORTING, AND THE LIMITS OF CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY with #NYUPress @capacademicbooks.bsky.social
#greensky #anthrosky #geosky #newbook #sustainability #politicalecology
nyupress.org/978147982201...
Unsustainable
A behind-the-scenes look at how corporate and financial actors enforce a business-friendly approach to global sustainabilityIn recent years, companies have f...
nyupress.org
August 13, 2024 at 10:18 AM
BOOK THREAD
in february, i published my book UNSUSTAINABLE: MEASUREMENT, REPORTING, AND THE LIMITS OF CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY with #NYUPress @capacademicbooks.bsky.social
#greensky #anthrosky #geosky #newbook #sustainability #politicalecology
nyupress.org/978147982201...
in february, i published my book UNSUSTAINABLE: MEASUREMENT, REPORTING, AND THE LIMITS OF CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY with #NYUPress @capacademicbooks.bsky.social
#greensky #anthrosky #geosky #newbook #sustainability #politicalecology
nyupress.org/978147982201...
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Hello everyone! Economic Anthropology is now on Bluesky. We'll be cross-posting between here and Twitter for as long as it continues to exist, but we're excited to break new ground here with you. Keep an eye out for our next edition!
November 12, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Hello everyone! Economic Anthropology is now on Bluesky. We'll be cross-posting between here and Twitter for as long as it continues to exist, but we're excited to break new ground here with you. Keep an eye out for our next edition!
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We're fast approaching the next edition of Economic Anthropology. While you wait, why not check out some of our early releases, like Nikhit Agrawal's "Violent sustainability: Blitzscale and counteraccounting in an Indian agtech start-up"
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Economic Anthropology | SEA Journal | Wiley Online Library
In recent years, there has been rapid digitalization in agriculture, with India seeing a significant rise in agricultural technology (agtech) start-ups. Many of these start-ups promise to address the...
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November 18, 2024 at 8:33 PM
We're fast approaching the next edition of Economic Anthropology. While you wait, why not check out some of our early releases, like Nikhit Agrawal's "Violent sustainability: Blitzscale and counteraccounting in an Indian agtech start-up"
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
By way of an introduction, here is a book I wrote this year about how financial markets have become easier to manipulate since they've become automated:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Whoosh Goes the Market
A vivid, fast-paced inside look at financial markets, the people who work on them, and how technology is changing their world (and ours). Markets are messy, and no one knows this better than traders...
press.uchicago.edu
November 26, 2024 at 2:21 PM
By way of an introduction, here is a book I wrote this year about how financial markets have become easier to manipulate since they've become automated:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...