Tim Wu

Tim Wu

@superwuster.bsky.social

Las Vegas is a microcosm of the broader US economy. Mergers have led to duopoly/oligopoly. A corporate extraction imperative leads to price hikes where hotels / casinos to target big spenders. Short-term profit but longterm cost to the broader ecosystem
nytimes.com/2025/10/01/t...

What’s Wrong With Las Vegas?

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by Tim Wu

Tim Wu

@superwuster.bsky.social

Business has long depended on emotional attachment as strategy to create switching costs. (E.g., Cadillac). Seems utterly obvious that despite their ethical commitments, the intentional engineering of AIs to generate human emotional attachment will soon be mainstream.

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Tim Wu

@superwuster.bsky.social

If the shutdown yields nothing, when health insurance premiums soar as projected, who do Republicans think Americans will blame? Obama?

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by Tim Wu

Tim Wu

@superwuster.bsky.social

Finalized my 2025 book tour!

Coming through New York, DC, Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Oxford and Cambridge. Click here for details:
timwu.net#booktour

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Tim Wu

@superwuster.bsky.social

For my new book, THE AGE OF EXTRACTION, here is the UK cover and the USA cover. Curious which people prefer.

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Tim Wu

@superwuster.bsky.social

From last week's meeting of winning progressive campaigns in UK/Canada/Australia

- Left-leaning parties need tap into national pride, specifically concerning healthcare or threats to economic wellbeing;

- Focus on affordability and economics essential; must resist distractions.

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Tim Wu

@superwuster.bsky.social

It is weird and not healthy to begin every day wondering:

"What outrageous thing will the U.S. government do today? Will it be unethical, unconstitutional, or all of the above?"

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