Want a happy and creative future? Spend more time longing for the past.

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Nostalgia doesn't hinder progress, it actually helps us move forward.

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Inside the company that calls itself 'Moneyball-plus'

Tech Insider : Economy, Sports, Sports
Michael Schwimer posing during photo shoot on baseball field at Bullis School.
"I'm a believer in capitalism," says Michael Schwimer, who founded Big League Advantage to cash in on the future earnings of teenage athletes.

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The truth behind America's cruise obsession: 'They don't want to see anything that's real'

Tech Insider : Travel, Economy
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The Icon of the Seas sets sail on January 27. But what is it an icon of?

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America's Zoomtowns are suffering from some nasty growing pains

Tech Insider : Economy
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America's midsize cities exploded over the past few years. Now residents, new and old, are fighting over housing, traffic, and local culture.

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America's new gender war

Tech Insider : Politics
Two Gen Z individuals walking away from one another
Young women are becoming more liberal while young men are turning to the right. It all started with #MeToo.

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They're getting ready for the downfall of America. Just don't call them preppers.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A group of people watching a building being constructed
Residents of Riverbed Ranch are building their own small town from scratch. The goal? Survive if America collapses.

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The big dumb lie that could wreck the American economy

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Photo collage featuring Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, the Capitol building, red dots with the Eye of Providence Double Exposure, and a downward-trending line
Conspiracy theorists are arguing that the Federal Reserve is trying to boost Biden's reelection chances. That's bad news for the US economy.

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Boomers aren't ready for retirement. Millennials and Gen Z are going to pay the price.

Tech Insider : Economy
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Boomers are the largest generation to enter retirement. The US economy isn't ready.

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Why America hates its children

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A mother clutches the falling pillars of a crumbling structure, to protect her child from the falling rubble.
American parents are being crushed by a lack of care and support from the state.

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The hottest new dating site: LinkedIn

Tech Insider : Economy
An illustration of a water cooler filled with different items.
In the age of remote work, people are flocking to LinkedIn for jobs — and dates.

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Samuela John never set out to use LinkedIn for dating. Instead, suitors came to her.

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