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Santa, Inc.: A Hard Look at the North Pole’s Most Successful (and Most Questionable) Business Model

Posted on 2025-12-24 by The Narrator

For centuries, we’ve been told Santa Claus runs a “magical” operation powered by goodwill, cheer and an alarming number of cookies. That explanation collapses the moment you apply even the lightest pressure from a calculator. Let’s face it, if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Holidays, Money | Tagged Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, cheer, Christmas, data privacy, elves, Facebook, gifts, Goldman Sachs, goodwill, Google, holidays, Jeff Bezos, magic, Meta Platforms, Netflix, North Pole, OmniClaus, Palantir, Salesforce, Santa, surveillance capitalism, Tim Cook, Tristan Harris, Walmart | Leave a comment

Credit Card Companies Don’t Reward Responsibility — They Punish It

Posted on 2025-12-21 by The Narrator

A few days ago I received a letter from Chase Card Services. It was polite. It was professionally formatted. It was also a quiet threat dressed up as “customer care”. In the eyes of Chase Card Services, I am a … Continue reading →

Posted in Money | Tagged Chase, credit cards, Credit Journey, credit score, debt, debt free, finances, personal finance, predatory lending | Leave a comment

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