Meet skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the government says it is (NPR)

Hayekian behavioral economics (Behavioral Public Policy)

Short-ass rant: The Loop of The First and Only (title inspired from here)

• Locate random piece in the net (usually thru a link, or a reference)
• It turns out to be, you know, good stuff
• If applicable, you probably subscribe to the relevant newsletter
• And things only go downhill from there
• Each subsequent piece drifts farther and farther from your interest
• Like, you start contemplating why you bothered in the first place
• Said newsletter slumps to the not-even-open-the-darn-incoming-mail plateau
• Locate another random piece in the net (usually thru a link, or a reference)
• It turns out to be, again, you know, good stuff
• …
• Wild cards: Going paid, changing frequency

The Loop applies mostly in narrowly focused, specialist newsletters. I guess that, in a way, it exposes those who skim and skip among subjects (the mere dilettantes, like yours truly), vis-à-vis the more dedicated crew. It adds to the Email Overload Curse and fits nicely with hoarding tendencies (so, no, no unsubscribe, no way).