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Please help me select the top ~econ post of Q3.
In the running will be the top post from each month, plus a few wildcards.
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Thanks to our many contributors and zappers!

Posts of the Month

July Pleb Economist #8: What game theory can teach us about Bitcoin and self-custody Some neat game theory from @SimpleStacker about how the existence of self-custody keeps custodians (more) honest, even if no one is choosing to self-custody.
August $83 Billion Wasted: Showing Up At The Airport 3 Hours Before Your Flight A great illustration of opportunity cost, shared by @Scoresby
September Stacker News Takes Over TABCONF 7 This is @BlokchainB's announcement that he will be hosting a Stacker News booth at TabConf 7, where he'll be promoting the site and it's many territories. I'm deeply appreciative of what Blok's doing.

Wildcards

I apologize for including so many options, but I really liked the variety of posts this month.
SN Research Proposal The introductory post for @SimpleStacker's research project about Stacker News, which we'll get to follow in real time in the territory.
Socialism In Plain Sight A nice discussion from @kepford of which aspects of the nominally capitalistic American economy are actually heavily socialized.
How People Experiences The Path Towards Hyperinflation A firsthand account of how the average person experiences the lead up to hyperinflation, from @didiplaywell's experience in Argentina.

End of Year Awards Update

Thanks to @BlokchainB's very generous boost, we have rocketed into profitability for the year. That means I can start calculating the writing contest awards.
As a reminder, this year's ~econ profits (up to around 600k) will be zapped out to the top posts of the month, quarter, and year.
Profits to date: 816.3k - 450k = 366.3k
Zaps to each post of the month: 366.3k/3/12 = 10,175
Zaps to each post of the quarter: 366.3k/3/4 = 30,525
Zap to the top post of the year: 366.3k/3 = 122,100
SN Tabconf 7 takeover28.6%
$83B wasted waiting at the airport14.3%
The Path to Hyperinflation14.3%
Pleb economist 828.6%
Socialism in plain sight0.0%
SN Research Proposal14.3%
7 votes \ 7 days left
200 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 2h
Gotta go with @BlokchainB here. But some really good ones this quarter. Again no Canadian content. Sad.
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I'm sure Canada will have it's moment in the spotlight
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 1h
Moments. Once our supreme leader gets rolling we won't be stopped.
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Thanks gray! In all honesty I posted the event in the wrong territory. Oops 😬
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @adlai 49m
six options; seven days; and I've not read any of those posts before tomorrow.
Please reconsider how quickly "news" must be published, especially when you're talking about economics and not gambling on how much people talk.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @adlai 50m
I guess it is Q4 already.
Anybody rich? I need clients.
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