๐ง๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐.
But letโs kick things off with congratulating my UBC colleague Avi Lewis for winning the leadership of the federal NDP. Heโs certainly got ambition. But the data suggests he also has a steep hill to climb.
Half way across the world, weโre already seeing some devastating effects of the closure of Hormuz on fertilizer production in South Asia. Itโs hard to imagine that this hit food prices and then food security of societyโs most vulnerable.
And some terrifying data about how weโre getting stupider. Itโs easy to blame smartphones and social media, but what else do you think is going on?
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ...
Go to the bonus charts to see the reach, the topics, and the paradoxes LinkedIn content creation presents. The data would suggest the ROI of putting this together weekly is questionable. But the number of in-person conversations Iโve had that have started with โI love the charts!โ is all the inspo I need.
Until next week friends!
The biggest swing from 2025? Even more NDP voters to the LPC.
Source: Bruceโs Substack
Good luck Avi Lewis.
Source: Bruceโs Substack
Who will Trump blame for this?
Source: Economist
Is this most important map in the world right now?
Source: Financial Times
Is the other shoe going to drop?
Source: Financial Times
Prediction: EVs in these markets will get a serious Hormuz Bump.
Source: BNEF
Will someone sue Zuckerberg et. al for this too?
Source: Financial Times (via James White)
Take a bet: will AI make this better or worse?
Source: Source Financial Times (via James White)
Perhaps AI will help moderate extreme views?
Source: Financial Times
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Source: Statistics Netherlands
Confession: 16-year-old me enjoyed The Fountainhead.
Source: Unknown.
Bonus Charts!
Here are some charts exactly 3 of you will care about โ the analytics of Ten Things performance on LinkedIn after one year.
The Year in Reach: Impressions over 50 editions of Ten Things.
200,000 Impressions and Counting: Cumulative reach over time.
The Engagement Paradox: Higher reach means less engagement.
Across hundreds of charts, these are the most common themes.
