The Polarization Effect: Why the Most Divisive Figures Often Hold the Most Power
How controversy, attention, and cultural momentum shape modern influence
Amit Vaidya
The Economics of the Oscars: What an Academy Award Is Actually Worth
How nominations and wins reshape Economic Value in Hollywood
Amit Vaidya
Who Needs to Know Their Economic Value? More People Than You Think
Follower counts, headlines, and viral moments look like value. Often they aren’t. For years we have talked about fame as if it were a personality trait. Someone is famous. Someone is relevant. Someone...
Amit Vaidya
When Likeability Becomes a Stand-In for Value
I smile and say thank you a lot. Often more than the moment seems to require. To an Uber driver when the ride ends. To a flight attendant handing me a glass of water. To a nurse doing something that...
Amit Vaidya
AI, Clarity, and the Limits of Transparency
A reflection on clarity, judgment, and what explanation can’t replace.
Amit Vaidya
The Speed of Attention Is the Real Risk
Attention has lost friction. On why speed, not judgment, is the real threat to how we experience art, people, and meaning.
Amit Vaidya
Getting Better By Doing Less
On restraint, recovery, and the discipline of stepping back
Amit Vaidya
The Perfect Death
On planning the last moment, watching two parents leave differently, and how a mother staged her own perfect ending. By Amit Vaidya.
Amit Vaidya
