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2026
So - I am very much the wrong person to be taking this side of the conversation. I don’t like modern…original ↗
22 Sept 2026
If you want good things, and want to prevent bad things, then the ideal heuristic is: always…original ↗
21 Sept 2026
I mean…the reason we see barriers so much is merchant-y thinking. The way that contemporary…original ↗
18 Sept 2026
The arrow of time goes in the same direction for us all, regardless of political affiliation.original ↗
18 Sept 2026
17 Sept 2026
14 Sept 2026
Because I’m not always very bright, I just realized - today - what the word “dumbwaiter” actually…original ↗
14 Sept 2026
14 Sept 2026
I hope someone lets me know when that Clara Collier article is accessible. It sounds Relevant to My…original ↗
25 Aug 2026
Both leftist and rightist theories of government are failing, of course, because they have abandoned…original ↗
17 Aug 2026
Voters are definitionally blameless. They cannot be blamed any more than you can blame the points…original ↗
9 Aug 2026
Ford has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with up to 6-figure salaries: ‘We are in trouble in our country’ |…original ↗
8 Aug 2026
If you have positioned yourself to be a tastemaker, you do actually have some obligation to make…original ↗
6 Aug 2026
It is possible for X to be factually correct and morally superior to the alternatives - and yet for…original ↗
31 Jul 2026
Thinking today about litform theater LARP, and the ways in which it’s a good art form and the ways…original ↗
20 Jul 2026
Whatever else is true - that “2/3 of the money goes to administration” claim is just flat wrong, and…original ↗
10 Jul 2026
I’m aware that the entire world became acquainted with Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” in 2020. But…original ↗
6 Jul 2026
Because we like fun, it’s worth remembering that - just as there’s an argument for a minimum wage…original ↗
29 Jun 2026
The company determines “what is the wage that makes this position profitable to fill” and then that…original ↗
29 Jun 2026
23 Jun 2026
Dunno about “but of course it’s much worse in ‘soft’ regimes.” The USSR famously had very hard…original ↗
22 Jun 2026
22 Jun 2026
People are just sorta starting to realize it now, a little bit, because of AI, but it’s been true…original ↗
22 Jun 2026