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2026
The 1st Time Machines Mogged MathematiciansRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
12 Oct 2026
Before MYTHOS, SATAN: a 1990s Software Satanic PanicRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
17 Jun 2026
New York Once Banned Free Legal Advice Over RadioRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
6 Mar 2026
New Year's Resolutions of the Past: Vices That Became VirtuesRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
1 Jan 2026
2025
7 Aug 2025
Most Americans Opposed the Moon LandingRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
20 Jul 2025
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-moon-landing-was-opposed-by-majorityRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
20 Jul 2025
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-queens-coronation-was-almostRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
13 Jul 2025
1 Jul 2025
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/artists-against-the-eiffel-towerRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
30 May 2025
Audio Version: Thinking Different is Never Popular (at First)Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
26 May 2025
Thinking Different is Never Popular (at First)Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
6 May 2025
Thomas Jefferson Hated Kids Reading NovelsRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
13 Apr 2025
2 Apr 2025
1 Apr 2025
The War on Internet Phone Calls (Audio)Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
1 Apr 2025
The UK Invented Modern Encryption, then Kept it SecretRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
22 Feb 2025
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/joe-biden-kicked-off-the-encryptionRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Feb 2025
When Hollywood Union Members Embraced Artificial MusicRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
5 Feb 2025
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/why-steve-wozniak-dismissed-pcs-and-386Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
24 Jan 2025
2024
New Year Resolutions of Old: Once Vices Now VirtuesRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
31 Dec 2024
2 Dec 2024
The 1774 Novel Blamed for Youth SuicideRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
18 Nov 2024
The 'War of the Worlds' Panic was Anti-Radio PropagandaRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
1 Nov 2024
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/air-and-space-travel-was-once-calledRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
14 Oct 2024
Einstein Blamed Automation for the Great DepressionRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
10 Oct 2024
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-eiffel-tower-was-called-technoRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
26 Aug 2024
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/skateboarding-from-nuisance-to-olympicRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
30 Jul 2024
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/when-the-surgeon-general-warned-aboutRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
18 Jun 2024
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-new-york-times-banned-word-gamesRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
10 Jun 2024
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/audio-the-forgotten-war-on-beepersRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
10 Apr 2024
8 Feb 2024
2023
New Years Resolutions of Yore: Vices That Became VirtuesRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
31 Dec 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/green-energy-cynicism-of-yoreRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
31 Dec 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/coming-soonRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
29 Dec 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/when-the-wright-brothers-proved-theRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
17 Dec 2023
How Isaac Asimov Predicted the OpenAI DramaRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
1 Dec 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/remember-typewriter-licensesRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
7 Nov 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/when-the-mac-ruined-writingRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
19 Sept 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/photocopiers-terrified-the-publishingRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
27 Jul 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-warfare-on-typhoidRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
18 Jun 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-unabomber-was-an-ai-doomer-obviouslyRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
12 Jun 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/students-flee-field-as-computer-fadRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
14 Apr 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/a-warning-about-ai-from-1863Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Mar 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/darwin-among-the-machinesRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Mar 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/photography-as-aid-to-portrait-paintingRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
17 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/pessimists-archive-newsletter-beforeRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
16 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/19th-century-new-years-resolutionsRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
15 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/when-typewriters-killed-romanceRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
14 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/pessimists-archive-newsletterRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
13 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-pessimists-archive-newsletter-c96Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
12 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-pessimists-archive-newsletter-a1dRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
12 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-pessimists-archive-newsletterRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
12 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-newsletterRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
10 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-pessimists-archive-roundup-dd3Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-77aRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/radio-ghostsRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-ef3Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-pessimists-archive-roundupRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-badRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-3ffRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/pessimists-archive-round-upRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
9 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-d3bRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-3bdRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-7aeRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-1ecRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-43cRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-6a3Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-03fRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-78cRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundup-b2eRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-roundupRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-weekly-roundup-4bdRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/too-much-too-muchRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-weekly-roundupRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/--cb0Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-prejudice-against-typewrittenRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
28 Jan 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/kids-will-future-proof-themselvesRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
12 Jan 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/when-educators-mourned-the-slideRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Jan 2023
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/predictions-about-2023-made-in-1830Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
3 Jan 2023
2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/an-ancient-poem-against-sundialsRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
13 Dec 2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/hard-sell-if-the-word-with-home-computersRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
8 Nov 2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/portraits-were-just-expensive-selfiesRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
4 Sept 2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-kansas-sunflowerRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
1 Sept 2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-hypochondria-of-modernityRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
20 Aug 2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/a-hint-for-office-menRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
11 Aug 2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/tinky-winky-panicRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
26 Jun 2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/web-2-is-going-greatRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
1 Jun 2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-canadian-anti-vaxx-carriage-protestRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
15 Feb 2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/--c26Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
3 Jan 2022
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/slanguage-slang-as-technologicalRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
2 Jan 2022
2021
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/you-can-have-modern-art-critic-georgeRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
15 Dec 2021
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/all-the-times-politicians-saved-kidsRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
22 Oct 2021
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/1920s-reactions-to-aeroplanesRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
27 Sept 2021
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-candid-camera-concerns-arent-newRead at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
10 Sept 2021
https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/-an-absurd-prejudice-nytimes-1875Read at newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org (opens in a new tab)
6 Sept 2021
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