Category: The Internet
The Paradox of the Thirst Trap
A random observation about how a culture that gets more liberal also gets more prudish, because if everything is sexy, nothing is
Martyrs to Degradation
Making sense of the process of turning off the noise without losing the core of what you’re trying to protect
The only way to begin is by beginning
A fan letter to Dropout for showing how you don’t have to give up your core values to be successful
I Know Exactly What I’ll Find In My Letterboxd Tomorrow
Another entry in my ongoing (and futile) campaign against movie snobbery
I Was Wrong About the New Reeder
Silvio Rizzi’s redesign of his excellent RSS reader into a unified hub for the internet makes RSS feel relevant again
The Audacity of Cringe
Giving up smoking and other bad habits, and rebuilding a better outlook based on The New Honesty, Good Vibes, and Trust
Hillbilly L-Shaped Sectional
An obvious, absurd, and harmless lie is the best way to show contempt for someone without ruining the mood
Happily Outside the Room Where It Happens
What happens when an already-dysfunctional political system comes into contact with ten million experts
Do Not Cite the Deep Magic To Me
A simple and hopefully obvious reminder that if we try to learn everything from history, we are doomed to repeat it.
