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The Criteria
What makes a cafe fantastic?
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January 2026
Evolution and the Evaluation of an Epoch If you were to design a society that is as far as possible from the environment of our ape ancestors, it might look something like ours. It’s not merely that our society is out of sync with the environment we evolved to live in—it clashes. It cuts against our instincts, leaving open psychic wounds. The wounds are continuously agitated. Some people feel nostalgia for the 1990s—Clinton, Tom Hanks movies, the first personal computers,
2 days ago6 min read


These Are Not Normal Lies: Trump's Response to Renne Good's Murder
There are three uses of obvious lies by the state, and they're all on display here.
Jan 115 min read


Deeps: A Socratic Solution to Divided Times
Polarization feeds on misunderstanding, damaging relationships and eroding democracy. The DEEPS hack can help. A Pew study from September 2023 asked Americans to describe the tone of political discourse. The word “divided” and its synonyms were chosen most, with “bad,” “messy,” and “chaotic,” also popular. Most Americans (61%) find talking to those they disagree with about politics “stressful and frustrating,” a worsening from two years prior, and such stress and frustration
Dec 24, 20256 min read


Part One: The Game We're Born Into
What is the nature of this game we're born into, and what is our predicament as players?
Dec 23, 202522 min read


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