Twitter is basically guys who are literal neo nazis + guys who are "not political" but have extremely specific opinions about which races are good at math

The Digital Nomad Life: the freedom to choose which collapsing empire to be the least poor in

I don’t want to be an alarmist but I fear tomorrow is another day

You can be 6 1/2 years sober and all it takes is one day to want more than anything to drink again.

Everyone wants to “live authentically” but nobody wants to admit that authentic human behavior includes status games, tribalism, and caring what strangers think of you. We’re not trapped in society, we are society. The call is coming from inside the house.

We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.

Westenberg.

The Rime of the Ancient Maintainer

Every culture produces heroes that reflect its deepest anxieties. The Greeks, terrified of both mortality and immortality, gave us Achilles. The Vi...

GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME MILD DISCOMFORT AND A PLACE TO POST ABOUT IT.

The Greek Stoics wanted you to accept death. The LinkedIn Stoics want you to accept your open-plan office.

Bari Weiss built her brand on being “cancelled” from the NYT. She now runs a media company, appears on every major podcast, and speaks at sold-out events. If this is cancellation, I would like to be cancelled. Please cancel me. I am once again asking to be cancelled.

When exactly were the “certain times” of which these are the un