The Future of the Internet
How we got here and were we are going
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History
Trains Are Awesome
So why is this most effective transportation technology not used more in the United States?
Sacredness and Work
How can we experience the numinous in a world like ours?
Noam Chomsky Day
Noam Chomsky‘s legacy is vital as we enter the final years of the first quarter of the 21st century
Unpopular Opinion: Countries Should Care for Their Citizens
The myths of an exceptional America and why we actually need them
What’s the Use in Worrying?
We can change the world, but it requires that we relearn how to think about the world, and our place within it.
Why Eye-Trace is Vital for Good Prose
activating a reader’s imagination by directing their inner eye
Essay
Divisiveness: the Great Prevarication
We’re told that the goal must always be to “see the other side” but what does this actually mean?
Essay
What drives creativity?
mere productivity cannot be the goal, nor can creative productivity be reached by force
Essay
Roleplaying Sexism
the unconscious (and not-so unconscious) biases within the roleplaying community
Poetry
“Love,” the dead man sings
a poem for hard times
The Decline of the Car: Rise of the E-bike
in the post-covid Anthropocene, it’s more than just technology that needs to change, it’s the culture