Random Linkdump Day
Today no article, but rather, four links I want to discuss. I. The Jordan Peterson Meat-Only Diet Interesting story about Jordan Peterson and his daughter […]
Sons of Ted, Grandsons of Diogenes, Avatars of Mars
The critique of civilization has generally been a phenomenon limited to speculation between four eyes, for 130+ IQ white males prone to social isolation. Ever […]
How higher education traps you in your job
I’d like to introduce a new verb in the English language: Jobtrapping. What does it mean, to be jobtrapped? Jobtrapping is a novel phenomenon, that […]
The case for genetic augmentation of humans
A few days ago the world was informed of the birth of the first children who were .genetically engineered through the use of CRISPR/Cas9 technology. […]
The long overdue demise of Bitcoin
If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll have noticed that I recommended buying cryptocurrency a few years ago. I bought my first Bitcoins in March 2013 and sold […]
The Abolition of the Apocalypse
It’s 2018 and I’m not living in the end of the world. Energy consumption hasn’t plunged by 20% since 2015. People still drive around in […]
The moral narcissism of bourgeois white girls
One of the mistakes I notice in my own Western culture, that most other cultures don’t seem to have, is excessively permissive parenting. This is […]
Why I don’t believe in vegetarians
I don’t believe vegetarians exist. I know that people exist who self-identify as vegetarians, but if we accept that the term “vegetarian” refers to people […]
How to avoid being sucked into a toxic internet subculture
Something I’ve discussed in the last few posts is the spread of toxic subcultures on the Internet. It’s a consequence of the fact that we’ve […]
The psychology of mediocrity
I’ve been reading Satre’s Anti-Semitism and Jew lately. It’s an essay that addresses the kind of psychological orientation that leads people to resent Jews. There’s […]