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The Truth is Dead—Weekly Wisdom

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Post date August 3, 2022
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Also, how people deal with war, the harms(or lack thereof) of social media, being mindful of clients, dreaming in digital and why Star Wars: Rouge one sucks.

Tags bias, code, star wars rogue one

The Technocracy Must Die—Weekly Wisdom

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Post date July 21, 2022
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Also, the dangers of surgical procedures, the misanthropy of orientalists, perception transforming media and the power of human shit.

Tags agriculture, Atul Gawande, human excrement, humanure, poop, shit, surgery, technocracy, technocrat

On Utilitarianism & Hybrid Workplaces—Weekly Wisdom

Post author By Mudassir Chapra
Post date July 7, 2022
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Also, the key to happiness, the easy good times being over and bursting the bubble of on-demand economy.

Tags gig work, philosophy, remote work, unit econonmics, utilitarianism

Jonathan Haidt is Wrong—Weekly Wisdom

Post author By Mudassir Chapra
Post date June 28, 2022
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A picture of Jonathan Haidt giving a speech.courtesy of the Miller Center for Public Affairs

Also, the victimlympics involved in cancel culture, a better written account of twitter not being real, some great advice and why ‘realists’ are anything but!

Tags cancel culture, jonathan haidt, nassim nicholas taleb, reactionary center, twitter, ukraine-russia war

Asymmetric Outcomes—Weekly Wisdom

Post author By Mudassir Chapra
Post date June 22, 2022
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Also, the burden of shame, the joy of leisure, Uber’s terrible unit economics, and thoughts on Utilitarianism.

Tags business, criminal justice, leisure, risk, shame, statistics, Uber, utitlitarianism

Reminiscing Y2K—Weekly Wisdom

Post author By Mudassir Chapra
Post date June 15, 2022
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The title of the post with a triangular cutout of a photo. A photo of a french sign on january 3, 2000 showing the incorrect year of 1900

Also, thoughts on terrorism, friendships, digital serfdom, writing with a slant, and why the carbon offset market is a scam.

Tags carbon offset, cliamte change, friendship, miles teller, terrorism, y2k

The Policy of Truth—Weekly Wisdom

Post author By Mudassir Chapra
Post date June 1, 2022
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The title of the post, "The Andrew 'Fletch' Fletcher. Fletch was the keyboardist for the band Depeche Mode.

On the pointlessness of successes & failures, cherry picking science, tribalism, my favourite album and what is money, anyway?

Tags andrew fletcher, depeche mode, lex fridman, money, ray dalio, tribalism

I am a fool, you see—Weekly Wisdom

Post author By Mudassir Chapra
Post date May 18, 2022
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Also the cost of technical debt, a movie review that surpasses its subject, and what the luddites stood for.

Tags death, everything everywhere all at once, luddites, technical debt, walter chaw

(Un)Lucky You—Weekly Wisdom

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Post date May 11, 2022
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the patron saint of chance and probability theory

Also, thoughts on tackling legal misinformation, the next generations prospects, imagining the future, and the right to free speech.

Tags chance, luck, misinformation, nasim nicholas taleb, nassim nicholas taleb, Neil Gaiman, the law