Also how data is limited, how money moves, the power of palm oil, artisic machines and for the love of god stop eating frogs!
Category: Somethings
Archive of all my newsletters
Hell is Other People—Weekly Wisdom
Also, the failure of foreign aid, the role of luck in success, the warped reality of beautiful people, unnecessary evils and how humans are bad at probability.
The Truth is Dead—Weekly Wisdom
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.
The Technocracy Must Die—Weekly Wisdom
Also, the dangers of surgical procedures, the misanthropy of orientalists, perception transforming media and the power of human shit.
Also, the key to happiness, the easy good times being over and bursting the bubble of on-demand economy.
Jonathan Haidt is Wrong—Weekly Wisdom
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!
Asymmetric Outcomes—Weekly Wisdom
Also, the burden of shame, the joy of leisure, Uber’s terrible unit economics, and thoughts on Utilitarianism.
Reminiscing Y2K—Weekly Wisdom
Also, thoughts on terrorism, friendships, digital serfdom, writing with a slant, and why the carbon offset market is a scam.
The Policy of Truth—Weekly Wisdom
On the pointlessness of successes & failures, cherry picking science, tribalism, my favourite album and what is money, anyway?
I am a fool, you see—Weekly Wisdom
Also the cost of technical debt, a movie review that surpasses its subject, and what the luddites stood for.