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Jonathan Haidt is Wrong—Weekly Wisdom

Title of the post with a triangular cutout of a picture of Jonathan Haidt giving a speech.
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!

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Asymmetric Outcomes—Weekly Wisdom

Title of the post with a graph showing symmetric probability and asymmetric outcomes.

Also, the burden of shame, the joy of leisure, Uber’s terrible unit economics, and thoughts on Utilitarianism.

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Reminiscing Y2K—Weekly Wisdom

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
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.

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The Policy of Truth—Weekly Wisdom

The title of the post, "The Policy of Truth", with a triangular cutout of Andrew 'Fletch' Fletcher. Fletch was the keyboardist for the band Depeche Mode.
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?

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I am a fool, you see—Weekly Wisdom

The title of the post with a triangular cut out of a picture of man in a mexican reaper costume.

Also the cost of technical debt, a movie review that surpasses its subject, and what the luddites stood for.

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(Un)Lucky You—Weekly Wisdom

title of the post, along with a picture of Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the patron saint of chance and probability theory
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.

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Pessimism Rules—Weekly Wisdom

Title of the post with triangular cutout of a bust of Antisthenes
A bust of Antisthenes

Also, the problem with the Efficient Market hypothesis, the sign of a top rate mind and the open web is dying.

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The Price We Pay—Weekly Wisdom

The title of the post with right-angled triangle cutout of a picture of a library shelf

Also, the odd thing about familiarity, the problem with abstraction, and why sports truly do matter.

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The Media & War—Weekly Wisdom

The title of the post with a triangular cutout of an armored vehicle on the right side.

War is hell. Especially on the truth.

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Artifice Over Truth—Weekly Wisdom

The title of the post with a picture of a fashion model, signifying artifice

Also the history of tax-free zones, the reality of low-skill jobs, and the commodification of faith.