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remember me nots

why do i forget the things i most want to remember?

5 days ago 4 votes
Two Russians Walk Into a Substack Live

On emotional labor, escaping Russia, and the ideas that hide w/ our guest: writer and psychonaut Nikita Petrov

6 days ago 3 votes
Access to the super secret google doc log!!

for BAT paying subscribers only

6 days ago 9 votes
meeting my demons with the help of ai

is this why i'm so stuck all the time? no, it can't be, unless...

a week ago 5 votes
full convo w claude about my demons lol

and an actual convo with my meta-critic who, in the convo, I name Brad

a week ago 8 votes

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My Buy Nothing baby changed my relationship with consumption

Buy Nothing communities, neighborhood lending libraries, economic boycotts, and being intentional with where our money goes

14 hours ago 2 votes
The Upper Middle Path and Tech Bro Buddhism

Analyzing how progressive politics and Silicon Valley thinking have domesticated the revolutionary potential of Buddhist practice

an hour ago 1 votes
Why Journalism Is Like Stinky Cheese

And updates on previous stories

9 hours ago 1 votes
Do Jerks Get Hired For Management Roles, or Does Management Create Jerks?

I assumed that certain rude personalities were promoted to leadership positions. Then I both found myself being promoted, and adopting some of those behaviors.

yesterday 3 votes
A decade of dissent: smears and revelations

In the latest part of my retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, which I edit, I look back on its content in 2023.

yesterday 1 votes