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(Author’s note: I have about fifty different friends who would all like this article to go in slightly different directions. They aren’t by any means being terrible about it, but I wanted whatever ends up in this article to be what I think about this topic, minimally influenced…
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You can't build a vinegar house on baking soda foundations
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I have been described, in a negative way, as particularly “mercenary” compared to other writers. By this, the person meant that more of how I think about writing is related to money and the acquisition of the same than other writers, who presumably do it more out of a love of the…
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I don’t normally care that much about the titles of my articles, to the point where this is one of the leading complaints about my work. “How dare he?” says the HackerNews Commenter, noting that there are some small irregularities in my article title about an absurdist football…
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I guess I spent a week making something weird again
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(BIG IMPORTANT NOTE: This post is related to another post introducing a game, and the game itself. If you haven’t seen either, it will make no sense to…
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I definitely forgot the book club yesterday. I’m very sorry. This week’s discussion revolves around Book 1 of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations. I’ll be…
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There once was a guy who was very, very broke. To be clear, he wasn’t the brokest guy you’ve ever heard of. There were poorer people (he knew some…
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Welcome back to the discussion thread. I’m trying to get this on a normal schedule but long-time readers will know having a job outside of this makes me…
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A while back I wrote an article about my dad, who died several years ago. As many as several people liked it a lot; as a result, I ended up having…
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I'm already married but it's time to build some engagement
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Your moral system is only as good as its enforcement mechanism
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For dozens of people I know, loneliness is the biggest problem in their lives. It eclipses every single other thing. It’s bigger than poverty; it…
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