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Live by Influencer Logic, Die by Influencer Logic
Trump's arraignment and its long shadow, cast by January 6.
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I Demand Better Capitalists
What if the answer is to stop begging our overlords to be altruistic and start expecting more actual, objective, practical selfishness?
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The Great Replacement (Not That One, the Real One)
ChatGPT is here to burn our crops, curdle our milk, seduce our lovers and corrupt our youth. That's it, that's the subtitle.
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On Valentine's Day
Why I care so much about this holiday, which is not a Hallmark holiday in the least, and in fact, is much, much cooler than most things.
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Khajit Has Wares...
On the Future Nature and Content of the Thrillingly Exciting Paid Tier
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Awkward Annual Award Eligibility Post (for Your Nerves?)
That thing where I die inside whilst telling you I worked last year and trying to pretend like this stuff is way less important to a working writer's…
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The Limits of Compassion
So you've opened your heart to radical empathy and recognized the deep, sacred humanity in every living being you connect with online...but what about…
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Where the Love Light Gleams...
A brief postscript to a viral essay
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