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Risk vs control

People care a lot about maximizing perceived feeling of control but do not care very much about actuarial risk. It’s deeply ingrained in…

6d ago

6d ago

Narrative vs Plot

A novel with a strong narrative thrust and a compelling worldview will, by a default, have a plot that can hold the reader. You need to…

Dec 24, 2024

Dec 24, 2024

The Trump movement manages to hold together nostalgia for the lewd 1990s and the trad 1950s…

Dec 2, 2024

Dec 2, 2024

Wizard of OZ

The Wizard of Oz being one of the most enduring works of American fiction while also being originally written hyper-specifically as a…

Nov 30, 2024

Nov 30, 2024

The internet

A very important change in the late 2000s was that the Internet went from being for boring nerds who like reading & being on the computer…

Nov 26, 2024

Nov 26, 2024

Intellegence

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Aug 13, 2024

Aug 13, 2024

Persuasion vs Turnout

In elections, persuasion is twice as powerful as increased turnout, given equal conditions. For instance, in a scenario with a 3–2 vote…

Jul 17, 2024

Persuasion vs Turnout

Jul 17, 2024

Star Trek

TNG is about the dream of a post-Cold War future, DS9 is about dealing with the complexity of that reality.

Jul 10, 2024

Jul 10, 2024

The single most important thing in politics is the ability to save face

Jul 5, 2024

Jul 5, 2024

Stan culture and toltarianism cross over

absolute devotion to charismatic figure

Jun 5, 2024

Jun 5, 2024

Djames

Djames

professional crawler by night, interpretative dancer by morning, and my afternoons are reserved for the most dangerous game.

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