Where Have I Been?
Oh, working, reading. But this time reading books, lots of books. Books are better than the internet.
From Surfing the Web
The Uruk Series is a remarkable explanation of the forces that lead to the narcissism and nihilism of our age.
The above led me to The Last Psychiatrist.
The Long Now Foundation is putting together a library of books meant to be able to rebuild civilization. [An article from Open Culture]
An excellent primer on estimation-based prop bet games you can play -- with the crown jewel being "Lodden Thinks"
Aphorisms/Shorts
Nihilism isn't quite the panacea you kids seem to think it is.
We have a geneation that nearly universally self-reports mental illnesses and then turns around and uses the fact that some guy, somewhere, went off on avocado toast to insulate themselves from all criticism.
