1898 || the rest is unwritten, the pen's in your hand
We don't notice the progress because it's everywhere. We notice the terrible stuff because of cognitive biases, which is fair. But doomerism is a dangerous and slippery slope. Practice intentional, co...
9 Nov 9min
1897 || doomerism is dead
Choosing to look at the future as something you have a say in, is punk as fuck. Meliorism: The belief that the human condition can be improved through concerted effort.The belief that there is an inhe...
8 Nov 11min
1896 || stop trying to earn love
True safety doesn't come from a partner promising they will never hurt you (a promise no human can permanently guarantee). True safety comes from promising yourself that if your boundaries are crossed...
6 Nov 10min
1895 || dumbasses deserve love, too
I’ve been thinking a lot about trust and consideration and love. Naturally, I’ve been very bitter about some things going on in my personal life and it convinced me for a second there that I didn’t lo...
5 Nov 9min
1894 || don't cosign your fears + insecurities
When you’re afraid of someone else judging you, you are only afraid of the confirmation of things you already believe about yourself. I am never offended by a claim I know is untrue. You can call me a...
4 Nov 10min
1893 || how + why to vote if you haven't
"War doesn't end when one side dies, it ends when one side surrenders. If you have given up, it's already over. When you understand a system, what it feeds on, you can see there a lot of ways to chang...
3 Nov 9min
1892 || intentional friction
Modern design demands that your brain should constantly focus on productivity, metrics, optimization, and achievement. In late-stage consumerism, convenience is sold as a tool to save you time. But wh...
2 Nov 9min
1891 || spirit of the goal vs. the reward
Humans will always focus on the easiest path towards positive feedback (or avoiding negative feedback). We love a little treat. If we're not careful (and we forget the human element), we will get so f...
1 Nov 10min
