Smoosh

Thought-provoking article about the decline of Twitter. It starts with Walter J. Ong’s theory of orality, which is a good place to start.

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Milestones

Scott Alexander on developmental steps past Piaget’s.

What's the bird?

Which is your favorite thunderword?

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Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?

Magnificent essay by Ursula K. Le Guin. One main theme reminds me of Doris Lessing’s GoH speech at the ICFA, pointing out that realism, the supposed be-all-and-end-all of Serious Lit, was in fact a passing fad in a modest part of the world. Lessing won the Nobel; so should Le Guin.

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Prevention

Universal basic income would be like vaccination. It would have a lot of the same enemies.

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