The age-old, reproductively-driven quest for status explains why efforts to combat climate change have failed. It also illustrates a path forward. … More
Category: society
We’re Optimizing Ourselves to Death
Burnout is the inevitable result of our endlessly accelerating pace of life Author’s Note: I’ve recently partnered with Project DigInThere, an … More
This Christmas, Let’s Agree To Stop Glorifying Gift-Giving
A humble argument for the cash gift “Wait, Dale got Hulk Hands?” — Brennan Huff, Step Brothers Christmas is here again. … More
Evolution Has Already Approved of Everything You’ll Do Tomorrow
Darwin’s theories illustrate the improbability of the present and the unknowability of the future “Each and every one of us has … More
We’re Primed to Be Addicted to Social Media
Networks are the internet’s black holes, and trolls are its dark energy nor·mie /nôrmē/ noun noun: normie; plural noun: normies … More
The End of Authenticity
A tourist in search of something increasingly hard to find. Since being in Amsterdam, I’ve felt out of place, which must … More
An Economy of Desire
What economic theory says about the internet’s effect on society “Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley … More
The Death of the Deliberate
The other night, I got an ad on Facebook for a therapist. Credit: The New York Times It wasn’t the first … More
Doomed by Desire
Have smartphones destroyed us? Our generation — that of “millennials” — gets written about a lot. We are “better behaved and less hedonistic nowadays,” … More
A Week in the Land of a Thousand Hills
And the beauty of Rwanda and its people. The shock that came upon arrival to Rwanda — the land of a thousand … More
