The highly lucrative trade in children in care reveals another level of cynicism altogether.
A psychologically rich life: Beyond happiness and meaning.
'The Drama' and the microgenerational digital divide
PLUS: The "forklift model" of A.I. education
Could Shades of Asperger’s be the Secret to Becoming a Billionaire?
Success always leaves clues…
Beyond Roleplay: Jailbreaking Gemini with drugs and ritual - Tidepool Heavy Industries
npj on Twitter / X
Schumpeter in a nut shell:— Capitalism forces “rationalization” and the rationalist worldview, which just ends in an almost nihilistic skepticism that corrodes everything traditional that it touches: in particular “family life” and the aristocracy.— The traditional… pic.twitter.com/hThnUJ6jNE— npj (@TiltingatM3) May 28, 2026
Fascist femboys, autogynephilia, and flattering narratives
Among those who believe [autogynephilia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanchard'stranssexualismtypology) is real and the primary explanation for many or mo...
The power imbalance between parent and child leaves a trace | Aeon Essays
Nobody quite recovers from being a child: the asymmetry of power between parents and children always leaves a trace
Implicit Feudalism: Why Online Communities Still Haven’t Caught Up with My Mother’s Garden Club
Alongside whatever else mothers and sons talk about, I have begun receiving regular updates on the governance of my mother’s neighborhood garden club. They make me jealous.
Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths in subculture evolution | Meaningness
How muggles and sociopaths invade and undermine creative subcultures; and how to stop them.
This, and even more - to get super-rich almost requires *suppressing* the cultivation of a self or interiority. “Our system produces, elevates, and rewards psychopaths.” x.com/uTobian/status/20412132683884…
Levi Stahl
The empty boredom of the super-rich who never had to cultivate a self or interiority is the root cause of so many of our problems.
