There’s been another incident with United this week. This time they created…
Bookstores vs. Check Cashing Places
I think the two most opposite geographic markers, in terms of income and class…
The Rise of the Individual Influencer
I think we’re entering a new era of human creativity and productivity—one…
Motherhood is Invisible Slavery
I find it interesting to think about what should be strange to us, but isn’t.…
Failure and How to Help People Avoid It
One fundamental difference between the left and right is their approach to handling…
Green Zone, Red Zone
This post will be stream of consciousness style. I’m worried that existing…
The Bifurcation of America: The Forced Class Separation into Alphas and Betas
There is something monumental happening with social class in the United States…
Greatness vs. Imperfection: How Should We Rate Our Leaders?
Trump’s presidency has forced me to re-evaluate what it means to be a good…
Governments, Markets, and Media
I was thinking the other day about an analogy between government services vs.…
How to Interact with Someone More Accomplished or Well-known Than You
There are right and wrong ways to attempt to interact with someone far more important…
The Hierarchy of Public Social Media Images
I think there’s a hierarchy to the images that people use to represent themselves…
The Hidden Contradiction in Gender Equality and Gender Swapping
There’s a strange contradiction lurking in gender identity politics. The…
Standardizing on New York Times for Core News Input
For the last several years my muscle memory has taken me to CNN as my main news…
Whose Responsibility is it to Provide Jobs to People?
One of the most central ideas to human civilization is the concept of work. You…
Emoticons, Emoji, Stickers and GIFs Represent Accelerated Language and Vocabulary Evolution
Many mistakenly think that this new type of online communication (texting, emoticons,…
The Power of Bottom-up (Evolution) vs. Top-down (Design)
I’ve been half-speed grappling with an idea for a few weeks now after finishing…
Why Rich People Don’t Notice Regular People
[ This is part of the Evolutionary Psychology Explanation Series (EPES), where…
Reading and Conversation as Idea Evolution
I’ve been on an absolute tear of ideas around the various applications of…
Evolution, Hormones, Meaning, Story, and Music
This is a half-formed idea. Walk with me. Meaning for humans is all centered around…
Audience Participation is the Future of Gaming
I just returned from the Dota2 Internationals in Seattle. It was a phenomenal…
Immigration 2.0
I think immigration needs an upgrade. A version 2.0. I’m not an immigration…
PokemonGO and Star Trek TNG’s ‘The Game’
When I walk around San Francisco, or really anywhere in the Bay Area, many places…
A Pokémon Go Cheatsheet and Tutorial
[ UPDATED: 1 Day Ago ] Basics Moving Around Finding and Catching Pokemon Advancing…
Honesty as a Response to Public Rudeness
I’ve been thinking recently about a new way of interacting with rude people.…
On the Rise of Pokemon GO and AR/VR Gaming
So in the span of about 24 hours I just moved through the following cycle of understanding…
Corporations Don’t Want Employees
People think the talk of basic income is ridiculous. It’s a crazy socialist…
Advantages of 50’s Christianity?
Having lived in both California and Georgia for significant periods of time I…
The Difference Between Bigotry and Rejecting Bigotry
I saw this on social media recently and it reminded me that I’ve needed…
In the U.S., Gun Violence Might Mostly Mean Suicide
I keep hearing about tons of suicide due to gun violence, and I wonder how much…
Curation for the Win
All curation grows until it requires search, and all search grows until it requires…
8 Essential Subreddits
Uplifting NewsA subreddit only for news that makes you feel good about humanity.…
The Psychology of Admiring Great People
This post is about fighting. I’m a humanist. I get how strange that is,…
Terrorist Stereotypes
Someone just shot up a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado. We know what the…
The Media is Trading Advertising Dollars for Lives
CNN, Fox News, and similar channels are seeing amazing numbers right now. People…
Embrace the Moderates
The biggest obstacle we face in the battle against Islamic terrorism is law enforcement’s…
A Brilliant Way to Detect Bias
How does it work? Think about what it means to be biased. What it means for a…
China’s New Dystopian Citizen Rating System
China has just launched a comprehensive new system for rating its citizens. It’s…
The No Recognition for Violence (NRV) Campaign
It’s not easy to stop discarded people from becoming violent. But maybe…
The Potential Suffering Index (PSI)
Suffering is bad. It’s caused by raising people who are hungry, neglected,…
Hollywood Imitating the United States
Many people are lamenting over how Hollywood isn’t doing anything innovative…
On the Doge Meme
If you’ve been around tech for some time, you’ve likely seen the Doge…
Why is Polygamy Illegal?
One of the Christian right’s objections to gay marriage was to say that…
The Downside of Police Scrutiny
The crime rate in New York City is far above what it has been in recent years,…
Why Aren’t University Lectures Broadcasted to the World?
We know why healthcare isn’t broadcasted over the internet. It’s because…
Seeking a Universal Law for Tolerance and Intolerance
Conservatives and progressives are troubled in different ways by the concepts…
Hardcore History is How the Subject Should Be Taught
I feel a great disservice was done to me in that history was never taught to me…
Plastic Chemicals ‘Feminise Boys’
Now they say certain phthalates also impact on the developing brain, by knocking…
Using Facebook For Creativity Instead of Envy
My problem with Facebook is simple: it causes depression by emphasizing consumption…
Misunderstanding Consumerism
It’s been popular for at least a couple of decades to bash consumerism,…
The Uncanny Valley of Assertive Women
Scott Adams just had an interesting piece about how the Uncanny Valley might apply…