Joan Westenbergin@westenbergA Republic, if you can keep it: how 2024 rhymes with the 1850sOutside of the broad strokes, the average person walking down the street likely knows little about the political machinations and…5 min read·22 hours ago--5--5
Joan Westenbergin@westenbergAI maximalists and the danger of social DarwinismPhoto by Mariia Shalabaieva on Unsplash5 min read·1 day ago--7--7
Joan Westenbergin@westenbergThe Soylent delusion, and the folly of food-hackingIn the early 2010s, a group of engineers in Silicon Valley set out to “hack humanity” by replacing Food. Led by software engineer Rob…6 min read·6 days ago--36--36
Joan Westenbergin@westenbergI have a whole lot of racist bones in my body.Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash12 min read·Jun 4, 2024--25--25
Joan Westenbergin@westenbergWTF Quora: how a platform eats itselfQuora had a simple premise: it would be a place to share knowledge and expertise, where curious minds could pose questions on any topic…6 min read·Jun 3, 2024--40--40
Joan Westenbergin@westenbergYour truth doesn’t exist.Photo by Colin Lloyd on Unsplash5 min read·May 31, 2024--64--64
Joan Westenbergin@westenbergI am not a prodigyRethinking life in a youth-obsessed culture8 min read·May 30, 2024--34--34
Joan Westenbergin@westenbergTrickle-down economics are bullshit.In the 1980s, the preferred conservative economic policy went something like this: if you cut taxes and reduce regulations for the wealthy…5 min read·May 28, 2024--12--12
Joan Westenbergin@westenbergPatience, restraint, and nerves.In October 1962, the world came close to annihilation.4 min read·May 27, 2024--6--6