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Griffin KnightTwits, Midwits, and Intellectual HipstersSignaling is everywhere in the animal kingdom. The instinct that drives a peacock to show off his feathers is the same compulsion that…Nov 23, 2022
LessigHey NYT, please just don’tThere’s an incredible corner of the Net, hosted by someone who calls himself “Scott Alexander.” “Alexander” is a young Bay Area…Jun 26, 20209
Paul CurrionRants and Screeds on Wants and NeedsI forgot to cross-post this when I wrote it on https://currion.net/2021/09/rants-and-screeds-on-wants-and-needs/, so here it is now.Oct 20, 2021
Ethan MilneThe Motte and Bailey DoctrineOr: Why people strategically don’t mean what they say.Jul 19, 2020
Paul CurrionWho is Poor? (Or, how Slate Star Codex got poverty wrong.)Cross-posted from www.currion.net.Feb 22, 20211
Digital CygnetAgainst Opioid Epidemic SkepticismRecently, I’ve been seeing increasing skepticism about the causes, extent, nature, or even existence of the opioid epidemic in the USA. I…Oct 8, 20191
Nate the AlbatrossMy Favorite SlateStarCodex ArticlesWarning: This post might get longer over time. That is partly a joke, but “long post is long” is a frequent warning on the old…Feb 15, 2021
Justin SelenekThe Return of Slate Star CodexYou may have read the New Yorker piece about the interview of the author of the influential blog Slate Star Codex, in which the journalist…Jul 22, 2020
