Joan WestenbergCobra Theory in Action: How We Fucked the InternetPerverse Incentives and Brainrot1d ago51d ago5
Joan WestenbergThe Anxiety EpidemicWhy anxiety is killing us, and how to draw the line2d ago192d ago19
Joan WestenbergUnsolicited medical advice fucking sucks.I’ll say it. I’m fucking sick of unsolicited medical advice.Jul 99Jul 99
Joan WestenbergFate and free will in a fucked up world2024 has been rough, man. I’m not going to sugarcoat it.Jul 527Jul 527
Joan WestenbergWhy NVIDIA is a shitty model for a startupNVIDIA’s success has — somehow — become a template for every would-be startup founder. Amazon’s logistics are touted as the solution to…Jul 310Jul 310
Joan WestenbergGenerational labels are bullshit.We have an unhealthy obsession with labels. We spend an inordinate amount of time neatly categorizing swaths of humanity into generational…Jul 233Jul 233
Joan Westenberg6 months ago, I left the bullshit industrial complexI used to be good at spinning stories. Give me a half-baked startup idea, a semi-charismatic founder and a fistful of VC dollars, and I…Jun 2641Jun 2641
Joan Westenberg“This is just like 1984!”Referencing “1984” has become a staple of social media discourse. Whenever a trend rubs someone the wrong way, they are quick to label it…Jun 2552Jun 2552
Joan WestenbergHow TED talks became the Picotop of millennial intellectualismOne after another, scientists, artists, and salesmen took to a red-tinged stage.Jun 2428Jun 2428