Joan WestenbergUnsolicited medical advice fucking sucks.I’ll say it. I’m fucking sick of unsolicited medical advice.5d ago95d ago9
Joan WestenbergThe Art of Not SharingIt’s a typical Monday morning. You wake up, reach for your phone, and within seconds, you’re scrolling through an endless stream of…6d ago396d ago39
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 232Jul 232
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 2640Jun 2640
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 2551Jun 2551
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
Joan WestenbergThe perils of purity politicsHow ideological rigidity undermines progressive changeJun 207Jun 207
Joan WestenbergThe Canva-ification of everythingScroll through any social feed for a few moments, and every image seems to blend together into a uniform aesthetic. It’s all pastel colors…Jun 1666Jun 1666