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Punishment and populism
Thanks to Alberto Romero, I just read Populism fast and slow by Joseph Heath. It’s really good and I highly recommend that you read it too.
Jan 15
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Da fuq is an “LLM?”
I’m sorry about my last email, my babies.
Jan 14
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Thinking about the people who shouldn’t use LLMs
Today I was scrolling Instagram, as one does, and I saw a post from my local writers’ guild.
Jan 13
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Bottom-half folks voted for Trump because they’re lonely
There’s a lot of discussion about the male loneliness crisis.
Jan 9
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What the bottom-half is doing instead of forming new families
Daddy and Daddy ( Freddie deBoer and Dylan Matthews) are fighting about whether and to what extent life is worse for poor Americans.
Jan 7
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Life update: Middling
I had a good cry yesterday.
Jan 6
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I cannot defend this defense of slop
I’m old, my babies.
Dec 29, 2025
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Maybe K-12 schools should rebrand discipline
Maybe you’ve heard that southern states are outperforming our northern neighbors in K-12 education gains.
Dec 29, 2025
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