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A collection of 4 posts
Modern Life Isn’t The Norm. It’s The Experiment
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Modern Life Isn’t The Norm. It’s The Experiment

Modern life is a bit of a trip when you think about it. We get up at the crack of dawn, get suited and booted. Drop the kids off with relative strangers where they will, at best, learn something useful and, at worst, be managed by other adults so we
21 Jun 2026 3 min read
Unpopular Opinion: There Are No More Heroes
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Unpopular Opinion: There Are No More Heroes

One of the shows that has lived rent free in my brain for the last ten years is The Walking Dead. Not because of the zombies. But because of the thought experiment it inspired. What if something happened that was disruptive enough to shut down the systems we rely on
21 Jun 2026 3 min read
I Used to Think Freedom Was Reckless
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I Used to Think Freedom Was Reckless

People get uncomfortable when you vocalize your desire to step outside conventional systems and build a different kind of life. They become defensive of the structures they’ve poured so much of their own blood, sweat, and tears into. It’s almost as though the sunk cost fallacy applies to
21 Jun 2026 2 min read
Maybe the Mid-life Crisis Isn’t a Crisis
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Maybe the Mid-life Crisis Isn’t a Crisis

The script is as follows: * Get good grades * Go to university * Get a good job * Get married * Buy a house * Have kids ← I am here * Retire at 65 * Die They told us we’d be happy. This is just how you do life. This is all there is. If you
21 Jun 2026 3 min read
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