Weird Machine

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Assorted Contraptions

[mapsontheweb]

All The Dedicated Cycle Paths In The Netherlands

[mostlymarginalia]

On economics and intellectual culture, from Notes on China by Dwarkesh Patel

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I get bad vibes from mothers whose entire internet presence consists of pro-abortion signaling.

Ma'am, you have five healthy children. So, what exactly are you trying to say? Seems dark.

[weird-machine]

You can avoid a lot of stuff like this by simply never interacting with activists. It won't be a decision you'll ever regret.

[weird-machine]

That's a nice solution you've got there. It would be a shame if it wasn't the root cause of the problem.

[weird-machine]

One of the funniest things about communism is that it rests on a premise that's basically like, "Hey, once everybody voluntarily gives up a specific set of strategies and advantages, everything will be wonderful. So, once we figure out how to coerce everybody into voluntarily giving those up, we'll be set."

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Joining a guild focused on a particular skill makes you strong at that skill, in the same way that standing in a garage turns you into a car or attending church makes you a virtuous person.