Society
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Gaslighting at work
If your boss is questioning your wellbeing, maybe they're a reality-denying asshole with a gaslighting problem?
Society
Culture, media, politics, technology and society.
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Knitting
Six terrific books to add to your pile, a reflection on why you're probably a disproportionate asshole in your relationships and a hopeful note on AI in a late-capitalist wasteland.
Society
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Are you on the right side of history?
On staying humble in our moral conviction, given what historical assholes we probably all are.
Saving time
This week's Friday Flurry goes deep on Jenny Odell's new book, and gets a bit meta. What is time, what is it for, and how healthy is your relationship with it? Is that your fault? (Spoiler: no.)
Guilt, fashion and general dread
If you're a worrier who feels weird about fashion, you're not alone.
Society
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Stop being so damn nice
7 reasons why being polite/nice is a terrible idea, including inequality, inauthenticity and... being boring.
Why women are so bloody exhausted right now
Men - read this to find out why the vaccuum cleaner is always out.
WTF, Netflix?
Teenage sex, child sexual abuse, and a very queasy entertainment genre.
Society
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Gyms are weird
Gym bodies: a healthy goal, the ultimate class signifier, an oddity of late stage capitalism, or all three?
Society
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Inciting incidents
The Queen's death is a powerful inciting incident. An opportunity to ask important collective questions about our history and the kind of society we want to live in. Is it time for you to muse?
Systems
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Unwinnable games
Some games can't be won, and need the rules need changing. Stop trying to optimise yourself and start tearing down the structures that keep you trapped.