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Syntax
Syntax
Syntax is a magazine about culture and the internet.
·syntaxmag.online·
Syntax
LP-2023
LP-2023
·2023.lp-world.com·
LP-2023
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En
·joancornella.net·
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Paying people to have children
Paying people to have children
The most intractable problem I see in this century is the coming population implosion. (Climate change is a trackable problem; we know what we have to do.) On average, humans are not replacing themselves today, and beginning in a few … Continue reading →
·kk.org·
Paying people to have children
In Defense of the Shutting Down the Highway
In Defense of the Shutting Down the Highway
This wrestling you’re doing is holy work, and I want us to do it as we move towards justice, together.
·thestranger.com·
In Defense of the Shutting Down the Highway
The Missing Monuments of Silicon Valley
The Missing Monuments of Silicon Valley
Today I got a great question from author Joel Dietz, who asked me, “I’m curious why you think California tech culture has never left a legacy of monumental artifacts? The only thing notable in the region is the Stanford mausoleum;  … Continue reading →
·kk.org·
The Missing Monuments of Silicon Valley
The New Digital Dark Age
The New Digital Dark Age
Online trust will reach an all-time low thanks to unchecked disinformation, AI-generated content, and social platforms pulling up their data drawbridges.
·wired.com·
The New Digital Dark Age
Why and Where the Working Class Turned Right
Why and Where the Working Class Turned Right
A new book documents the lost (and pro-Democratic) world of Pennsylvania steelworkers and how it became Republican.
·prospect.org·
Why and Where the Working Class Turned Right
You can’t fight fascism by expanding the police state
You can’t fight fascism by expanding the police state
We won’t reverse the damage done by Trumpism—like the attack on the Capitol—by doubling down on authoritarian policies like surveillance, policing, and censorship. We need to address systemic injustice at its root.
·fastcompany.com·
You can’t fight fascism by expanding the police state
North Americanism Turns 30
North Americanism Turns 30
NAFTA and USMCA have dramatically reshaped Mexico.
·foreignpolicy.com·
North Americanism Turns 30
What’s Your Go-to Comfort Media?
What’s Your Go-to Comfort Media?
I reckon most of us have certain books, movies, TV shows, music, podcasts, and other media that we turn to when we need some comfo
·kottke.org·
What’s Your Go-to Comfort Media?