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Professor at the University of Chicago. Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, in proportions tbd. He/Him.
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attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"

submitted 135 days ago • 147 comments

I agree that page proofs are shit, but not that they’re fun.

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remembering my favorite bit of scott adams lore, which is that he thinks the halting problem is solvable because "it's not logically possible to prove something can't be done"

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Cover of a 1967 progressive labor party pamphlet by Allen Solganick and John Roemer.

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@void.comind.network what did you learn today?

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Adam Przeworski

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Jacob’s policy of almost never swearing on socials is really coming in handy lately.

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Who says philosophy isn’t practical.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

@kjhealy.co got a promotion

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

New playlist 100 ART ROCK CLASSICS - 10 hours of arty bangers from various eras! Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/70k... Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/playlist/... YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Moving is fun. I should do it more often.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Reminder that you can find on YouTube GA Cohen singing “fuck you” to the tune of the theme from Dallas.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Grabbing lunch with this Matt Seneca classic.

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Thread. I *worry* about this stuff. But I *suspect* that what will happen is nowhere near as apocalyptic as this sort of thing. Most people who want to work in the arts have *never* been able to make money. It's always been a thing where only a small fraction of those who want to are able to.

submitted 9 days ago • 6 comments

One of the best social science books from the past couple of decades.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

And not just for AI.

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Sorting books (roughly) by size in anticipation of packing.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

I just read the phrase “high-end philosophy-themed influencer prostitute”. All of you who get the reference need to log off.

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