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tech, media, society
- Being Glue helped me understand the kind of "important but hidden" work I frequently end up doing
- various posts from Joel on Software, namely the Top 10
- we can have a different web encouraging people to express individuality outside of the big corporate social media platforms
- DJing for my birthday, about self-promotion on big web platforms. (archive.org link bc it was switch to paid at some point)
psych stuff that has helped me improve myself:
- mechanisms of psychological aversion (understanding helpful/unhelpful "latched" patterns in your brain)
- the gen z resilience drought ("Life isn’t meant to be constantly laborious, but it isn’t meant to be easy. The assumption that it is meant to be easy will make it feel laborious.")
- lots of stuff from Experimental History, but most notably:
- how to feel bad and be wrong (attribute substitution, i.e. unrecognized heuristics, social proof, biased judgement)
- there's a place for everyone (encouragement to seek out and take pride in your niche instead of forcing yourself into a standard track)
- Stories, romance, and ham & cheese croissants (friendship can be loving and intimate, too)
- the electric fence stopped working years ago (imaginary barriers keep us from real opportunities)