#Essays

Elle M. (they/them)

ellle_em

[pls imagine sad music in the background]Hello friends & well-wishers. I am Elle and I rescue cats. I do it by myself and I take in cats who are unwanted,

David Didau

DavidDidau

A thread about some of the books I've read this year. Most of them have been crackers. The Case Against Reality, Donald Hoffman – physics for non-physicists. (Or at least,

GREG ISENBERG

gregisenberg

Life is crazy. Today is a good day to stop and reflect10 simple questions that CHANGED my life (startup life, personal life)Here they are: Q: Can you really control that?Smart

Jack Rurik

jarurik

"This is no longer just an election campaign - this is the first stage of a full-fledged Civil War."—A. Dugin, 14-10-2020https://www.geopolitica.ru/article/geopolitika-amerikanskih-vyborov One of the most important pre-election

Jeremiah Lewis

fringeblog

I don't believe people read scripts solely, or even primarily, to learn "how to be a screenwriter." It's certainly not the only reason people read scripts.Sure, you can emerge from

Jeff L'étourneau

letourjeff

While we're talking about @NSFGRFP, I want to talk about a policy of this fellowship that perpetuates this inequity where a disproportionate amount of awards go to Ivy+ schools: rejection

Dr. Johnathan Flowers says "Fuck your Academy."

shengokai

I've been thinking about the line "you're lucky Black people want equality and not revenge," in this video. (1/n)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9_qGOa9Go&feature=youtu.be In a white supremacist context, where whiten

Robert Haisfield

RobertHaisfield

It's common to hear #roamcult say "the more you put into Roam the more valuable it gets." Most making this claim haven't dealt with sheer quantity yet, entropy takes longer

David Perell

david_perell

School didn’t teach you how to write online.Here’s how writing online is different from what you learned in school.1. Distractions are everywhere: 90% of writing well is not getting distracted

king lola 👑💫

lolaodelola

I've started reading for fun again So thought to do a thread on books I've read or I'm reading this year.First up, 'Comunion: The Female Search for Love' - bell

Viki Male 💙

VikiLovesFACS

By popular demand (weirdly!) a thread I wrote a while ago is now an opinion piece in @OUPAcademic Oxford Open Immunology. But I’m here to tell you that now I

Maria Chong

mariachong

What is the equivalent of impeachment for Mark and Jack and Sheryl et al? Or do they just get to keep all the money that made off Trump? Sheryl lied

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messmingyu

Dissecting Seventeen’s Fearless stage outfits: in contrast to Fear[a thread]@pledis_17 #SEVENTEEN disclaimer: I am in no way an expert but I do love fashion and read up on fashion

Bob Elder

southernphd

I know the #1776Commission is old news, but as someone who's spent a lot of time on one of its main characters, John C. Calhoun, I can't let something pass

RustBelt Rebel

RustBeltRebel

its so interesting that these are the same people that say 'not everybody has to go to elite college, community colleges are wise economic choice' etc etc.https://twitter.com/ProfMMurray/status/1339779093819080706 i went to

pete wolfendale

deontologistics

I have a lot of disagreements with @slatestarcodex, but this is genuinely one of the best essays I’ve ever read about death and personal autonomy:https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/07/17/who-by-very-slow-decay/ The only thing that beats

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