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The theater critic Terry Teachout talks about plays that flatter their audience, that reassure them that the beliefs they came into the playhouse with are the ones with which they should leave: he calls this the “theater of concurrence.”
Breaking Bread With the Dead
Alan Jacobs
Our main interests are: Does this thought offer you anything useful? Can it help you make the most out of life? If you let this thought guide you, will it take you toward the life you want?
The Happiness Trap
Harris, Russ
I think ultimately we'll be disappointed with federation for all the reasons we're frustrated with earlier social web systems. People trying to get attention for their ideas, which often are abusive.
Conversation vs Publishing
Scripting News
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