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We’ve somehow managed to create a societal scenario where the most desirable iteration of the status quo (partnered, with children) is incredibly difficult, the variations on that status quo (single, with children) are even more difficult, and the aberrations from that status quo (partnered with no children, single with no children) are “easier” in many meaningful ways, but accompanied by constant societal friction.
Your Own Harriet - By Anne Helen Petersen - Culture Study
annehelen.substack.com
What would it look like if we could ask, "how do I make this the absolute best environment for complex problem-solving" instead of "how do I take away all these annoying hard problems." The stuff we want to accomplish in the world is hard. But can be joyful to accomplish.
TBM 242: The Simplicity Fetish
John Cutler from The Beautiful Mess
THE MEANING OF A COMMUNICATION IS THE BEHAVIOUR THAT RESULTS.
Plato's Dashboards
ferd.ca
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