Kevin Simler

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Wealth: The Toxic Byproduct (2013)

2019158 points138 commentscited by 5Tech Industry & Business details

In a beautiful, rollicking piece last month for Aeon Magazine, web developer James Somers ponders the question, Are coders worth it?

Personhood: A Game for Two or More Players

2014147 points51 commentscited by 5Life, Learning & Writing details

Being a person is not the essence of humanity, only... one of its many masks. — John Gray

Ads work by cultural imprinting, not emotional inception

2014142 points98 commentscited by 8Tech Industry & Business details

There's a meme, particularly virulent in educated circles, about how advertising works — how it sways and seduces us, coaxing us gently toward a purchase.

Crony Beliefs

2021124 points71 commentscited by 7Society, Policy & Culture details

[Note: if you prefer audio, you can listen to this essay narrated by Grognor on his excellent podcast Second Enumerations . —Ed. ]