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That was fast: Rage impotently against the machine
Real humans have needs and conflicts, but AIs don't.
Cost disease: Why everything is so damn expensive
There's a deeper cause than greed or inefficiency.
The Kjeld sperm donor case reveals a massive failure in the fertility industry
The industry needs to exercise more care and diligence for the sake of the children it's helping to conceive.
The era of Mamdani
This isn't how politics normally goes in America.
Negativland and me: Why we fall for hoaxes
Public gullibility was a problem in the 1980s when I was caught up in a famous media hoax. It’s worse today.
The feminist future of straight sex: Femdom vs. patriarchy
Both sex and society in general are built on the assumption of male domination. What if we turned it around?
When it’s hell on the surface, it’s time to go deep
The perspective is out there.
The future of murder
A 'guided missile for the poor' is changing the face of targeted killing.
You are one of the most important humans who have ever lived
It isn't the end of the world. But give it a minute.
A less crowded future
Almost no one saw this coming.
The passing of the American era
For better and worse, it's over.
Is oligarchy the human condition?
Let's stop pretending that this is a departure from the norm.