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Be more biased!
There is no such thing as "unbiased" news, so stop looking for it.
Mar 18
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In memory of the Good Internet
Being done with the internet, going on hiatus, and cool publications to follow in the interim.
Feb 28
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Disobedience takes practice
Or: The revolutionary potential of jaywalking.
Feb 11
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The anti-despair reading list (2024 edition)
Nov 12, 2024
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The anti-despair reading list (2024 edition)
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The internet is killing us
Nov 26, 2024
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A user's guide to overcoming nihilism
Dec 6, 2023
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(re)Introducing Better Strangers!
Sep 24, 2024
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(re)Introducing Better Strangers!
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Links to make you feel less hopeless
Nov 8, 2024
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How disasters can rebuild your faith in humanity
Jan 31, 2024
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Choosing optimism out of sheer spite
Fuck these pricks, I want to believe in a better future.
Feb 4
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January Round-up: The Strategic value of optimism
This month on B.S., we looked at the rise and fall of the Nazis, the long view of history, and how to convert bleak times into opportunities for a…
Jan 31
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January Round-up: The Strategic value of optimism
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Are you lazy, or is the world ending and it's making you sleepy?
Burnout, "Laziness Does Not Exist," and getting the rest you need.
Jan 28
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Are you lazy, or is the world ending and it's making you sleepy?
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How the never-ending horrors can guide us to a brighter future
In moments of catastrophe, humans inevitably turn to mutual aid to stay afloat. Could these moments pave the way to a future that doesn't completely…
Jan 21
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Lessons Americans can take from "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"
"History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, then as a farce."
Jan 14
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Lessons Americans can take from "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"
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What Stalinism and late capitalism have in common
The Wire, Luigi Mangione, and why we spend so much time in an "efficient" capitalist society dealing with Soviet-style bureaucracies.
Jan 7
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The Top Better Strangers Articles of 2024
It was a B.S. year, and this was the best B.S. we put out.
Dec 31, 2024
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