Archive - Better Strangers

Be more biased!

There is no such thing as "unbiased" news, so stop looking for it.

Mar 18 •

February 2025

January 2025

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 •

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 •

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 •

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 •

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 •

December 2024

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