Erik Angner
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Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University & Institute for Futures Studies. He/Him. Author of How Economics Can Save the World 🛟 a.co/d/0AZASJz Web: https://linktr.ee/erikangner Opinions &c. my own. Agent: JP Marshall #Econsky #Philsky
These ICE agents in gas masks are so embarrassing. Nobody is gassing them. They're gassing themselves! They're like a man who wears a jock strap because he knows he'll spend all day kicking himself in the balls. (Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...)
January 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
These ICE agents in gas masks are so embarrassing. Nobody is gassing them. They're gassing themselves! They're like a man who wears a jock strap because he knows he'll spend all day kicking himself in the balls. (Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...)
🚨 BANNED IN TEXAS 🚨 Come study the works US politicians don’t want you to read: www.su.se/english/educ... Application deadline January 15 @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 7:33 AM
🚨 BANNED IN TEXAS 🚨 Come study the works US politicians don’t want you to read: www.su.se/english/educ... Application deadline January 15 @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
Swedish 🇸🇪 WOTD: "Snösmocka" (n.) a snowy punch in the face ❄️
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Swedish 🇸🇪 WOTD: "Snösmocka" (n.) a snowy punch in the face ❄️
På SVT:s Aktuellt om varför det är ett misstag att maximera lyckan, hur höga förväntningar och sociala jämförelser kan ställa till det, hur man får en glad jul och varför det är OK att vara sur ibland. En lagom god jul till alla 🎄 www.instagram.com/reel/DSpO1fC...
December 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
På SVT:s Aktuellt om varför det är ett misstag att maximera lyckan, hur höga förväntningar och sociala jämförelser kan ställa till det, hur man får en glad jul och varför det är OK att vara sur ibland. En lagom god jul till alla 🎄 www.instagram.com/reel/DSpO1fC...
So I was on national television and the clip leading up to my segment was several minutes of Bhutanese 🍆 *You* try to keep a straight face during the interview 😳 #GNH #GrossNationalHappiness #Bhutan #happiness #eggplants
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
So I was on national television and the clip leading up to my segment was several minutes of Bhutanese 🍆 *You* try to keep a straight face during the interview 😳 #GNH #GrossNationalHappiness #Bhutan #happiness #eggplants
The days are getting longer, and this morning everything was covered with confectioner's sugar. Maybe there's hope, after all.
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The days are getting longer, and this morning everything was covered with confectioner's sugar. Maybe there's hope, after all.
"“The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.” ― Tom Waits on AI (probably) www.goodreads.com/quotes/39946...
December 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"“The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.” ― Tom Waits on AI (probably) www.goodreads.com/quotes/39946...
This is simply wonderful: a timeline of "teaching machines" – devices that were supposed to completely transform higher education but didn't teachingmachin.es/timeline.html
December 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is simply wonderful: a timeline of "teaching machines" – devices that were supposed to completely transform higher education but didn't teachingmachin.es/timeline.html
Does anyone remember MOOCs? www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-v... (Fun fact: I was friends with Thrun when he was at CMU and I was at Pitt.)
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Does anyone remember MOOCs? www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-v... (Fun fact: I was friends with Thrun when he was at CMU and I was at Pitt.)
JD Vance did the meme
December 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
JD Vance did the meme
Snyggt. Påminner lite om Norrköpings stadsbibliotek.
December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Snyggt. Påminner lite om Norrköpings stadsbibliotek.
Somebody insulted the architecture around here, so I went out and took some pictures of the @stockholm-uni.bsky.social University Library during my lunch break. I unironically love this building.
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Somebody insulted the architecture around here, so I went out and took some pictures of the @stockholm-uni.bsky.social University Library during my lunch break. I unironically love this building.
Exam time! Technological innovation has destroyed the advances made by technological innovation, so students once again sit their exams using tools from the 18th century ('pencil') and the 2nd century ('paper') #analoglife
December 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Exam time! Technological innovation has destroyed the advances made by technological innovation, so students once again sit their exams using tools from the 18th century ('pencil') and the 2nd century ('paper') #analoglife
Scandinavians in December, waiting for the Sun to return
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Scandinavians in December, waiting for the Sun to return
Christmas Market in the Old Town ⭐
December 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Christmas Market in the Old Town ⭐
If I owe you an email, I regret to inform you that we're currently taking care of a dog so
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If I owe you an email, I regret to inform you that we're currently taking care of a dog so
"History exemplifies how in the past ingenuity has solved the technical challenges of society … It must continue to do so—because any alternative will be disastrous." | Watch Economics Laureate Joel Mokyr's Nobel Banquet speech here: www.svtplay.se/video/jMdm4r... #EconSky
December 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"History exemplifies how in the past ingenuity has solved the technical challenges of society … It must continue to do so—because any alternative will be disastrous." | Watch Economics Laureate Joel Mokyr's Nobel Banquet speech here: www.svtplay.se/video/jMdm4r... #EconSky
The EU is *fabulously* safe by comparison to the US, thank you for asking www.businessinsider.com/oecd-homicid...
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The EU is *fabulously* safe by comparison to the US, thank you for asking www.businessinsider.com/oecd-homicid...
Pictured: the offending pastries. Smelling this sort of stuff in the morning must be utterly insufferable fabrique.se
December 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Pictured: the offending pastries. Smelling this sort of stuff in the morning must be utterly insufferable fabrique.se
I have never been better prepared for a tiktok trend in my life! #analog #analoglife
December 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I have never been better prepared for a tiktok trend in my life! #analog #analoglife
Idag är det ”Giving Tuesday” – en dag när många människor stannar upp i köphetsen och tänker på dem som har det svårt. Det kommer aldrig finnas ett bättre tillfälle att skänka en slant t.ex. genom Ge Effektivt – en organisation som hjälper dig göra så mycket nytta som möjligt: geeffektivt.se Tack 🙏
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Idag är det ”Giving Tuesday” – en dag när många människor stannar upp i köphetsen och tänker på dem som har det svårt. Det kommer aldrig finnas ett bättre tillfälle att skänka en slant t.ex. genom Ge Effektivt – en organisation som hjälper dig göra så mycket nytta som möjligt: geeffektivt.se Tack 🙏
Utterly bizarre UX experience with the Logi Options+ app
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Utterly bizarre UX experience with the Logi Options+ app