The one exception to this rule has been Reddit. If you're careful not to get sucked into the mobile app Reddit can be a great source of information. (2/2)

I thought that might be the case, glad I ran into yours anyway. Quite enjoying it.

Are there any standouts on the list you'd recommend?

@andrewhl.bsky.social mind linking to the reading guide? Not immediately finding it.

Secular Cycles by Peter Turchin. We're on the downswing, greater competition for elite jobs, higher rents/prices.

I read a book on Male Childlessness by @drrobinhadley1.bsky.social a few months ago and some of the data in it drilled down further. Not just housing but also the number of available bedrooms.

To the credit of Sociology there has been a long-time faction in the field who gets it, and progress is being made, but for the most part introducing biology into the field has been politically untenable. (2/2)

Which video game era did you grow up in? I'm a bit concerned about the intensity and addictive aspect of modern games. Consoles from the 90s not as much of a problem.

Thankfully we haven't had to fight off smartphones and social media yet.

I always found the idea that something that intoxicates us could be anything but detrimental to our health a bit strange myself.

Lately I've been thinking about how the written word didn't exist for essentially our entire history. So the idea of being educated and knowledgeable is a recent phenomenon.

The corollary is that minds didn't really evolve to 'know', they evolved to act and survive. Intellectuals are an outlier.

I do wonder how the combination of contraception and global warming is going to factor in. People are already foregoing kids because of global warming and things aren't even close to as bad as they're going to get. This feels like a pretty big variable.