The Upper Middle Class Trap via Nick Maggiulli
I see this everywhere -> https://ofdollarsanddata.com/the-upper-middle-class-trap/
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What the actual science says about “brain rot”
I love the channel Howtown on YouTube. They do an excellent job wading through academic research on trendy topics. This piece on “Brain Rot” is especially apt for the 2020s.
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Where Do the Children Play? via eli Stark-Elster
The biggest misconception about American childhood -> https://unpublishablepapers.substack.com/p/where-do-the-children-play
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The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord
Debord’s central argument is that the “spectacle” goes well beyond what most of us picture when we hear that word — the Super Bowl, the Olympics, a presidential election. He argues that any representation of the world that turns people into passive spectators qualifies.
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Notes On The Death of Culture by Mario Vargas Llosa
I pulled Notes on the Death of Culture by Mario Vargas Llosa off a library shelf somewhat serendipitously after reading…
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You’re Lonely Because You Keep Your Options Open via Parlour
Very interesting take on committing to social events -> https://www.parlour.fm/issues/youre-lonely-because-you-keep-your-options-open
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Pew Research on What Makes People Proud of Their Country?
What makes people proud of their country? -> https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/02/17/what-makes-people-proud-of-their-country/
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5 Ways To Add Randomness To Life
The Internet has added an astounding diversity of choices to everyday life…but somehow the more choices that we move to…
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Everything Is Television
This. 1000x This -> Everything Is Television by Derek Thompson
