Author Archives: Konrad

But, people obsess over them due to societal reasons and because they justify the amount of work that goes into eating them. For example: 1. Ribs 2. Wings 3. Lobster 4. Unshelled shrimp / crawfish ^Day 17/90 58 wordsMore

I’ve had this as a research todo for a while but haven’t been able to find good sources. Does anyone have any recommendations for articles / books / videos? Preferably ones that are simple in their presentation of the findings. For example, this video by Bridgewater does an excellent job of presenting complex concepts simply:…More

I think this works in this way: 1. Divorce first started to become socially acceptable in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. At the time, many marriages that were undertaken early or under outside influence. These unhappy couples began to take advantage of their newfound ability to separate with no social stigma. Divorce rates skyrocketed. 2.…More

For whatever reason, the 50s and 60s obsession with suburbia and building huge highways through cities didn’t take hold. The expressway that was to be built through the west village was cancelled and nothing ever replaced it. We still have miles of walkable streets and people take advantage of them. In a city like Chicago…More

Its important for people to believe they have free will. They don’t actually though. Everything is just a result of the actions taken before. If we could track all particles at a molecular level and we knew exactly how they interacted, we could predict everything. Can you prove otherwise? ^Day 13/90 58 wordsMore

Most people have one of two views: 1. Only humans are conscious, all other animals are not. 2. Only humans and some more complex animals are conscious. I believe that its more likely that consciousness is a spectrum and that even rocks and plants are conscious. Although to a lesser extent than humans and cows.…More

The problem with the real estate market in NYC is not that we’re building too much. The problem that we’re building too little. Measures like occupancy taxes (or rather non-occupancy taxes) might help in the short term. They would be completely ineffective in the long term. The only explanation for high prices in Manhattan and…More

I’m not saying it should be illegal just that its bad. My case: 1. Its still smoking which is still bad for you whether its cigarettes, hookah or weed. 2. The negative effects of lethargy and apathy outweigh any positive “creative effects”. 3. The culture around it is low-energy and low-achievement. Studies have shown that…More

Its all about terrorism and security and minimum wage and healthcare etc.. Which all on their own are good causes but the most important causes are missing. 1. Maintaining a diverse growing population (esp, high skill immigration, but also encouraging birth) 2. Educating it (decentralizing, modernizing and diversifying for new skills) These two things would…More

Its the end of the world as we know it. And I feel fine. ^Day 8 29 wordsMore