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Distinguishing Labor from Work
We should get rid of the former, if we can, but we should absolutely keep the latter.
Skillful and Unskillful Politics
Skill is a combination of good intent and sufficient knowledge to act well.
The Ambiguity of "Growth"
Anti-growth rhetoric sounds appealing, but it privileges the present over the future.
Don't Harm Your Enemies. Make Them Less Harmful.
Speaking with intent to harm trains the speaker in habits of hatred. The cost of online cruelty isn't only to the target.
What the Ancients Knew About Posting Well
An early Buddhist text gives us four questions to ask before posting—and most of what we post fails the test.
Two Helpful Essays Illuminating Liberal Practice
Two short Buddhist essays from Thanissaro Bhikkhu on karma as feedback loop, identity as inheritance, and intention as a skill you can practice.
The Ethics of Not Being Offended
Discomfort isn't harm. Treating it as harm burns the finite moral attention we need for the suffering that actually exists.
The Kids Aren’t Into Retro Tech Because of Surveillance Capitalism
Teenagers buying CDs aren't making a political statement. They just like CDs.
ReImagining Liberty Ends (And What's to Come)
After 101 episodes, it's time to move on to new projects.
Who Is AI Music For?
Google's music-making AI makes songs. I just can't figure out why anyone would listen to them.