Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSOTA On Bay Area House Party
[previously in series: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Every city parties for its own reasons. New Yorkers party to flaunt their wealth. Angelenos pa…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The Permanent Emergency
One morning around 6, the police banged on our door. "OPEN UP!" they shouted, the way police shout when they definitely have an alternative in mind f…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Highlights From The Comments On Boomers
[original post: Against Against Boomers]
Before getting started:
First, I wish I'd been more careful to differentiate the following claims:
Boomers …7 months ago
You Have Only X Years To Escape Permanent Moon Ownership
If you're not familiar with "X years to escape the permanent underclass", see the New Yorker here, or the Laine, Bear, and Trammell/Dwarkesh artic…
7 months ago
Highlights From The Comments On Vibecession
[Original post: Vibecession - Much More Than You Wanted To Know]
Table of Contents
1: When was the vibecession?
2: Is the vibecession just sublimati…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
ACX/Metaculus Prediction Contest 2026
This year's prediction contest is live on Metaculus. They write:
This year's contest draws directly from that community, with all questions sugges…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Against Against Boomers
Hating Boomers is the new cool thing. Amazon offerings include A Generation Of Sociopaths: How The Baby Boomers Betrayed America, the two apparently…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Pledge
This holiday season, you'll see many charity fundraisers. I've already mentioned three, and I have another lined up for next week's open thread. Many…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Links For December 2025
[I haven't independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Vibecession: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
The term "vibecession" most strictly refers to a period 2023 - 2024 when economic indicators were up, but consumer sentiment ("vibes") was down. But …
7 months, 3 weeks ago