Justin Harter

When I was a kid I was bored all the time.

Hyper-bullish writers on liberal democracy like Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell talk a lot about how modern living is the best it’s ever been.

Ian Fieggen, via Aftermath: For Ian, the cumulative effect of all of these factors is a deep sadness, a sinking feeling of exhaustion and futility.

Joshua Benton, reporting for Nieman Lab: Assuming that overall headcount remained constant, the researchers say that reducing coverage of crime would improve both visits and subscriptions.

Alex Harper: The primary problem with Vibe Coding is that AI, by its very nature, is a statistical engine.

I have certain, sensible libertarian tendencies.

I have some esoteric and wide interests, particularly in history.

Nathan Beck: If you call yourself a designer and—be honest with yourself—the bulk of your role has been the production of flat pictures of user interfaces, then I’m sorry to break it to you, but you are not designing.

Guy Jenkins on craft: There is a joint in woodworking called the dovetail.

There are words and phrases that make my skin crawl.