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Your Review: Dating Men In The Bay Area
A woman reviews her experiences dating men in the Bay Area, analyzing how society's failure to provide clear paths to manhood has created various categories of lost men, and proposes solutions to help future generations.
103 min read 15,822 words
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Ye Olde Bay Area House Party
Scott Alexander writes a satirical account of a Bay Area house party, mocking various tech and social trends in a Chaucer-inspired style.
22 min read 3,370 words
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Links For January 2024
Scott Alexander's monthly links post covers diverse topics from AI developments and genetic research to historical anecdotes and local news, with a mix of serious analysis and humor.
23 min read 3,526 words
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Seen In The Bay
Scott Alexander presents a visual tour of the Bay Area's eccentricities through a series of photos with humorous commentary.
26 min read 4,014 words
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Bride Of Bay Area House Party
Scott Alexander satirizes Bay Area culture through a fictional house party featuring absurd startup ideas and social trends.
20 min read 3,066 words
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Bay Solstice 2022 Call For Volunteers
Scott announces the Bay Area Winter Solstice 2022 event and calls for volunteers for both logistics tasks (AV, lighting, ushering) and creative tasks (speeches, songs).
2 min read 298 words
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Every Bay Area House Party
Scott Alexander satirizes Bay Area culture through a fictional house party filled with eccentric characters and outlandish startup ideas.
28 min read 4,217 words
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Bay Area Plant-Based Meat Reviews
Scott Alexander reviews plant-based meat dishes from eight Bay Area restaurants, evaluating how well they mimic animal products in taste and texture.
21 min read 3,157 words
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Coronalinks 3/19/20
Scott Alexander provides updates and speculations on various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including case estimates, strategies, medical issues, and societal responses.
24 min read 3,668 words
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LW Party: Bay Area Invitation
Less Wrong is hosting a party in Berkeley for Bay Area SSC readers, with Scott Alexander and the Less Wrong team attending.
1 min read 82 words
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Psychiat-List Now Up
Scott Alexander introduces the 'Psychiat-List', a crowd-sourced list of recommended mental health professionals for the rationalist community.
2 min read 196 words
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Anxiety Sampler Kits
Scott Alexander introduces an 'Anxiety Sampler Kit' for testing various anxiety supplements, aiming to personalize treatment and gather data through self-experimentation.
7 min read 933 words
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Classified Thread 2: Best In Classified
Scott Alexander posts a classified thread and advertises rationalist community housing in Berkeley, describing four available houses and inviting applications.
3 min read 447 words
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Links 3/15: Linksmanship
A collection of interesting links covering topics from science and politics to economics and culture, with commentary on each item.
10 min read 1,528 words
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Cuddle Culture
Scott examines the benefits of cuddle culture, particularly for asexual people in polyamorous relationships, and speculates on the factors that allow such a culture to thrive in certain communities.
9 min read 1,337 words
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Getting A Therapist
Scott Alexander discusses finding therapists, shares a helpful resource, and asks readers for therapist recommendations in specific areas.
2 min read 271 words
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Housekeeping Post February 2014
Scott celebrates the blog's first birthday, announces travel plans, and makes various requests and announcements related to the blog and community.
2 min read 306 words
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Going From California With An Aching In My Heart.
Scott Alexander bids farewell to California's Bay Area, praising its culture and the rationalist community while offering heartfelt tributes to friends who influenced him.
20 min read 2,997 words