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The Bloomer's Paradox
Scott examines a paradox where bloomers and anti-doomers warn against apocalyptic thinking while treating doomerism itself as an unprecedented existential crisis requiring drastic action.
19 min read 2,899 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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Model City Monday 12/6/21
Scott Alexander examines recent developments in model cities, including political threats to ZEDEs in Honduras, El Salvador's Bitcoin city plan, and the mysterious Praxis project.
21 min read 3,142 words
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If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Governor Of California?
Scott Alexander argues that many people missed an opportunity to have a realistic chance of becoming Governor of California in the recall election, and analyzes why this happened.
14 min read 2,040 words
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Book Review: Zero To One
Scott Alexander reviews 'Zero To One' by Peter Thiel, discussing its advice on creating monopolies, believing in secrets, and embracing definite optimism for successful startups.
39 min read 5,908 words