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Picking a fight with Hunter Walk on former-google-worker-supremacy

This was written ten years ago, but republished today. It’s a little dated, so I’m not going to argue whether Google is especially transformative today. Instead, I want to challenge a bit of the argumentation that those who work at high leverage companies are especially equipped to execute excellently. His argument is that working atContinue reading “Picking a fight with Hunter Walk on former-google-worker-supremacy”

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Mundane Musical Moments Ranked

I for one love Crazy Ex Girlfriend, the story where Rebecca Bunch moves to West Covina from big-law to pursue a romantic interest from summer camp when she was a teenager. This show is excellent for a variety of reasons, but the one I will focus on today is MUSIC! This show’s songs are incrediblyContinue reading “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Mundane Musical Moments Ranked”

A Different Kind of Straussian-ism

Leo Strauss was a 20th century German-American scholar of political philosophy, and widely known for his work on talking about eternal truths, and how the modern canon of philosophy was nihilistic and somewhat worthless. Students of his see an element of the esoteric in ancient philosophy, wherein philosophers like Plato show Socrates as the villainContinue reading “A Different Kind of Straussian-ism”

5 Reasons Mike Is A Better Closer Than Harvey in Suits

Suits was added to Netflix in June 2023. I started watching, and was instantly hooked. I’ve been arguing with my friends who also watch the show, about why I think it’s clear that Mike is a better closer than Harvey, and I thought I’d post it online. Spoiler Warning: This list will contain spoilers forContinue reading “5 Reasons Mike Is A Better Closer Than Harvey in Suits”

A definitive ranking of all of Carly Rae Jepsen’s music

I am in the top 0.01% of Carly Rae Jepsen’s listeners. As a self-appointed professional, I wanted to briefly rank her Spotify music so that fans can find music that they’ll like by her. SS Tier Solo, Let’s Sort the Whole Thing Out, Your Type, Want You in My Room, Curiosity , Tonight I’m GettingContinue reading “A definitive ranking of all of Carly Rae Jepsen’s music”