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First Sign of Civilization in a Culture

Physician Ira Byock shared this interesting anecdote about cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead talking about the first signs of civilization in a culture. She gives a…

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Humans Are Not Meant to Sleep the Way We Do

This post is all about how humans didn’t evolve to sleep the way we do in modern society today and therefore weren’t meant to all…

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People Are Good by Nature

This post argues that people are good by nature and it’s foolish to think otherwise. It’s a nice sentiment that I would like to believe…

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Discussing Universal Basic Income

Lori Summers (aka MadLori) posted this insightful thread about discussing Universal Basic Income. Many people have spent their whole lives so deeply steeped in unfettered…

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Construction Superhero Who Repairs Damage – Story

fakecrfan wrote this incredible story in response to a writing prompt about a construction superhero. The world’s most renown superhero isn’t a fighter, but a…

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The Best Trolley Problem Thought Experiments

The classic trolley problem is a thought experiment in ethics about a fictional scenario in which an onlooker has the choice to save 5 people in danger…

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Laboring the Point – Comic

Joey Alison Sayers drew this “Laboring the Point” comic for The Nib about the state of factory employment (and pretty much all other jobs too)…

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Free Speech vs Hate Speech – Incitement Comic

This comic by #drawninpowerpoint explores the concept of incitement, using people who want to protect neo-nazis right to free speech as an example. It makes…

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Villains Before vs Villains Now – Comic

But a Jape drew thhis amusing comic about villains before vs villains now in our media and it’s pretty spot on, lol. You can support the…

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Star Trek: TNG and Algorithmically Disposable People

Frisco Uplink tweeted this super interesting thread inspired by the Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2, episode 9, Measure of a Man, which got…

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