Why don’t more people live close to friends?(annehelen.substack.com)

399 points by sharkweek 3 years ago | 433 comments

Anne Helen Petersen's Culture Study essay offering theories on why people don't live closer to their friends despite being happier when they do.

Is Steve Ballmer the Most Underrated CEO of the 21st Century?(blog.jovono.com)

28 points by ejz 2 years ago | 44 comments

Philip K. Dick: Stanisław Lem Is a Communist Committee (2015)(culture.pl)

242 points by m-hodges 1 year ago | 153 comments

Flaubert versus the World(newrepublic.com)

39 points by apollinaire 2 years ago | 7 comments

Pop culture has become an oligopoly (2022)(experimental-history.com)

91 points by passwordoops 2 years ago | 90 comments

What happens when people don't understand how AI works(theatlantic.com)

232 points by rmason 1 year ago | 274 comments