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113··on IRL Glasses Block All the Screens Around You
Yeah, but they're not that expensive. I doubt DIY sunglasses would look great.
113··on Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat
The rights you have as a member of the 'middle class' have much more in common with the lower class than the highest class.

It is also a lot easier to move from middle class to poverty, than it is to fall from the upper class.

Yes, it feels like there is a 'colossal difference', but it's not nearly as big as the difference between middle class and the ultra-wealthy.

113··on Isochronic Map shows how long it took to travel the world in 1914 (2015)
As someone about to leave the EU, this makes me sad.
113··on The annoying habits of highly effective people
You would avoid that orange, but you wouldn't say to someone "don't eat oranges, I had one once and it was bad", which is what you are doing.

You can't always do a large study, but when you're presented with one it doesn't help do give anecdotes in response.

113··on The annoying habits of highly effective people
It is prudent to make decisions based on evidence though. Not just something you think might have happened to you.
113··on The annoying habits of highly effective people
People get to the top by being manipulative and making themselves look good.

I would imagine similar traits lead to writing a biography that sells well.

113··on The annoying habits of highly effective people
What you're saying is anecdotal.
113··on The Bezos backlash: Is 'big philanthropy' a charade?
I'm always suspicious of someone that has "philanthropist" at the beginning of their wikipedia page.
113··on The Age of the Wordless Logo (2016)
Isn't that confusingly similar to Gygax's TSR?
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