I recently finished David Graeber’s Bullshit Jobs, a fascinating book about the predominance of useless jobs in both the American public and private sector. As an he is an anthropologist, the book largely consists of anecdotes taken from calls and emails with thousands of disgruntled Americans and Canadians who are…

Introduction When the first kibbutz, Dengania, was founded on the shores of Lake Galilee in 1910, there were only around 60,000 Jews in Palestine, as compared to a population of Arabs numbering around half a million. Kibbutzim, a word in Hebrew that means gatherings, were communal collective farming settlements that provided…

Modern Global Society is Predicated on Growth, which is incompatible with long-term sustainability. One of the most common points I hear about climate change from people on both the left and the right is that we would be better off focusing on growing our economy, then using our extra wealth…

Thoughts on my time with Dark Souls, the Painted World and the Novel of Adolfo Bioy Casares. Spoilers for Both When I was in college, I used to play the game Dark Souls with my friend Dan. The game is known for being wickedly hard, but in my opinion, that…

My sixth update of Spanish learning in a nutshell — This is my sixth update for my Spanish learning journey with the refold approach. For my first update see here. For my second update see here. For my third update see here. For my fourth update see here. For my fifth update see here. For more information about the Refold…

A Collection of Learning Updates for Refold/Immersion Learning — Last Update: April 29, 2022 Order is by number of Learners on the Refold Server. Within each language, updates are alphabetical by author. Japanese DjDdawg 1 year Gaminium 1.5 year? 1.25 year Video for 1.25 year 1 year Igirisu 1 month 2 months 1 year 18 months Jazzy 8.5 months Suad 3 months 6 months TheLegend1601 1300…

Every year it is my goal to read 50 books, about one every week. I managed to do so by the skin of my teeth while on winter break at school: finishing the last book on December 31st. While not as great as last year’s 95, I read a lot…

Almost every time I get into a discussion about veganism, nutrition is brought up. People claim that it’s hard to be healthy, get enough protein, or not be deficient in key minerals on a vegan diet. As an accomplished runner, and 2.5- year vegan, this always baffles me. In my…

My fifth update for my Spanish learning journey with the refold approach — This is my fifth update for my Spanish learning journey with the refold approach. For my first update see here. For my second update see here. For my third update see here. For my fourth update see here. For more information about the Refold approach see here. …