Links of Possible Relevance, Part 11

When Philosophy Lost Its Way – “Philosophy should never have been purified.”

The Akrasia Effect: Why We Don’t Follow Through on What We Set Out to Do (And What to Do About It) – Throw away your clothes.

No food is healthy. Not even kale. – AKA: Everything causes cancer, everything prevents cancer.

How the World Looked When Jesus Was Born, According to Roman Geographers – Spoiler: it looks really goofy.

Straight White Women Run Publishing According to New Survey – Hat tip to Mike Duran for this. If something is a certain way, you can bet someone else will have a problem with it. Surprise…someone does. I am not one of those people.

Student Loan Subsidies Cause Almost All of the Increase in Tuition – Easy money incentivizes people to spend more, and markets will raise prices because supply is too short to keep up with demand. Example #498945945 of this natural phenomenon.

The 17 Equations that Changed the Course of History – I’m only marginally a math guy (it comes with the software engineer territory), but this may be good to memorize for cocktail party fun.

A different kind of doctor’s office: Patients pay directly, keeping insurance out of it – The less people involved in a transaction, the less it will cost.

Shepherd’s Wrath – An unhealthy system puts unhealthy restrictions on natural human responses.

“Men who crave power look back over the mistakes of their lives, pile them all together, and call it destiny.”
-The Sorceress, Masters of the Universe

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