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Rhys Lindmark

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The Cube

There are lots of self-help phrases out there. Here's a simple example from our friend Kim Jong Un: Live, laugh, love. Three steps. Got it! Thanks Kimmy. ❤ Live, Laugh, Love (LLL) may look like a simple, meaningless meme. But there's something about it that "fits&

How to Live a Meaningful Life

> "We are too late for gods and too early for being." —Heidegger The modern world is in a meaning crisis [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ]. "Traditional" sources of meaning (religion) are being rejected, but there's nothing to take their place. The

Defining Paradigms

What is a paradigm? They show up in many places as a "crucial concept", but are extremely abstract and difficult to grok. In today's article, I'll help you understand paradigms by defining their three sub-components. Then I'll use those components to help

Marriage Counseling with Capitalism

Writing by Rhys Lindmark. Illustrations by Audra Jacobi. We are viewing a relationship therapy session between HUMANITY, CAPITALISM, POST-CAPITALISM, and a THERAPIST. THERAPIST: Hello everyone. Welcome to today’s relationship therapy session. Humanity, how are you doing on this beautiful Monday? HUMANITY: I’m stressed. And tired. Yeah, it’s

Building Paradigms

This essay synthesizes responses to Marc Andreessen's recent piece: It's Time To Build [https://a16z.com/2020/04/18/its-time-to-build/]. I'll explore "vetocracy" as a root cause problem in government and "diminishing bits space" as a fundamental constraint in tech.