"Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist."
The Internet may be our finest tool for inculcating the highest values in ourselves—but before cultivation comes freedom.
Oliver
Be well, enjoy 2021, and illegitimi non carborundum.
Oliver
Kind Words is not a meditation game, but a kindness game for which meditation is the optimal strategy.
Oliver
I read my article on bad faith, and how to encourage good faith conversations.
Oliver
Having taught computers humanity, perhaps they can teach us good faith.
Oliver
Dear Max, it was wonderful to meet you last week. It bears repeating that I felt as though talking for the first time to a hidden collaborator.
Oliver
We need to settle our differences, but we need to settle them within a system of decency and good faith, one that prioritizes solutions over allegiance.
Oliver
Most people are stunningly irrational; falsifiability is a test and a tool that helps us to hew away unfounded mental models and leave behind what works (for now).
Oliver
Anything not tended, cared for, built or maintained will perish; most living things do this without thinking, but in relationships we need a system.
Oliver
Dear Rowan, It was lovely to speak with you yesterday on the subject of writing and publishing, and how these things affect us.
Oliver
