iarejenius

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   by iarejenius 6y ago

   This reads like a satirical version of Robert Putnam's book Our Kids . I highly recommend it to anyone who's interested in the topic and likes their data interwoven with personal stories to bring it to life.
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   by iarejenius 6y ago

   I don't know how often a project dies because it has planned obsolescence vs. people stop using and updating it, but for the latter case I think https://2019.stateofjs.com/ is pretty great.
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   by iarejenius 7y ago

   His book, Letters to a Young Scientist , is a great read even if you're not a scientist. It's one of those books you wish you had read when you were a teenager.
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   by iarejenius 8y ago

   > I tend to agree, but you also have to recognize that by 30 years old, we shouldn't be treating people like children. But we should be treating children like children and in America they largely inherit the disadvantages of their p
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   by iarejenius 8y ago

   David Quammen is a treasure. The Song of the Dodo is one of my all time favorites.
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   by iarejenius 10y ago

   Exactly. It's like claiming that because I drive to work every day I can eventually become a racecar driver.
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   by iarejenius 11y ago

   Some argue our hunter-gatherer ancestors had far more leisure time than us. Check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_affluent_society