• What's the price of being with a man?
    Dec 26 2025

    A woman loses £26k per year in opportunity costs by living with a man.

    Gender Wealth Gap
    Gender Pay Gap
    More on gender pension gap, from the house of commons



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  • Why do we put up with mediocre sex?
    Nov 16 2025

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  • can we ever dismantle the nuclear family
    Oct 17 2025

    I rant about my morning routine and the nuclear family.
    I don't think we can do it, sadly. And as logically. And as expected.



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  • How much risk are you willing to take for the sublime?
    Aug 25 2025

    some thoughts on risk/returns, risk/rewards



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  • When to trust your own judgment?
    Jul 18 2025

    the story starts with a blocked kitchen sink



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  • What's wrong with being chronically online?
    Jun 18 2025

    Evil amazon, evil summer, e-ink, AWS, and I wish I was in the USA???



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  • What is the fundamental unit of the world?
    Jun 5 2025

    I had an epiphany (a bit late) last Saturday (30 May). I can't wait to share it!

    Dichotomies and 'invisible walls' don't matter at atll.
    Individuals don't matter at all.

    I talk about how the true unit of the world is an incorporated business.



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  • Would education change things? (On rejections, bureaucracy, scams)
    May 28 2025

    Basically moaning about the scammy nature of the world and the rejections. :(
    Originally titled: "Was my mother's suffering worth it?" but felt like it might have been too melodramatic.

    David Foster Wallace: This is Water
    Fyre Festival



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