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Industrial System

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Why is Everybody So Unhappy?

Industrial Society gives us so much... why does it have to be built on misery?

by Dan Flag, Oct 01, 2025

The Tyranny of the Straight Line

Why do we follow straight lines when the universe is curved?

by Dan Flag, Oct 01, 2025

Live on a Bigger Map

Consciousness is a map. It expands as you explore.

by Dan Flag, Oct 01, 2025

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Industrial System

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Leaving the Maze

We all shed illusions as we move through life.

Wandering is Good for You

Benefits for brain, body, and community.

Intergalactic Hominids

A roadmap for becoming more human.

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The Velvet Glove of Behavior Modification

G.U.I.D.E

A Low-Impact, High-yield Guiding Strategy

Houses of Fire

Refuge + Resources = Resilience

Industrial System

Mining + Agriculture + Manufacturing + Markets

Influence

Seeing the Invisible Hand

Information Management

The Thin Red Line Between Civilization and Barbarism

Intuition

Knowing Before Knowing

Memes

Propaganda Shrapnel

NYC

The Grand Experiment

Politics

Who Gets to Do What to Whom

Art

Things People Make

Esoterica

In or Out?

Film

The Velvet Glove of Behavior Modification

G.U.I.D.E

A Low-Impact, High-yield Guiding Strategy

Houses of Fire

Refuge + Resources = Resilience

Industrial System

Mining + Agriculture + Manufacturing + Markets

Influence

Seeing the Invisible Hand

Information Management

The Thin Red Line Between Civilization and Barbarism

Intuition

Knowing Before Knowing

Memes

Propaganda Shrapnel

NYC

The Grand Experiment

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Who Gets to Do What to Whom

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Monarchy is Incompatible With Democracy

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A Single Gold Tooth

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Hong Kong Drone Footage

You know I'm ambivalent about industrial society, because it will inevitably destroy itself and us along with it. But that doesn't mean I don't love tall buildings. Watch this quick video shot with drones above Hong Kong - arguably the most beautiful skyline in

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Some Photos of the Recent Snow in NYC.

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Wandering

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A Core Behavior Loop

Wandering is Good For You v2 This post was originally known as Wandering is Good for You For 99% of human history, in the time before agriculture, wandering was a core behavior loop that we used to explore, understand, and influence the world around us. But in the last few

by Dan Flag, Nov 24, 2024

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The Election Doesn't Matter

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