Way back in time at #SamHarris No.165, where Sam claiming himself an #intellectual begins to give one hives. Perpetually perplexed why his critics think he’s right wing, he rails on apologists for religion but can’t see himself and guest #CaitlinFlanagan as supporters for #testosterone and that whole “#RapeCulture thing.” His frat boy conservative nostalgia defending yaw, makes him seem less of a father and more a grandpa. #WakingUp #MakingSense

That should be #CaitlinFlanagan of course.

The classic essay on what sort of person the existing "meritocratic" #IvyLeague system chooses and forms is "The Organization Kid" by #DavidBrooks https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/04/the-organization-kid/302164/

For the excesses of crazy parents, I suggest this essay by #CaitlinFlanagan https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/what-college-admissions-scandal-reveals/586468/

It would be nice to have an article about how US universities have lost focus on education, charging more and more money that is spent on amenities and administration.

#meritocracy
#TheAtlantic

"Twitter is a parasite that burrows deep into your brain, training you to respond to the constant social feedback of likes and retweets. That takes only a week or two. Human psychology is pathetically simple to manipulate. Once you’re hooked, the parasite becomes your master, and it changes the way you think. Even now, I’m dopesick, dying to go back. Twitter did something that I would not have thought possible: It stole reading from me. What is it stealing from you?"

#CaitlinFlanagan

"The indignity of it! Couldn’t I have gone out on a champagne bender or bet the house on a poker game, or even clogged my heart with so much gelato and fried chicken that the life force was squeezed out of me midway through a slice of cheesecake? Why did it have to be this common, embarrassing habit that just about everyone on Earth knows is a scourge?" : Twitter.

#CaitlinFlanagan

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/twitter-addict-realizes-she-needs-rehab/619343/

#twitter
#TheAtlantic