Shorter summaries of the short essays I decided not to write this month:

In Praise of Cringe
Cringing at yourself is good, actually, because it's indicative of some mental improvement.

Aversion to Object-Level Opinions
Why I'm averse to sharing my object-level opinions: they're insufficiently researched, they have high uncertainty bars, "correct" opinions are beholden to their environment so contradictory opinions on an object-level topic can simultaneously be correct.

In Praise of Liar Game
Praise and analysis of the Japanese drama show Liar Game. I recommend it for fans of the anime Death Note.

Apocalypse Now, Please
Some people hope that right now is the End of History. Why might they want that to be true?

Isolation is a Gift
Why isolation is beneficial to the isolated.

Don't Get Blocked
Refrain from taking actions on social media that are likely to get you blocked by people whose posts are of interest to you.

Low Effort Essay
Yep.

The Spite Monster
Dunking on someone on social media can be good in the short-term but is bad in the long-term.

Culturally Narrow
I'm culturally narrow and that's okay.

In Praise of Yeet
Praise and analysis of the December 2020 song Yeet by soundcloud rap duo Xan Mob.

My Friend Failure
A history of my relationship with the concept of failure.

Contrasting Aha! Moments
Some aha! moments are hard obstacles that prevent progress on a project until they specifically are discovered while other aha! moments are among a set of possible ways forward on a project.