Usury Analysis

A 4chan anon offers an argument on why usury is morally wrong when prompted by other side of the exchange to do so: I’ll bite. Usury is wrong because it enriches the usurer at the expense of the one who has to pay interest. The only thing the usurer did was show up to the … More Usury Analysis

Nonviolence as Suicide

A brief essay by Ted Kaczynski on the failings of nonviolent resistance to one’s survival in the event of societal breakdown: When Non-Violence is Suicide It’s the autumn of 2025 AD. The technoindustrial system fell apart a year ago, but you and your friends are doing alright. Your garden has flourished this past summer and … More Nonviolence as Suicide

On The Culture of Mediocrity

Indian American entrepreneur and politician, Vivek Ramaswamy, delivers a scathing take on why big tech companies tend to hire immigrant engineers over native born American employees: The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over “native” Americans isn’t because of an innate American IQ deficit (a lazy & wrong explanation). A key … More On The Culture of Mediocrity

Luigi Mangione’s Manifestos – The Allopathic Complex and Its Consequences – And More

Luigi Mangione, the person of interest recently arrested in the case of the assassination of the United Health Care CEO, has two manifestos attributed to him floating around online. The first is the following, which is fairly eloquent and long: The Allopathic Complex and Its Consequences The second amendment means I am my own chief … More Luigi Mangione’s Manifestos – The Allopathic Complex and Its Consequences – And More

iPad Kid

A mother laments her decision to use the iPad to raise her child: My son is the stereotype of an iPad kid. Motherhood was never for me. I never, ever wanted a child. But I let my mother pressure me into having one, because she wanted to be a grandma soooo bad and she badgered … More iPad Kid

Special Men

A 4chan anon analyzes why some women appear to specifically prefer bad men: You heard the saying about slut-shaming: “A key that opens many locks is a great key, but a lock that can be opened by many keys is a shitty lock” That means men who have lots of casual sex are great keys. … More Special Men