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V2 | Chemistry | Alloying

Alloying is the art of mixing elements to create something greater than the sum of its parts. While our intuition tells us that pure substances are best, alloying shows this is not always true. One plus one can equal ten. By blending ingredients in precise proportions, metallurgists can create materials with bespoke... See more

Confusing status with skill

The tenured philosophy professor at Princeton might not even be half as effective a teacher as the adjunct at the community college.

The head of surgery might be relatively better at meetings and politics than they are at actually helping patients.

Having a lot of social media followers doesn’t mean you’re really good at... See more

I can feel that diminishment returning to everyday life. Everyone’s wrung out from the news and the terror inflicted by clown oligarchs and mad leaders and the general enshittification that is ensuing.

Writer G. K. Chesterton reminds us to not be carried along by life, but to live with energy, will, and conviction:

“A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.”

Source: The Everlasting Man ​ ​ ​

“The world is much better. The world is awful. The world can be much better.”

we find ourselves in brotherhood as we pursue shared goals, not merely wanting to be friends