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How to Escape The Groundhog Day Economy

Recommendation algorithms create preferences rather than discovering them. But Phil Connors had the solution right. We don't have to change the world; just embrace serendipity.

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My Favorite Working Painter

Candice Rawlings / candicerawlingsart.com · candicerawlingsart.com

In October of 2025, the Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival was happening a few steps away from where I lived. My sister and her family were coming into town that same…

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Lingering is Out; Optimization is In

Amanda Shendruk, Not-Ship (Substack) · not-ship.com

Amanda’s writing is all fascinating. She has an incredible ability to present data in ways that are so relatable. This article about lingering in public spaces, and I instantly…

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Life Under the Algorithm

Dissent Magazine, Veena Dubal and Katie J. Wells, Fall 2026 · dissentmagazine.org

Algorithmic wages and prices don’t just squeeze workers in the present. They make them predictably poor into the future. Yet another way that algos leave others in control of our…

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