Carlo Cipolla and the Strange Economics of Human Stupidity
There is something comforting about selfish people. Not pleasant, obviously. You probably do not want one managing your retirement fund, borrowing…
Tag: psychology
Why Stupidity Can Be More Dangerous Than Evil, According to Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Calling someone stupid usually means one of two things. Maybe they failed an exam. Maybe they tried to assemble IKEA…
The Reputation Afterlife: Why Shameless Confidence Can Outlive Competence
Some people can spend an entire evening replaying a mildly awkward sentence they said seven years ago. They remember the…
Infinite vs. Finite Games: Are You Playing Life to Win or to Keep Playing?
It is a surprisingly common experience. We spend years believing that happiness waits behind the next achievement: a promotion, a…
The Seduction of Certainty: Cognitive Closure
Ask five people why a company is failing, and you may receive five different answers. The CEO is incompetent. The…
The Psychology of Doomscrolling: Why Your Brain Can’t Stop Scrolling
“I’ll just check my phone for a minute.” Thirty minutes later, you’ve somehow learned about a volcanic eruption, a celebrity…
The Psychology of Gacha: Why Humans Love Paying for Random Rewards
“It’s just one more pull.” Those five words have probably emptied more wallets than any luxury brand ever could. Of…
Human Extinction Series: Extinction by Exhaustion
There is a strange phenomenon happening around the world. Countries are richer than ever. Medicine is better than ever. We…
Homo Ludens: Life Is a Game with No Tutorial
Human beings have been given many impressive names. Homo sapiens means the wise human, which already feels slightly optimistic considering how…
Gen Z Work Ethic: Why Young Workers Are Rejecting Corporate Culture
I know plenty of younger people who have little interest in the traditional corporate package: commuting every morning, sitting in…
State of the Global Workplace 2026: The AI Paradox
Here’s the thing about the future of work: we were promised robots would take over the boring stuff so we…
Remote Work Isn’t the Problem—Your Company Might Be
In March 2026, researchers from the London School of Economics dropped a report with a title that sounds like it…
The World Happiness Report 2026: Turns Out, We’re Complicated
Let’s start with a comforting thought: humanity, as a whole, is actually doing… okay. Not “everything is perfect” okay. More…
The Reality of Modern Youth, According to Scientific Data
If you only read headlines, you’d think modern kids are one TikTok away from societal collapse. Low attention spans. No…
Human Extinction Series: The Next World War
For most people living in stable countries, the idea of a world war still feels distant. Something from history books.…
What Truly Shapes National Pride
Ask people what makes them proud of their country and you might expect grand answers: economic power, political influence, technological…
Human Extinction Series: The Age of Waste
Human extinction usually comes with great marketing. Asteroids.Nuclear war.AI rebellions with glowing red eyes. Big, cinematic endings that make us…
Reading and Listening: Are We Losing These Skills?
“People don’t read anymore.”“People don’t listen anymore.” These complaints feel distinctly modern, as if attention itself collapsed somewhere between smartphones…
AI and Humans: The Third Relationship
We are starting to do something humans have never done before. Not in a dramatic, science-fiction way. In a quiet,…
Attendance vs Productivity: Why Presence Does Not Equal Performance
For many companies, productivity has a remarkably simple definition: Are you sitting at your desk? Did you arrive on time?…