The Inner Monologue

Introduction You’ve probably seen power banks (portable chargers) with big numbers like “10,000 mAh” or even “20,000 mAh” on them. They promise to charge your phone multiple times, but have you ever noticed they don’t actually last as long as you expected? Turns out, that mAh number is kind of a trick. Let’s break down…

Oh, sure. Let’s all just shrug and say, “Who cares?” when your uncle rants about immigrants stealing jobs, the moon landing being faked, or the government putting microchips in mayonnaise. It’s just harmless nonsense, right? People believe dumb things all the time—what’s the big deal? Except, of course, when those people become your doctor, your…

Ah, the age-old political strategy: Things are bad, and it’s all their fault. Who’s them? Doesn’t matter! The point isn’t that they are actually the problem—the point is that someone must be. And if you, dear citizen, want to feel better about your miserable existence, all you have to do is agree that those people…

Let’s talk about intelligence—or, more accurately, let’s talk about how most people don’t want to talk about intelligence because they’ve already decided they’re secretly in the top 1%. Spoiler alert: They’re not. If we could measure general intelligence with perfect accuracy (which we can’t, but play along), we’d find a delightful bell curve where most…

Let’s pour one out for the Renaissance Human—that mythical, multi-talented beast who could design a war machine before lunch, recite sonnets during, and probably deliver your baby by dinner. Their entire brand was “I can handle it.” We, their evolutionary successors, have a different brand. It’s “There’s an app for that.” We are the proud…