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Random advantage makes winners feel deserving
Short · instagram.com · Issue #246
Players randomly given double dice and money became dominant and louder
Summary
The post says people given a random advantage quickly start to act as if they deserve to win, becoming ruder and less compassionate.
Paul Piff describes a lab game of Monopoly in which a coin flip made one player rich, giving them two dice and double the money. The rich players became more dominant, louder and less compassionate, and they tended to explain their win by their own decisions rather than the coin flip. He argues that people who win by chance start to feel they deserve to win.
Key points- Players randomly given double dice and money became dominant and louder
- Richer players grew less compassionate and belittled the poorer players
- Asked why they won, the rich players rarely mentioned the coin flip
How Gambling Got Into Everything
Watch · youtube.com · 27 min · Issue #246
Asa Park traces how celebrities such as Drake, LeBron James and Rick Rubin have promoted gambling and prediction markets, with US gambling companies spending about $0.5 billion a year on such deals.
Summary
Asa Park traces how celebrities such as Drake, LeBron James and Rick Rubin have promoted gambling and prediction markets, with US gambling companies spending about $0.5 billion a year on such deals. He compares the approach to the tobacco playbook: borrow trusted faces, make gambling part of culture, manufacture uncertainty, blame individuals and fight regulation. He also argues that prediction markets are regulated as financial products without addiction warnings.
Key points- Five-step tobacco playbook: trusted faces, make it culture, manufacture uncertainty, blame individuals, fight regulation
- US sports betting rose from under $5B in 2017 to about $150B in 2024
- Prediction markets carry no addiction warning label, since they are regulated as financial products
Six Videos on How Money Actually Works
Watch · youtube.com · 178 min · Issue #245
Johnny Harris's video, presented as six videos in one, explains how money gets its value, starting with gold and collective belief.
Summary
Johnny Harris's video, presented as six videos in one, explains how money gets its value, starting with gold and collective belief. It compares how younger generations fare against their parents and grandparents, and covers rising grocery costs, the higher costs faced by people who are poor, and extreme wealth among billionaires.
The Atlas of Financial Literacy: How 25 Countries Think About Money
Read · boringmoneyguy.substack.com · 60 min · Issue #245
Dan of Boring Money Guy asked writers in 24 countries, plus himself for the UK, the same prompts about how people learn about money and handle it.
Summary
Dan of Boring Money Guy asked writers in 24 countries, plus himself for the UK, the same prompts about how people learn about money and handle it. Recurring themes include the shift to cashless payments and housing affordability pushing younger people toward investing. Dan's takeaway is that where someone is born strongly shapes their relationship with money.
Krillion: A Daily Game for Rare Answers
Tool · krillion.io · Issue #243
Krillion is a daily game with seven prompts a day, the same for every player.
Summary
Krillion is a daily game with seven prompts a day, the same for every player. Answers that few other players give sink you deeper, while obvious answers barely count. Other modes include Unlimited, Archive and themed packs, along with friend features.
Auschwitz: Survivors Tell Their Own Story
Watch · youtube.com · 87 min · Issue #243
The documentary tours Auschwitz I and Birkenau with historian Dr Joanna Lubecka and guide Jarek.
Summary
The documentary tours Auschwitz I and Birkenau with historian Dr Joanna Lubecka and guide Jarek. It includes interviews with survivors, including Bogdan Bartnikowski, deported at 12, and Stefania, born in the camp, whose mother, a Polish midwife, reportedly delivered about 3,000 babies there with no deaths during birth. It also covers the camp economy, including German firms that used prisoner labor and tested drugs on inmates.
Key points- Block 11, its execution courtyard, and where Maximilian Kolbe died
- Zyklon B was tested on 850 people in September 1941
- Witold Pilecki imprisoned himself voluntarily to build a resistance network
CountryWheel: Spin the Globe and Learn a Country
Tool · countrywheel.com · Issue #242
CountryWheel is a free interactive spinner that picks one of 197 countries, or one region, and shows its capital, population, language, currency, local time, weather, a national dish and useful phrases.
Summary
CountryWheel is a free interactive spinner that picks one of 197 countries, or one region, and shows its capital, population, language, currency, local time, weather, a national dish and useful phrases. The site also offers a world map, country comparisons, a capital quiz, flag and geography games, and an embeddable spinner. Spinning, saving results and the Challenges quiz are free, and the core wheel needs no account.
Clinging to certainty makes life brittle
Short · instagram.com · 1 min · Issue #240
Christoph Waltz spent nearly three decades in European TV before breaking out at 52
Summary
The post argues that clinging to certainty makes a life brittle, and openness to uncertainty leaves room for something new.
Christoph Waltz spent nearly three decades in European television in small, forgettable roles before Quentin Tarantino cast him as Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds at 52. The role won him an Academy Award, and he won a second for Django Unchained three years later. The speaker argues that holding tightly to certainty makes a person brittle, while staying open to uncertainty leaves room for new things.
Key points- Christoph Waltz spent nearly three decades in European TV before breaking out at 52
- The tighter you grip certainty, the less room there is for anything new
- Voltaire's line: change may be annoying, but certainty is absurd
Cities are for money and partners
Short · instagram.com · 1 min · Issue #238
Cities work like social clubs, and you pay the premium whether or not you use it
Summary
The creator argues cities are good for making money and finding a partner, and you should leave once you've done both.
The speaker summarizes a video with three takeaways. Cities are good for making money and finding a partner, so once you have done both, you can consider leaving. Living in a city means paying a premium for its social perks whether or not you use them. You have to use the city intentionally, or it will use you, for example by working hard just to afford another month there.
Key points- Cities work like social clubs, and you pay the premium whether or not you use it
- Use the city strategically and intentionally, or it will use you
- Many people work hard just to afford another month in the city
Nitazenes: The Synthetic Opioid Wave Entering the Drug Supply
Watch · youtu.be · 18 min · Issue #237
fern's video covers nitazenes, which it describes as a highly potent but largely unknown class of synthetic opioids quietly entering the European drug supply.
Summary
fern's video covers nitazenes, which it describes as a highly potent but largely unknown class of synthetic opioids quietly entering the European drug supply. It credits research from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime and links a map of drug-testing locations across Europe. The description also lists support resources for substance use in Germany, the UK and the US.
Stories follow shapes of rising fortune
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #233
Man in a hole: fall, then climb out, as in The Odyssey and Die Hard
Summary
Blake, citing Kurt Vonnegut, says all stories follow simple shapes of fortune rising and falling over time.
Kurt Vonnegut argued that every story can be plotted on a graph of good and ill fortune. The speaker lists the shapes: a man falls into a hole and climbs out (the Odyssey), boy meets girl with ups and downs, Cinderella, which is more complicated, and Hamlet, which starts bad and stays there. Vonnegut called Hamlet a masterpiece because it is honest.
Key points- Man in a hole: fall, then climb out, as in The Odyssey and Die Hard
- Boy meets girl: good, bad, then good again
- Hamlet starts bad and stays bad, which Vonnegut called honest
Timmy No Brakes: Every Kill Tony Appearance
Watch · youtube.com · 72 min · Issue #229
A compilation of all six Kill Tony appearances by comedian Tim Stiefler, known as Timmy No Brakes, from episode 714 through 749.
Summary
A compilation of all six Kill Tony appearances by comedian Tim Stiefler, known as Timmy No Brakes, from episode 714 through 749. The roughly 72-minute video is posted by The Joke Hive, with timestamps marking where each set begins. The description calls his material unfiltered and points to the full episodes on the show's YouTube channel.
The Hack That Exposed Every Celebrity's Private Photos
Watch · youtube.com · 30 min · Issue #228
Blackfiles, a channel that makes cybercrime documentaries, traces the 2014 celebrity photo leak known as The Fappening.
Summary
Blackfiles, a channel that makes cybercrime documentaries, traces the 2014 celebrity photo leak known as The Fappening. The video argues the leak was carried out by five ordinary men who used fake 'Apple Security' emails to phish access to iCloud accounts, not by elite hackers. It covers the phishing scheme, the flood of images, the manhunt and the aftermath.
Your Yearly Dose of Good News (2025)
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #227
A 17-minute year-end recap of positive 2025 news from the Good News channel.
Summary
A 17-minute year-end recap of positive 2025 news from the Good News channel. It covers record renewable energy growth, European coal phase-outs, the world's largest marine protected area, forest protection wins, and the first malaria treatment for newborns. Climate TRACE is linked as a source for real-time emissions tracking.
Your AI Librarian: book picks by reader persona
Tool · piperead.com · Issue #226
Piperead gives book recommendations based on a chosen reader 'persona' rather than genre filters.
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Piperead gives book recommendations based on a chosen reader 'persona' rather than genre filters. The example given is a reader who likes rainy Sunday mornings and unreliable narrators, instead of someone who simply likes thrillers.
What Being a Billionaire Really Looks Like
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #225
Johnny Harris's November 21, 2025 video examines how people with fortunes from $100 million to $100 billion spend and protect their wealth, and how these fortunes shape life through luxury real estate, superyachts and political and cultural influence.
Summary
Johnny Harris's November 21, 2025 video examines how people with fortunes from $100 million to $100 billion spend and protect their wealth, and how these fortunes shape life through luxury real estate, superyachts and political and cultural influence. Chapters move through the $100 million, $1 billion and $100 billion levels, and the description frames the video as '100 Million vs 100 Billion'.
Nero failed after ignoring his advisers
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #225
His first five years went well while he heeded Burrus and his teacher Seneca
Summary
The speaker says Nero failed after good early years, when he stopped listening to advisers like Seneca and Burrus.
The speaker says Nero's early reign went well because he listened to advisors Burrus and Seneca and accepted limits on his power. As he grew convinced of his own brilliance, he relied on instinct and stopped listening, shown in a famous statue of Seneca advising a bored, slouching Nero. The speaker presents this as the point where Nero slid into delusion and cruelty, and argues that everyone needs experts.
Key points- His first five years went well while he heeded Burrus and his teacher Seneca
- As he grew convinced of his brilliance, he relied on instincts and stopped listening
- A statue shows Nero slouched and bored while Seneca tries to teach him
The Art of Reading Minds
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #224
TED's talk, recorded at TED2025 and uploaded November 2, 2025, features mentalist Oz Pearlman, who is billed as one of the world's greatest mind readers but says he has no special powers.
Summary
TED's talk, recorded at TED2025 and uploaded November 2, 2025, features mentalist Oz Pearlman, who is billed as one of the world's greatest mind readers but says he has no special powers. It mixes a speech with a psychic-style magic show performed live on audience members.
Luxury is about emotion and legacy
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #217
Frock Design surveyed over 6,400 high net worth individuals, per the video
Summary
Luxury is about emotional resonance, and legacy ranks as the top reason wealthy buyers purchase it, per a survey.
The speaker says luxury is defined by resonance and what it makes people feel, not price. He cites a survey of more than 6,400 high net worth individuals by Frock Design, in which legacy was ranked the top reason to buy luxury. Gen Z is less likely to spend on things and more likely to invest in experiences, so the speaker argues brands should offer emotion, memory and legacy.
Key points- Frock Design surveyed over 6,400 high net worth individuals, per the video
- Legacy ranked first as the reason people buy luxury, above status
- Luxury brands chase exclusivity, while consumers want belonging
PlayTak: play the abstract strategy game Tak online
Tool · playtak.com · Issue #217
PlayTak is an online platform for Tak, an abstract strategy game designed by James Ernest and Patrick Rothfuss.
Summary
PlayTak is an online platform for Tak, an abstract strategy game designed by James Ernest and Patrick Rothfuss. Players can join games or challenge others on boards from 3x3 to 8x8, with adjustable time controls and house rules, and guests can play unrated. Finished games can be browsed and exported as PTN files. The site is an unofficial implementation by Chaitanya Vadrevu, maintained by the U.S. Tak Association.
Boomers sold millennials a failing template
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #216
Boomers set their template for success when they were around twenty
Summary
The speaker says boomers sold millennials a template for success that stopped working, which fuels a generational betrayal.
The speaker describes intense hostility between boomers and millennials, which he calls unprecedented. He argues the core issue is betrayal: boomers set a template for success when they were young and sold it to millennials, who followed it and then faced two major recessions. Millennials now feel misled and see boomers refusing to step aside from decisions they believe harm them.
Key points- Boomers set their template for success when they were around twenty
- Millennials followed it and were hit by two huge recessions, he says
- Millennials feel betrayed and see little hope for the future
New York Times Games: crosswords and word puzzles
Tool · nytimes.com · Issue #216
The New York Times crossword site offers the daily crossword, the short Mini, Spelling Bee, Wordle and a rotating set of word games.
Summary
The New York Times crossword site offers the daily crossword, the short Mini, Spelling Bee, Wordle and a rotating set of word games. The crossword has run since 1942.
Is This New York Skyscraper Cursed?
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #215
The B1M's July 2025 video examines 432 Park Avenue, a Manhattan skyscraper on Billionaires' Row that the description calls possibly America's most controversial skyscraper because of lawsuits around it.
Summary
The B1M's July 2025 video examines 432 Park Avenue, a Manhattan skyscraper on Billionaires' Row that the description calls possibly America's most controversial skyscraper because of lawsuits around it. It covers the building's construction, its launch as a condominium, and the first and latest lawsuits. The video asks whether the building has been a success. The tags name developer Harry Macklowe and architect Rafael Viñoly.
The wisest proverbs worth remembering
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #215
A short TikTok collecting some of the wisest proverbs.
Summary
A short TikTok collecting some of the wisest proverbs.
50 Geography Facts So Crazy They'll Change How You See the World
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #214
GeoMap Unveiled's June 24, 2025 video presents 50 geography facts, which the title says will change how you see the world.
Summary
GeoMap Unveiled's June 24, 2025 video presents 50 geography facts, which the title says will change how you see the world. The description highlights a river that boils animals alive, a hidden continent about twice the size of India, and a town where everyone lives in one building. It also mentions boiling lakes and backward waterfalls.
This is the kind of video you hope you'll never need
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #213
The video is presented as worth watching in case of an emergency involving a dog, a child or one's street.
Summary
The video is presented as worth watching in case of an emergency involving a dog, a child or one's street.
The Hyperstitions of Moloch: when ideas make themselves real
Read · latent.space · 15 min · Issue #213
Latent Space's article argues that beliefs can make themselves real.
Summary
Latent Space's article argues that beliefs can make themselves real. It borrows the term 'hyperstition' for ideas that bring about their own reality, and says generative AI makes imagining something and making it real easier. It cites viral AI video characters, such as Italian brainrot, that became real toys, and presents cheap market testing across many accounts as a faster way to learn what people want.
How much music do you actually remember?
Tool · pudding.cool · Issue #212
Matt Daniels, for The Pudding, presents a quiz of 10 songs in which visitors enter a birth year and rate each as unknown, familiar, known or sung along to.
Summary
Matt Daniels, for The Pudding, presents a quiz of 10 songs in which visitors enter a birth year and rate each as unknown, familiar, known or sung along to. Results are compared with Boomer, Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z recognition rates. The songs are 1990s Billboard top 5 hits, plus a 1975 sample of top 3 hits. It argues popularity does not guarantee a song is remembered.
This Discovery in the Mariana Trench Will Transform Geopolitics
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #211
The New Nature video argues that China is racing to explore and claim the deepest parts of the ocean, including the Mariana Trench, while the US cuts ocean research.
Summary
The New Nature video argues that China is racing to explore and claim the deepest parts of the ocean, including the Mariana Trench, while the US cuts ocean research. It describes deep-sea robot fleets, underwater bases, seafloor cables, deep-sea mining and methane hydrate. Narration walks through the ocean's zones down to Challenger Deep, nearly 11,000 meters below the surface.
Google Fact Check Tools: search for existing fact checks
Tool · toolbox.google.com · Issue #211
Google's Fact Check Tools explorer lets users search for claims and headlines that professional journalists have already fact-checked.
Summary
Google's Fact Check Tools explorer lets users search for claims and headlines that professional journalists have already fact-checked. Google appears to operate it.
How Hackers Pirate Every Software
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #210
The Softlinks channel explains how software protection, such as anti-piracy systems and DRM, gets defeated.
Summary
The Softlinks channel explains how software protection, such as anti-piracy systems and DRM, gets defeated. Topics include SafeDisc and SecuROM, hardware dongles, license hacking with the IDA Pro disassembler, fake license servers and memory-level loaders. It cites Adobe Creative Cloud as an example, saying the video's claimed 2013 security push was broken within 48 hours, and it covers the cracker groups RELOADED, CORE and CPY.
How Labubu Catapulted China's Pop Mart to $1.8B in Revenue
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #209
A Wall Street Journal explainer from its 'The Economics Of' series, published June 18, 2025, examines how Pop Mart grew through Labubu, a blind-box collectible.
Summary
A Wall Street Journal explainer from its 'The Economics Of' series, published June 18, 2025, examines how Pop Mart grew through Labubu, a blind-box collectible. The video says blind boxes drive most of the company's revenue, and social media unboxings and overseas fans fuel demand. Chapters cover retail success, IP strategy and expansion beyond blind boxes. It asks whether the trend can become lasting brand value.
Websites may give way to LLM summaries
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #209
Content is now rehashed by LLMs rather than read on websites
Summary
The speaker expects websites to be replaced by LLM summaries, so years of search optimization may matter less.
The speaker asks what happens when people stop visiting websites and read rehashes generated by LLMs. He says the web drifted from peer-to-peer blogs toward large platforms that attracted creators and audiences, then squeezed both for margins. He calls this enshittification, a term he credits to Cory Doctorow, and describes the process as the one that produced today's platforms.
Key points- Content is now rehashed by LLMs rather than read on websites
- Years of tagging and optimizing content for search engines may lose value
- He calls his predictions realistic rather than hopeful, based on browser and adoption trends
How communities are eroding
Short · instagram.com · Issue #208
A short Instagram post on eroding communities.
Summary
A short Instagram post on eroding communities.
When Memories from Fiction Become Part of Who You Are
Read · psyche.co · 17 min · Issue #208
Psychology instructor Osman Görkem Çetin argues that memories of fiction can matter as much as memories of real life, serving the same roles in self-image, decisions, and social bonding.
Summary
Psychology instructor Osman Görkem Çetin argues that memories of fiction can matter as much as memories of real life, serving the same roles in self-image, decisions, and social bonding. In a study by his team, movie memories had more perceptual detail than book memories. People who are more empathetic engage with stories as if they were real, which makes those memories richer and more emotional.
Marcus Aurelius: The Man Who Solved the Universe
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #207
A video from the channel Horses about the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, titled The Man Who Solved the Universe.
Summary
A video from the channel Horses about the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, titled The Man Who Solved the Universe. Its images were generated with Midjourney AI.
Everything You Wanted to Know About the World, in Charts
Tool · ourworldindata.org · Issue #206
Our World in Data is a research and data site that publishes charts, articles, and data explorers on large problems such as child mortality, poverty, life expectancy, CO2 emissions, and literacy.
Summary
Our World in Data is a research and data site that publishes charts, articles, and data explorers on large problems such as child mortality, poverty, life expectancy, CO2 emissions, and literacy. It holds over 13,000 charts across 126 topics. Content is free and openly licensed, with charts and articles under CC BY unless stated otherwise. It is run by the Global Change Data Lab, a UK nonprofit.
How Absurdly Hard the Polish Language Is
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #201
A humorous video on the many ways Polish seems to make no sense, delivered with plenty of pain and humor.
Summary
A humorous video on the many ways Polish seems to make no sense, delivered with plenty of pain and humor. It is presented as a light watch for anyone who wants a laugh.
How to Identify Quality in Clothing (A Rant)
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #199
Bernadette Banner's video explains how to judge clothing quality through construction signs, material content, and price versus brand.
Summary
Bernadette Banner's video explains how to judge clothing quality through construction signs, material content, and price versus brand. It includes a roast of Shein garments compared with a quality jacket, and a section on sustainability and greenwashing. The video was published February 8, 2025, on her channel.
Skip lagging saves money, with some risks
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #199
Example: a London to New York route is pricey, so you book London to Chicago via New York
Summary
Skip lagging means getting off at a layover city on a cheaper multi-stop route, which can save money but has risks.
The speaker explains skiplagging, where a passenger books a flight with a connection and gets off at the connecting city instead of flying the last leg. In a London to New York example, a London to Chicago route via New York can cost less than the direct flight, though not always. Airlines dislike it because a seat goes unused, and repeated use can get a passenger banned.
Key points- Example: a London to New York route is pricey, so you book London to Chicago via New York
- Savings are not guaranteed, the speaker notes
- Airlines dislike it and it can get you blacklisted
Why the Military Plays Games to Prepare for War
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #198
Independent journalist Johnny Harris plays a wargame about a conflict over Taiwan at a military think tank, with a panel of experts guiding it and Sam Ellis opposing.
Summary
Independent journalist Johnny Harris plays a wargame about a conflict over Taiwan at a military think tank, with a panel of experts guiding it and Sam Ellis opposing. The video explains what wargames are, their history, and why militaries use them, using a South China Sea scenario as an example. It credits CNA's wargaming team for research.
Clams with sensors guard Warsaw's water
Short · instagram.com · Issue #191
Triggers on the clams' shells shut off the city's water supply when they close
Summary
Eight clams with sensors guard Warsaw's water supply, closing the intake automatically when the water turns toxic.
The speaker describes a water monitoring system in which clams with sensor triggers on their shells sit at the main pump. If the water becomes too toxic, the clams close, and the trigger shuts off the supply. After about three months of acclimation, the clams return to the water. The speaker says a Minneapolis water official reports they live about 50 years.
Key points- Triggers on the clams' shells shut off the city's water supply when they close
- Clams work three-month shifts, then return to the water marked so they never serve again
- The speaker says Minneapolis is the only US city doing this and its clams live about 50 years
How the Berlin Wall Worked
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #190
A 12-minute video from the channel neo that examines the border wall separating East and West Berlin.
Summary
A 12-minute video from the channel neo that examines the border wall separating East and West Berlin. The description credits historical photos from Getty, AP and Reuters.
Silence lets injustice reach you too
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #190
A lecturer expels a student unfairly, and the class stays silent
Summary
Staying silent when others face injustice means injustice can reach you too.
A lecturer demonstrates injustice by dismissing a student without reason, then asks the class why no one objected. The point is that people who stay silent because they are not personally affected cannot expect anyone to stand up for them later. The speaker argues that justice depends on people helping to bring it about.
Key points- A lecturer expels a student unfairly, and the class stays silent
- Asked why, the students say they were not personally affected
- If you do not help bring about justice, nobody may stand up for you
The Strangeness of Laughter
Read · sapiens.org · 12 min · Issue #190
Anthropologist Kirsten Bell's SAPIENS essay examines why laughter can be awkward or uncontrollable and how cultures have viewed it.
Summary
Anthropologist Kirsten Bell's SAPIENS essay examines why laughter can be awkward or uncontrollable and how cultures have viewed it. She describes laughter as contagious and social, and notes that laughing alone or at the wrong moment can seem strange. The essay traces historical unease about loud laughter, from Erasmus to 19th-century etiquette guides, and describes laughter as a force that can destabilize hierarchies.
Modern Wisdom: The Craziest Story MrBallen Has Read
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #189
Chris Williamson and guest MrBallen discuss the craziest story MrBallen has ever read, in an 11-minute episode of the Modern Wisdom podcast.
Summary
Chris Williamson and guest MrBallen discuss the craziest story MrBallen has ever read, in an 11-minute episode of the Modern Wisdom podcast.
Why Koreans Dress Better: 6 Fashion Tips
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #188
Wanhee's video presents six style principles behind the way Korean fashion stands out, from mastering proportions to unexpected layering tricks.
Summary
Wanhee's video presents six style principles behind the way Korean fashion stands out, from mastering proportions to unexpected layering tricks. It aims to show how to dress well without trying too hard.
WindowSwap: Views From Around the World
Tool · window-swap.com · Issue #186
WindowSwap is a site where people share live camera views from their windows, and visitors can open a window somewhere in the world.
Summary
WindowSwap is a site where people share live camera views from their windows, and visitors can open a window somewhere in the world. Users can contribute their own view to the community. The site describes itself as the calmest place on the internet.
Nationalism is about 230 years old
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #185
The speaker says no nationalists existed on the planet before that point
Summary
Nationalism is about 230 years old and began when Napoleon used the French Revolution's energy in a new way.
The speaker argues that nationalism is about 230 years old and was spread by Napoleon Bonaparte. After the French Revolution, Napoleon framed France's achievement as proof of French superiority, which he used to justify wars across Europe. Germans responded by adopting the same idea of their own superiority. The speaker claims that every form of nationalism dehumanizes other groups.
Key points- The speaker says no nationalists existed on the planet before that point
- Napoleon was made dictator to end a revolution that could not be switched off
- Revolutionary leaders kept telling crowds the revolution was over
The Densest City in the World: Kowloon Walled City
Watch · youtube.com · Issue #184
Architect Dami Lee's video about Kowloon Walled City, the dense former enclave in Hong Kong.
Summary
Architect Dami Lee's video about Kowloon Walled City, the dense former enclave in Hong Kong. The description credits Fiona Hawthorne's book Drawing on the Inside: Kowloon Walled City 1985, whose drawings are used with permission, and links a 1997 illustrated Kowloon book and reporting from the South China Morning Post and Visual Capitalist. The video is free to watch.
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