empathy != theory of mind. understanding the difference was an essential step in improving my capabilities with both.

data from my last month of claude code usage. median turn length for fable and opus is ~same, but fable is substantially more right-skewed.

the demanding chef archetype exists as a method of permission through authority. “oh, I have to eat this blindfolded? if the chef insists…”

if you don’t learn to “just” do things, you can pay a lot of money for the privilege instead.

neoliberals will really look me dead in the face and say “if you wanted to open the can you should’ve assumed the can opener”

many subcultures have ways to indicate “I’m breaking kayfabe and being serious right now” (the X-card, calling “scene”, /uj). is there a standardized way I can credibly signal sincerity to a broader audience? irony-poisoning is rampant.

my new favorite pseudo-anglicism: relooking.