Credit Where Credit Is Due
Gene GlotzerOne of the big fears people have with ChatGPT and its ilk is that people will take credit for writing things that were actually written by an AI. Often the…
The Debt Ceiling and Why I’m Rooting for a Default
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash It would be hard to not know that the Republicans and Democrats are fighting over the debt ceiling. Well, not exactly the debt ceiling.…
Types of Inflation
Photo by regularguy.eth on Unsplash Most everybody knows what inflation is or, at least, has felt the effects of inflation. It's when there is an oversupply of money which devalues…
Artificial Intelligence and the Art of Writing
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash I've written about artificial intelligence and writing before in this space. Once was about Grammarly, which I hate. The other was about ChatGPT, which…
In an Interview with NPR, John Fetterman Advances the Mental Health Conversation
Pennsylvania senator, John Fetterman, recently spent six weeks in the hospital battling depression. He is finally feeling better and now he's talking about his experience. He did an interview with…
Is Digitalization Really Increasing Rates of Anxiety and Depression?
Photo by Conny Schneider on Unsplash I read an article called "Digitalization is increasing the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide". Is it really, though? Now, fair warning, this isn't…
A Look at ‘The Sunny Nihilist: A Declaration of the Pleasure of Pointlessness’ by Wendy Syfret
Not long ago, I bought a copy of The Sunny Nihilist: A Declaration of the Pleasure of Pointlessness. I'd been browsing at my local Barnes & Noble in the philosophy…
The Older I Get, the Less I Like Bob Dylan
Photo by weston m on Unsplash I used to be a big Bob Dylan fan. In the 90s, I nearly wore out my copies of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Blood…
Let’s Put the S in Sex
Photo by Trevor John Williams on Unsplash I think everyone knows that X is the sexiest letter. X is the kisses part of hugs and kisses. XXX is the rating…
Turns Out Knowingness Is a Word, and a Useful Word at That
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash Knowingness is, "a posture of always ‘already knowing’, of purporting to know the answers even before the question arises." According to Jonathan Malesic, knowingness…