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Stories for Shu Zhang · Member since Sep 2018 --- | Today’s highlights| --- Why Decentralization MattersWe’ve forgotten there’s a better way to build internet servicesChris Dixon9 min read | The Skin of Others in your GameHow to be a whistleblower –Delenda Monsanto — James Bond isn’t a Jesuit priest, but he is a bachelor –so are…Nassim Nicholas Taleb in INCERTO9 min read ---|--- | A critique of Jordan Peterson’s worldview from a buddhist perspective (insofar…To be honest, I don’t think an enormous amount of Jordan Peterson anymore — he has great well-studied ideas…Matthew Bentley6 min read ---|--- | Why Blockchain is HardThe hype around blockchain is massive. To hear the blockchain hype train tell it, blockchain will now:Jimmy Song10 min read ---|--- For Members| --- California Police Are Sharing Facial Recognition Databases to ID SuspectsNew emails reveal how a private technology company is working to change law enforcement as we know itDave Gershgorn in OneZero6 min read | You’re Paying Into a Broken System Whenever You Buy Something on iOSApple’s unfair, monopolistic policies on its App Store hurt developers and consumers alike. But there’s a…Owen Williams in OneZero6 min read ---|--- | Porn Sites Try a New Service for Users: TherapyQ&As and livestreams about addiction are now part of the package for Pornhub and StripchatLux Alptraum in OneZero4 min read ---|--- Quick reads| | What keeps Theresa May going? Personal ambition.The PM’s Brexit delay tactics reveal her ambition to be The Prime Minister Who Delivered Brexit.Michelle Wright3 min read ---|--- | The Morning After You Try to Kill YourselfYou wake up. You didn’t think you would. When your eyelids started getting asheavy as boulders, you realized…BFoundAPen in Brian — The Man Behind The Pen4 min read ---|--- | The Birth of the 1992 ConsensusIn recent months, the One China Principle has been a major issue among Chinese and Taiwanese officials.Yen Ling Chou3 min read ---|--- Based on your reading history| | A Field Guide to Jordan Peterson’s Political ArgumentsIf someone is on TV talking about how suppressed their free speech is…their free speech isn’t being…Aaron Huertas17 min read ---|--- | Jordan Peterson‘s Song of Science and ArtA Petersonian analysisMark Christensen in Arc Digital11 min read ---|--- | A Quillette Article Pushes Bad Social Science on Immigration, Race and…An oversight? Or the product of bias?Nicholas Grossman in Arc Digital7 min read ---|--- Best in EqualityFollow| | I Was a Cop for 18 Years. I Witnessed and Participated in Abuses of Power.The corruption, violence, and petty cruelty on display left me with PTSDLarry Smith7 min read ---|--- | The Good Guy: A Story from the Author of ‘Cat Person’Sometimes Ted would lie awake at night imagining a tribunal of all the girls who’d ever rejected himKristen Roupenian62 min read ---|--- Best in CryptocurrencyFollow| | You Don’t Understand Bitcoin Because You Think Money Is RealU.S. dollars is just an illusion more widely and fiercely believedMaria Bustillos8 min read ---|--- | Why a Leading Venture Capitalist Is Betting on a Decentralized InternetChris Dixon, blockchain’s most vocal VC, on dismantling the “Disneyland internet”Kevin Maney16 min read ---|--- | Crypto Nomads Seek “Proof of Nipple” in ThailandHere’s what really happens on a “decentralized vacation” in Chiang MaiJeff Wilser11 min read ---|--- Best in SelfFollow| | Replace Your To-Do List With Interstitial Journaling To Increase ProductivityA new journaling tactic that immediately kills procrastination and boosts creative insights.Coach Tony in Better Humans15 min read ---|--- Best in HumorFollow| | How to Be PoliteMost people don’t notice I’m polite, which is sort of the point.Paul Ford9 min read ---|--- | Toilet Culture: The Bizarre Rise of Japan’s High Tech ToiletsHow tradition, imperialism, and consumerism have created a billion dollar “anal hygiene” industry in JapanThomas Ambrosini in Wisecrack7 min read ---|--- Make this email better.Tailor your topics Take Medium with you.Sent by Medium * P.O. Box 602, San Francisco, CA 94104-0602Unsubscribe * Switch to the Weekly Digest * Careers * Help center * Privacy policy ---