PinnedBJ HanssenThe extra 38 hour work weekSo I was looking at my Audible statistics the other day. I always listen to audiobooks during my commute, from I leave the flat in the…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
BJ HanssenThe WTFs of PoliticsPolitics is infuriating. So why not make it even more infuriating, but learning how to better understand it?Oct 3, 20221Oct 3, 20221
BJ HanssenWhat makes a thought ‘extreme’?A majority of the population in my country of residence would likely consider me an extremist, in a certain sense of the word. That’s not a…Oct 27, 20211Oct 27, 20211
BJ HanssenGroups: Communities, societies, and some ways they break downAnyone who has been online for any significant amount of time will know this, intuitively: Large online groups devolve quickly into…Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019
BJ HanssenForced self-defeat: The meme as rhetorical framingWhat’s in a meme? The rhetorical meme supercharges the bullshit asymmetry effect, making it infeasible to effectively argue against.May 15, 2019May 15, 2019