Tahlia

I probably could’ve let it go, but I’ve never been great at wasting a perfectly good opinion.

Observations that might be worth something to someone.

On writing

Why?

Rules to read: Take a shot everytime you read the word "Why". This is the preface of how this page came to be.

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Political economy

When Does the Pin Drop

A piece about how easily we adapt to things that probably should bother us, and what happens when the information is there but our attention isn’t.

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AI

A Man, a Mind and a New World

Suchir Balaji helped build ChatGPT, then argued publicly that it was breaking the law. His fate is what draws people to him. His argument is what he actually wanted them to hear.

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Political economy

Is it a House or a Home?

Australia wants housing to be an affordable essential good and an appreciating investment asset at the same time. Those two things cannot both keep winning, and every real fix creates a visible loser.

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Behaviour

Your Life Is Happening While You Are Becoming

Eileen Gu, neuroplasticity, and the problem with treating personality as a description when we're actually using it as an instruction. You can't build a future self in the future, because you can't act there.

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Personal

Short n' Sweet

For The Girls

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