Archive - The Machine War

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Aug 17 •

August 2023

Sensitivity Readers, Hobbled Book Reviews, Mega-Corporate Mergers, and Four Other Reasons American Publishing Went to Hell

An inquiry into the decline of the publishing biz.

Aug 22, 2023 •

June 2023

Ours is the age of inadequate Perennialist theory

Any other facts about this era are relatively unimportant, but I sometimes write posts about them anyway

Jun 5, 2023 •

April 2023

March 2023

The Machine War: Chapter 8

A Software Psychoanalyst. Functional Breathing. Tea at the Palaz.

Mar 31, 2023 •

December 2022

A Response to Vitalik: Why Read Books?

Books possess secrets. They're not merely transmitters of data.

Dec 23, 2022 •

November 2022

The Machine War: Chapter 7

I Decided to Listen Less. Eternal Eternal September. The Absence of Bubba.

Nov 23, 2022 •

August 2022

The Machine War: Chapter 6

Lost and Found. PRINT 2+2. All the Cokes Are Good.

Aug 15, 2022 •

Our Crumpsian Moment

Two Paths Forward for the Literary Arts

Aug 5, 2022 •

July 2022

Mars Review Soirée: Monday June 18

Come have a drink

Jul 14, 2022 •

June 2022

Behind the Throttle. Flipping a Finger. Just for Fun

Jun 26, 2022 •

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