Zander NethercuttReason Evolved Not to Help Us Make Better Decisions, But to Help Us Win ArgumentsThe case for the argumentative theory of reason, as made by The Office·9 min read·Jul 6, 2021--2--2
Zander NethercuttWhy Do We Celebrate?If the individual doesn’t exist, neither can achievement·13 min read·Jun 26, 2021--1--1
Zander NethercuttThe Venmo GenerationUnder COVID-19, we’re all communists. As we emerge from the pandemic, amidst everything we’d rather forget, this might be worth remembering·17 min read·Jun 24, 2021--2--2
Zander NethercuttRe-Platforming MyselfHow the end of Trump’s blog made me rethink my approach to writing full-time·15 min read·Jun 23, 2021--1--1
Zander NethercuttinThe StartupSize Matters: A Girardian Tale of BurnoutA totally fictional — but simultaneously true! — portrayal of one Irish elk’s experience with uncertainty, mimicry, envy, and burnout in…·10 min read·Jun 30, 2020--1--1
Zander NethercuttinForgeWe Are All The Burnout GenerationFueled by uncertainty and envy, burnout is a condition that is both uniquely human and profoundly misunderstood·10 min read·May 22, 2020--35--35
Zander NethercuttinOneZeroThe Darwinian Science Behind the Burnout GenerationA runaway competition for social status that can’t be won puts us all in a killer race to the bottom·9 min read·Nov 22, 2019--11--11
Zander NethercuttinThe StartupSouth Dakota’s Smarter than YouThe endlessly condescending sharing of their recent campaign against meth abuse is exactly the point.·3 min read·Nov 20, 2019--3--3
Zander NethercuttinOneZeroHow Sexual Selection — Not Natural Selection — Explains Opulence in Nature and SocietyBranding — in business and in nature — isn’t going away·10 min read·Jul 3, 2019--10--10
Zander NethercuttinOneZeroInside The Race to Build the Netflix of FoodKraft-Heinz’s Evolv is using the algorithmic analysis pioneered by tech companies to help us plan our meals·9 min read·Jun 26, 2019--18--18