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No, I do not think autism and ADHD are "overdiagnosed"
In fact, I think that's the wrong question to be asking
Nov 5
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L. "Magpie" Pinette
A real UBI can never be tried
I supported a universal basic income for most of my life. I changed my mind because I believe that it will never be implemented in a way that would make…
Nov 4
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L. "Magpie" Pinette
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October 2025
Are Dunbar's circles literal circles?
Do they actually scale by √10, as his numbers indicate, or by π, or even by exactly three, as Dunbar has suggested? And does it matter?
Oct 11
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L. "Magpie" Pinette
Mystics and Statistics
Statistics seems obvious, mysticism is about developing my intuition. And if I'm going to put this phrase on my business cards, I need to own it.
Oct 2
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L. "Magpie" Pinette
September 2025
Why do we let mass institutions take away meaningful choices?
I think the issue lies in the very nature of mass institutions themselves, and how they interact with human nature
Sep 27
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L. "Magpie" Pinette
July 2025
"A different kind of AI consultant"
I scoffed at the people telling me I should "go into AI"—so what changed?
Jul 22
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L. "Magpie" Pinette
The 'central problem' I'm trying to solve
How do we best live the Serenity Prayer in a world that we created but did not evolve to live in?
Jul 21
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L. "Magpie" Pinette
On not knowing what I know
It's taken me decades and a reckoning with how much in the world is fundamentally unknowable before I could finally begin to trust my instincts and…
Jul 19
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L. "Magpie" Pinette
Burning the right bridges as a "costly signal"—with long dashes
My continued use of long dashes in my writing—I hope—is an example of a "burning the right bridges" as a signal: something that raises red flags to the…
Jul 18
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L. "Magpie" Pinette
Three paths to financial solvency
And why I'm currently pursuing self-employment
Jul 18
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L. "Magpie" Pinette
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