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We collapse systemic problems into personalized narratives, and when we do, we cloud our understanding of American politics and confuse our theories of repair. We try to fix the system by changing the people who run it, only to find that
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“It would be absurd if we did not understand both angels and devils, since we invented them.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“I will have no man in my boat," said Starbuck, "who is not afraid of a whale." By this, he seemed to mean, not only that the most reliable and useful courage was that which arises from the fair estimation of the encountered peril, but that an utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.”
― Moby-Dick
― Moby-Dick
“Let me do it. I’m the grown-up. You get to be the child.”
― The War I Finally Won
― The War I Finally Won
“Heaven have mercy on us all—Presbyterians and Pagans alike—for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.”
― Moby-Dick
― Moby-Dick
“There are no shortcuts to knowledge, especially knowledge gained from personal experience. Following conventional wisdom and relying on shortcuts can be worse than knowing nothing at all.”
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers—Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers—Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
Jon’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jon’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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50 friends
2,056 books
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443 books
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161 friends
263 books
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161 friends
618 books
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125 friends
223 books
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174 friends
1,059 books
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20 friends
482 books
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230 friends
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