In today's episode of 🥱 "The World is Hard," our intrepid author discovers that modern civilization is a bit 🤯 complicated—imagine being baffled by the #complexity of buildings and laws in 2026. Next up, a riveting exposé on how sidewalks exist and cars are real! 🚗💥
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We've made the world too complicated

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/WildJungle%2842249210%29.jpeg We've made the world too complicated. I'm writing this with technology I...

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This deep dive into the world #domination of silica gel would have you believe these tiny packets are the unsung heroes of modern civilization 🦸‍♀️, when in reality, they're just the universe’s way of reminding us not to snack on what we don't understand. 😜 Who knew #desiccants were actually plotting global conquest one shoe box at a time? 👟🌍
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How Silica Gel Took Over the World

Silica gel packets seem like the only thing keeping our packaged food crispy and our belongings free of mildew. How on earth did they all get here?

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Night Thoughts - The Hermetic Library Blog

Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Night Thoughts [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] by Wallace Shawn This small book by actor and playwright Wallace Shawn seems at first to be disconnected “thoughts” with headings like Murder, Night, and Anxieties. But some of the headings eventually start to repeat, and the section Upheaval (43 ff.) shows […]

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