God I love when news is about the National Feelings Index

Someone is going to have the write the thing about how “vibe” has become a substitute for meaningful theory in a world where the theory is so clear — grift and power — but we collectively refuse if because it isn’t sophisticated enough to generate make work for empiricists.

Thank you, my friend ❤️

Journalism is a terminal degree so while I write my book and contemplate the future, tenured jobs are mostly out of reach. Everything is embarrassing.

Every time I catch the 6 downtown I think “this is the opposite of Southwest Airlines”

I would absolutely LOVE to talk to you about that. I’ll send you a message. Thank you so much!

Do you know anyone who can help me make this into a book? I feel like this is the most gatekept activity

Obviously couldn’t fit all these interviews in. nor the bigger picture of how compounding crises—the Great Recession and Covid—have reshaped our gen’s attitudes toward wealth. I’m hoping to turn this into a book. That said: contact me if you’re one of those people who moved out of a city!

I stand firmly in my belief that Fort Wayne is a great town where you can still buy a reasonable house for $250k right next to a beautiful bikeable greenway that will take you to both a Saarinen campus and fabulous Burmese food