Blog Post | Happiness & Satisfaction
First-World Problems Were Once an Emperor’s Problems
Stoicism is even more relevant now that abundance has become commonplace.
Adam Omary
Blog Post | Income & Inequality
Why Humans Care More About Rank Than Riches
Wealth Isn't Zero-Sum. Status Is.
The “ADHD Epidemic” Is Just an Overdiagnosis Epidemic
Screen time gets the blame, but the increase in diagnoses comes more from subjective criteria interacting with financial incentives.
Behind the Boom in Psychiatric Medication
Recent spikes in anxiety, ADHD, and other diagnoses have more than a little to do with economic incentives.
What If AI Chatbots Are Saving Lives?
The case for banning teens from AI chatbots rests more on fear than evidence.
Screens Aren’t Destroying Young Minds. I Should Know.
Laws restricting phone use won’t solve root causes of adolescent anxiety.
The Human Progress Podcast | Ep. 79
Jan Dutkiewicz: The System That Feeds Us
Jan Dutkiewicz joins Adam Omary to discuss the triumphs and tradeoffs of the industrial food system.
Why Our Economic Intuitions Are Often Wrong
Such tendencies stem from our evolutionary psychology.